Metalsmithing
Watch video tutorials from the editors of Art Jewelry magazine to learn basic metalsmithing techniques that you can use in your jewelry-making projects.
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Reidin Dintzer demonstrates how to use paste solder.
by Reidin Dintzner
Published: March 26, 2013
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Reidin Dintzner demonstrates how to etch metal.
by Reidin Dintzner
Published: March 26, 2013
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Watch this video to learn how to use hammers to texture metal.
by Reidin Dintzner
Published: February 1, 2013
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Watch this video to see how to recycle fine-silver scrap into decorative balls.
by Reidin Dintzner
Published: February 1, 2013
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Watch this video to learn how to fuse fine-silver sheet.
by Annie Pennington
Published: July 25, 2012
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Watch this video to learn how to form a simple U-shaped curve in metal using a swage block and dapping punches.
by Annie Pennington
Published: July 25, 2012
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Watch this video to learn how to file metal.

by Annie Pennington
Published: November 30, 2011
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Watch this video to learn how to fuse fine silver using a torch. Fusing is a way to join metal without using solder.

by Addie Kidd
Published: July 23, 2010
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Watch part 1 of our 2-part Making a Band Ring Series to learn how to prep and solder your ring.

by Addie Kidd
Published: May 21, 2010
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Watch part 2 of our 2-part Making a Band Ring Series to learn how to shape and finish your ring.

by Addie Kidd
Published: May 21, 2010
Watch this video to learn how to impress a texture onto a sheet of metal using a rolling mill.
by Addie Kidd
Published: May 22, 2009
Watch this video to learn how to thread a saw blade into a jeweler's saw frame.
Published: November 5, 2008
Watch this video to learn how to anneal metal with a torch.
Published: May 2, 2008
Watch this video to learn how to measure a bezel setting for a cabochon stone.
Published: April 18, 2008
Watch this video to learn how to solder a bezel setting for a cabochon stone.
Published: April 18, 2008
Watch this video to learn how to shape a bezel setting for a cabochon stone.
Published: April 18, 2008
Watch this video to learn how to adjust the size of a bezel setting for a cabochon stone.
Published: April 18, 2008
Watch this video to learn how to solder a bezel setting for a cabochon stone to a backplate.
Published: April 18, 2008
Watch this video to learn how to adjust the height of a bezel so that you can set a cabochon stone.
Published: April 2, 2008
Watch this video to learn how to set a cabochon stone in a bezel with a bezel pusher.
Published: April 2, 2008
Watch this video to learn how to set a cabochon stone in a bezel with a burnisher.
Published: April 2, 2008
Watch this video to learn all the basics of sawing a sheet of metal with a jeweler's saw.
Published: July 20, 2007
Watch this video to learn how to drill a hole into a sheet of metal with a flex shaft.
Published: January 1, 2007
Watch this video to learn how to pierce a design into sheet of metal with a jeweler's saw.
Published: January 1, 2007
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