All posts tagged "hammer"

  • Featured Tool: 9 in 1 Texturing Hammer

    by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Tool of the Week for March 25, 2013 This week’s tool: Texturing Hammer with 9 Faces, #HAM-470.00 Video by Kate, JewelryTools.com This week’s featured tool from JewelryTools.com is the Texturing Hammer with 9...

    • Posted March 25, 2013
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  • Featured Tool: German Style Chasing Hammer 3oz, #HAM-160.00

    by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Tool of the Week for November 12, 2012 This week’s tool: German Style Chasing Hammer,, #HAM-160.00 Video by Kate, JewelryTools.com This week’s featured tool from JewelryTools.com is the German Style Chasing Hammer, HAM-160.00....

    • Posted November 12, 2012
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  • Featured Tool Oct. 15: 8″ Brass Flat & Ballpein Hammer

    by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Tool of the Week for October 15, 2012 This week’s tool: 8" Deluxe Brass Flat and Ballpein Hammer, #HAM-130.00 Video by Kate, JewelryTools.com This week’s featured tool from JewelryTools.com is the 8" Deluxe...

    • Posted October 15, 2012
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  • Featured Tool: 2lb Brass Hammer #HAM-456.20

    by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Tool of the Week for March 26, 2012 This week’s tool: 2-pound Brass Hammer, #HAM-456.20 Demonstration by Kate, JewelryTools.com While making loops and wrapping cabs is well and good, there’s nothing quite like...

    • Posted March 26, 2012
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  • Daily Wire Tip Sept. 19: Wire for a Bangle Bracelet

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for September 19, 2011 Question: I want to get your cuff bracelet video. It looks like flat wire is used in it. Where do I find flat wire? -Annie in Huntsville, Alabama...

    • Posted September 18, 2011
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  • Daily Wire Tip: Flattening Wire with Hammers

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip Question: Could you give me some tips on how to hammer to flatten wire without leaving marks? I just can’t seem to keep it smooth! -Lindsay in Goshen, Indiana Answer: Hi Lindsay,...

    • Posted June 5, 2011
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  • Daily Wire Tip May 3: Forging Gold Filled Wire

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for May 3, 2011 Question: I am pretty new at wire jewelry and loving it. My question is: If I were to use 18 or 16-gauge gold filled wire to make a...

    • Posted May 2, 2011
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  • Daily Wire Tip: How to Make a Fancy Split Ring

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip Question: I like the hooks and other plain clasp designs, but I am looking for something a bit more ornate. Any ideas? -Julie in Salem, Oregon Answer: Julie, that’s a great question...

    • Posted April 23, 2011
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  • Daily Wire Tip Mar. 23: Ear Wire Temper

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for March 23, 2011 Question: What size and hardness wire should I use to make pierced earring wires? I want to make some to hang dangles on that will be interchangeable. Also,...

    • Posted March 22, 2011
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  • Daily Wire Tip Jan. 3: Embossing Hammers and Wire Texture

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for January 3, 2011 Question: What is an embossing hammer? Are there hammers with textures for hammering wire? -Susy in Bellingham, Washington Answer: An embossing hammer is meant to shape metal from...

    • Posted January 3, 2011
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  • Daily Wire Tip Jan. 1: Forging Silver Enameled Wire

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for January 1, 2011 Question: Can silver enameled copper wire be forged to an extent that would not destroy the enameling? -Vivian in Goodlettsville, Tennessee Answer: The best way to forge enameled...

    • Posted January 1, 2011
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  • Daily Wire Tip April 25: Forging Copper Wire

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip April 25, 2010 Question: I shaped a choker wire from 14g dead soft round copper wire. What’s the best way to harden it so the choker retains its shape? Answer: The easiest (and...

    • Posted April 25, 2010
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