Making Cone Patterns for Metalwork with Adobe Illustrator
Cones are the basis for several types of stone settings and are also useful for other jewelry making, and recent updates to Illustrator make this shape a piece ...
Category: Metalworking Techniques
Lindstrom Cutters Review
Recently I’ve been making a lot of Viking knit chains. Its the perfect thing for me to do in the evenings, when I’m ready to relax and watch some TV...
Transferring images to metal for chasing and repousse
Transferring images to metal for chasing and repousse has always been somewhat of a challenge. There are lots of processes that I have seen used and tried mysel...
Returning to the Studio
It has been about 4 years since I have made any work for sale. I have made a few gifts, and spent time organizing and cleaning, but I have not dedicated time to...
Metal Forming Workshop with Andrea Kennington
In August of 2018 I took a workshop with Andrea Kennington of NC Black to learn about her forming techniques for botanical and insect forms. (The Plantae and Ar...
About My Metalworking Process
I start most of my work in my sketchbook, as drawings. Many concepts never make it beyond the sketchbook to actually be made. Even works that are started, are n...
Book Review – Jewelry Metals, A Guide to Working with Common Alloys
I just received a copy of the book, Jewelry Metals, A Guide to Working with Common Alloys, edited by James Binnion and published by the MJSA press. There is a l...
How to request custom handmade jewelry
I recently joined the site custommade.com (here is my profile). This is a well done site that allows people to post requests for all types of custom made items ...
Another chasing pitch experiment
I think I am going to like this pitch. I had some casting wax that I had experimented with as a chasing pitch, a la David Huang, but I didn’t like it. It ...
Metalsmith Secret Cleaning Product
An in-between step that most metalsmiths skip over in their tutorials and descriptions is cleaning. Cleaning a piece (before or after soldering, during chasing ...