Fabrication

Add chain maille techniques to your jewelry making repertoire. Our videos will show you how to weave wires, link chains, and start various projects.

Learn chain making and repair for necklaces, bracelets, and other pieces. Our articles cover jewelry making techniques, tools, and materials.

Jewelry makers use chasing and repoussé techniques to add ornamental relief to metals. Our articles cover procedures, tools, and design tips.

Die forming is fundamental to manufacturing. With our how-to guides and equipment articles, you can apply this technique to jewelry making, too.

Master the bread-and-butter skills of jewelry making. Our Fabrication section offers tutorials on all the essential tools and techniques.

Create beautiful, lace-like metal jewelry with filigree making techniques. Our articles cover tools, procedures, and modern takes on this ancient art.

Our finishing, polishing, and cleaning articles and videos will show you a wide variety of techniques for putting the final touches on your jewelry projects.

Fold forming adds depth and dimension to metal jewelry. Learn this technique with the help of our how-to guides, tool articles, and project stories.

Master the skills of fusing and welding for jewelry making. Our articles include in-depth examples of creating and repairing pieces and tool reviews.

Granulation is the addition of tiny, decorative spheres or “granules” to metal. Add this ancient technique to your jewelry making repertoire.

Everything you need to know about making and adding hinges and catches to your jewelry. Learn about the myriad varieties of these functional bits.

Discover the sometimes surprising decorative metalworking techniques used in knives making and enter a world of functional jewelry.

Mokume-gane is a Japanese technique for making wood-like grain patterns in metal. Read our practical guides for adding these designs to your jewelry.

Our palladium fabrication articles cover the material in detail and discuss techniques and tools for working with this popular jewelry metal.

Our platinum fabrication articles cover the material in detail and discuss techniques and tools for working with this prestigious jewelry metal.

Soldering is an essential skill for jewelry making. Our articles include how-to guides, discussions of tools and techniques, and advice for repairs.

Jewelry makers frequently work with tubing. Learn various techniques for cutting and bending tubing efficiently and even how to make your own tubing.

Wire working is an essential skill for jewelry making. Learn fundamental wire skills, how to make various findings, and other wire-based techniques.