Homemade Tools

Make your own high quality rotary burr from an inexpensive disposable lighter. By master goldsmith Charles Lewton-Brain. Filmed in full...

Learn to harden and temper your own custom-shaped jewelry tools. By master goldsmith Charles Lewton-Brain. Filmed in full HD 1080p....

Learn how to make your own wax carving tools from everyday steel construction nails. When jewelers carve wax many of...

Two surprising uses for a pencil as a tool in jewelry making. (1) Gain extreme control over the burr on...

In this video, master goldsmith Charles Lewton-Brain will show you how to make a handy cardboard disc sander. You can...

Learn how to quickly identify whether a piece of steel has the quality you need for making jewelry tools. By...

Charles Lewton-Brain often hears about the difficulties novice blacksmiths encounter when using forging hammers for foldforming. See how he solves...

This bench has been designed so it can be made from easily available materials without sophisticated woodworking equipment. People with...

Method to speed up production on coin ring manufacturing. All supplies and coin ring tools available at www.Coinringtools.com

The construction process is simple enough if you have basic do-it-yourself skills. Firstly, assemble the timber frame as shown below using...

Polariscopes are a very useful, simple and inexpensive to make piece of gemological equipment. They are used to tell glass...

We are assuming you are using W1 water hardening square stock drill rod, W1 tool steel. Many suppliers will sell...

Produced by Auriou Toolworks, this 10-minute video reveals the fascinating world of traditional rasp-making at Forge De Saint Juery in...

This video shows just how the bright-cutting procedure is accomplished. I use only one tool, my "Onglette #2, Right-Sided" graver....

You will require a 5 to 6 inch by 3 inch wide brass or copper tube, silver solder a cover...

A selection of illustration showing an efficient home-made soldering venting system.

This paper describes two simple methods of creating a shield to be used on the end of a Foredom handpiece....

This article offers a few tips on making your own wooden raising stakes instead of buying rather expensive metal ones....

The other week a friend came by the shop for some jewelry related lathe help. She was using a ring...

http://TitaniumRingsForever.com and Chris Boothe demonstrate the coloring of titanium and niobium through electrical anodizing. A process combining science and art,...

Jewelers spend hours fixing damage that they themselves did to the metal. Soft hammers and shaping tools limit the injuries...

I'm busy designing a Pulse arc welder that can be used by jewelers to weld all kinds of metals together....

This sophisticated bench costs a little more and is a bit more difficult to make than the one on the...

In this video, I explore the easy methods of removing gemstones. I instruct how to modify your pliers for this...

Saving some dollars on equipment can be really helpful to a shop's bottom line. Often tools and equipment from other...

In this 3rd video, we will use an Onglet #1 graver to do the 'outline' or rough-cutting around the silver...

This article describes a micro vacuum cleaner, based on an aquarium pump, for use by enamelists. The vacuum cleaner allows...

Cannon Ring Creator Leigh Wulle St. Louis, MO

Ergonomics is the safe and effective relationship between a worker and the work environment. For the bench jeweler who spends...

There are two properties which distinguish a good tool from a bad one. The tool must have the correct shape...

With a modified Onglette #2, Right-Sided bright cutting blade, I am now shearing off metal to leave a very bright...

Here is an second video on how this remarkable style of setting looks. It is virtually a skill in all...

I need to duplicate a wax form from the original pattern. Here you will see just how easy it can...

While it is clearly impossible to give a set of rules for each tool and procedure that goldsmiths use, this...

Homemade flex-shaft guard using a soft drink plastic bottle, a solution to the annoying and potentially hazardous problem of breathing...

Before you start to drill any holes in your new project you 'must' do the following. Completely measure the thickness...

Selecting a proper bur for setting an Oval stone can be difficult. Deciding between H.S.S. & a Carbide bur can...

BW Simon in Spartanburg, South Carolina, made this handy tool for finishing jewelry. I would like to thank him for...

Custom jewelry projects for tack-, fusion-, and pulse-arc-welding sometimes call for special welding tool lead attachments. Bench jewelers often make...

Bench jewelers hate to throw out used tools. By training and by nature we try to conserve the materials we...

Demonstration of free template available at www.CoinRingTools.com How to make coin rings.

Steve Satow shares his procedure for customized robo grip pliers to add parallel action and more leverage to standard bow...

In this first of 6 video's, I explore the varied, but basic tools I will be using. From the basic...

home brew pin finisher

A micro-scale experiment explaining some principles related to the refining process of silver.

This article describes a step by step procedure of a pair of simple pliers to become a pair of customized...

The purpose of this steamer bucket enclosure is to prevent stones from being blown out by the steamer and flying...

This article by Steve Satow shares a step by step procedure on how t o make a customized ultrasonic sediment...

Steve Satow shows the procedure for a customized earring setting pliers using a normal setting pliers. Normal setting pliers can...

Home made engravers vice DIY

My student is now hammering the stone in place. He checks that the Bezel-Wall is now laying on the stone...

In this second video I show how a simple graver can cut a design. I show on my shellac stick...

Ever spent way too much time trying to retrieve tiny jump rings, links, or other small parts out of a...

Good photos of your work, or pieces you take in for repair, are invaluable. These small-scale photos, however, can be...

I made this tube coiling device based on a post by David Cruickshank. The drawbench I made up myself.

This video shows all of my 50 handles of all shapes & sizes. The markings on all of them are...

This vulcaniser came to me in a poor condition. It would not heat up and had seized because of corrosion....

Here is the process on how to cut Azure patterns. These appear underneath the diamond setting portion of a ring,...

Here you will observe all of the steps in using the Pumice wheel. I use only a Flat-Faced #180 grit...

One persistent daily challenge a bench jeweler faces is trying to figure out the best way to hold onto tiny,...

Steve Satow shares his procedure on how to customize bench tools like a beading tool retipper, small parts trays and ...

Stuller had the foresight to offer straight wire that we don't have to remove the bend from before we use...

Steve Satow shares his procedure for customized solder holder and blast shield, and how to make using a Jet Sett...

In this second mini-video, I explain in great detail what happens when I use a H.S.S. 90 degree angle setting...

Here I am explaining how an Azure cut is finished. It is created underneath the hole where the diamond is...

A worn-out bristle brush can easily be recycled into a useful tool called a whip burnisher or rotary hammer to...

In this third video on Bezel setting, I demonstrate which round bur to use for cleaning out the corners from...

Sizing large wedding bands giving you trouble? This video tip shows a creative way to enlarge your ring stretcher. For...

Why buy a Wax Dob, if you can make it yourself? In these many series of "How to" my student...

In this brief video, I show once more how the graver just sails through the silver. Almost like carving into...

Find a turntable that
 is size appropriate for 
your bench. In this case
mine is 18 inches wide.
 If possible...

In this last of the 'mini-series' on our Bezel setting. I will show you where the hammer hitting will occur....

How (many tools) does a metalsmith (have to use or make to) open a bottle of wine? Originally created for...

This is a video showing all the necessary tools, just to set a Princess stone. Between the selection of round...

Steve Satow shares his procedure for customized light box for your jewelry photography projects and customized bench shelf for more...

This video is the "Grand Tour of My Setting Bench". I explain all of my carbide burs as they are...

this is a video featuring the fold forming process with Large Scaled non ferrous elements. THIS is my first video...

Buffer System & Ultrasonic Basket Replacement When we replaced our vacuum tubes for the buffer system I chose to run...

It is here I am showing how fantastic CAD is now helping our jewellery trade. Instead of raising beads on...

In this video I explain Gypsy Setting & the many techniques using the Hammer & Carbide burs. I also show...

I made a hanging tool shelf between my setting and soldering bench. With it off the floor it allows easy...

Steve Satow shares his procedure for customized 3 Jaw Chuck to mount on a Benchmate for hands free trimming &...

In this very interesting #4 video, I am starting to cut a pattern using a simple #006 round bur to...

One of the most important chores of Diamond & Gemstone setting is keeping your tools in a pristine condition. In...

This installment will teach you how to sharpen the cutting edges of a fine twist drill. There are different styles...

A quick, simple, and inexpensive method for sharpening a file.

Steve Satow shares his procedure on customized bench tools such as 3 prong or peg head holder & wax stone...

This is a video of a work in progress on it's way towards being enameled!

making a leaf stamp and test printing it with a rolling mill

Set the video in Full HD As I promised, I've had made some charming pliers for the little fairy Oli...

Here I am using a saw-blade to adjust a stone if its not sitting correctly. I will also who you...

With these pliers you can pre polish platinum and gold peg heads of any shape. Remove any nicks one prong...

This jewelry bench tip is a follow-up to "Using a Split Mandrel for Finishing Fabricated Round Bezels," which showed you...

making a rotory file from a lighter flint wheel.

Here iss a nice little tool that makes use of an old setting bur. If you take the bottom teeth...

In this video, you will see the next step in setting of the stone. It is now being prepared to...

This is the 3rd video on "How to Set a Princess Stone". In this video, all tools are shown in...

In this second video, you will notice which file I will use & where it will come in contact with...

How to open and close a #30 hand piece without using the chuck key.

Take a quick tour through Melissa Muir's Studio for tips and tricks in organizing tools and materials.

Supposing a designing hole is slightly off-center, how would you 'move' it? The answer will now be shown without soldering...

Need to make a V-Tip Prong? This video shows how to alter a pair of pliers to make V-Tip Prongs...

An inexpensive method to make a square to lay-out lines on your jewelry or wax carvings is shown in this...

In this video you will see just how a little graver can engrave cuts & mini-claws. These little hand engraved...

Sizing silver rings with heat sensitive stones can be difficult. This video demonstrates a tip to make it easier. For...

In this final video, you will see the stones being finally set. I will be using a Hart-shaped bur..a.k.a. 156C...

It is here I am just going over some extra little notes on Bright-cutting. I might have missed a few....

In the first video you will watch how my student set a stone. His attempt was met with great success...

The graver is now sitting in it's handle, the jeweler will immerse the hot graver into cold water. You must...

This is an introduction using my hand- drawn diagrams. It will be easier for the student to fully understand all...

A DualCore 3Ghz PC , after 4 years of intensive using , in very hostyle environments , never cleaned before...

When you are poor , the last thing you have to do is to buy cheap tools ..This will cost...

My student has now finished his first setting project. He is so very happy over his first assignment under my...

Now that you know exactly what tools you need in your bench, we can now start the setting. Here I...

In this first video, you will see some of the poor quality of cleaning wheels. Only the best, or new...

Re engraved coin

Many of the Colored Stones we set in jewelry cannot be cleaned with an Ultrasonic or Steam Cleaner. This video...

Perhaps a more healthy way to polish with a micromotor. I made a container for the polish compound arround the...

This 2nd video introduces you to "Line-Cutting". It is here we will examine what is involved in basic 'Pre-Cutting' as...

In this video, you can see a graver that is ready to be 'burned' in to a wooden handle. This...

In this second of three setting demonstrations, you will see the following procedure. I am burring out the inside of...

In this video, I explain the differences between many hammers & clamps prior to setting any style of ring. The...

Jewelry Artist and Teacher, Melissa Muir, demonstrates the importance of using the proper speed with some of your studio power...