I blogged recently about a pendant I was working on using tube riveting. I managed to finish it the other day and I’m so happy with it that I’ve started on three more!
Category Archives: What’s on the Bench?
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Mar
Mar
I’ve not posted up any images of my locket making lately, so here goes – it’s nearly finished!
03
Mar
Mar
As you know I’ve been driving through to Edinburgh every Wednesday night this year to attend jewellery classes at Silver Hub Studios run by the lovely Lisa Arnott. I’ve been studying hard and have been learning how to make lockets and hinges, but last week we touched on riveting and I got shown how to […]
09
Feb
Feb
I meant to post these images up last week after my jewellery lesson on the 29th January, but I didn’t get the time. So I’m posting them up now so that you can continue to see the development of my first ever locket prototype.
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Jan
Jan
This week I’ve been meaning to practice cutting stitches into my copper using a graving tool to help hold my copper domes in place whilst soldering, as there is a risk that they will move as the solder runs and then be off centre for the holes I cut out last week. I would’ve had […]
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Jan
Jan
I’ve hardly had any time at the bench this week, but yesterday, afternoon while Milo was napping, I snuck in and finished off the domes I’d made in my jewellery class last week.
09
Jan
Jan
Sorry for the delay – Christmas was busy/hectic as was New Year and it’s taken some time to get back and settled into homelife again and that’s not a subdued affair either. So I’m only just getting round to posting up images of the pre-christmas jewellery workshop I did with family that I mentioned on […]
05
Dec
Dec
I’ve been collecting antique silverware for quite some time now and out of all the spoons I’ve ever purchased and transformed into rings, it’s the brighcut ones that seem the most popular and the ones that sell out really quickly. So I’ve been on a bit of a mission to hunt down some new (surely […]
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May
May
I’ve always hated the use of toxic chemicals in my studio and always try to limit what I use to the bare minimum, but when it comes to removing fire stain from silver, a pickle solution of some sort is required.
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Apr
Apr
As I mentioned in a previous post, I’m venturing into new territory with some ideas I have for new pieces of jewellery and I couldn’t resist getting started yesterday. I want to move away from the a recognisable spoon bowl or stem and start working with the raw materials and shapes and see what I […]