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Greg Greenwood
United States
Приєднався 28 бер 2020
Learn Jewelry and Metalsmithing processes and techniques. Discover the whys and hows of Designer Craftsman Jewelry. A more in depth experience...instead of the "do this and follow me" videos. Understanding and being educated will lead you to experience those "Aha-Moments" and make your creative journey into the metal arts more enjoyable. Learn insider tricks of the processes. Learn how to design interesting jewelry pieces. Learn how to set up your own jewelry studio. Learn what are the basic tools to get started making Designer Craftsman Jewelry. Greg Greenwood has been creating Jewelry for over 45 years. He is able to describe techniques so you can understand them easily. New videos will be coming regularly, so subscribe and be the first to kick start your journey into the world of Designer Craftsman Jewelry.
BROOCHES, PINS, & FIBULAE - 4 ATTACHMENT METHODS
In this video, you will learn about 4 attachment methods for brooches, pins, and fibulae.
Designer Craftsman Jeweler, Greg Greenwood, introduces you to the ancient roots of brooches, pins, and fibulae, and how you can use these 4 attachment methods to bring your jewelry projects to a new level. Greg shows 30+ examples that can inspire new ideas for your jewelry pieces.
Great video for beginning and experienced jewelers alike.
(Photo credits: Archeohistories, British Museum, James Steakley, Metropolitan Museum)
Designer Craftsman Jeweler, Greg Greenwood, introduces you to the ancient roots of brooches, pins, and fibulae, and how you can use these 4 attachment methods to bring your jewelry projects to a new level. Greg shows 30+ examples that can inspire new ideas for your jewelry pieces.
Great video for beginning and experienced jewelers alike.
(Photo credits: Archeohistories, British Museum, James Steakley, Metropolitan Museum)
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"SILVER SOLDERING SERIES" PART 3. AVOIDING SILVER SOLDERING MISTAKES.
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AVOIDING SILVER SOLDERING MISTAKES is Part 3 of Jewelry Instructor Greg Greenwood's Silver Soldering Series. In this video, Greg identifies 5 areas in the silver soldering process that mistakes occur. Greg shows you what these soldering mistakes look like and how to avoid them. Once you understand what causes soldering mistakes, you will be able to avoid them and have a successful soldering exp...
SILVER SOLDERING SERIES PART 2. JEWELRY TORCHES: PROS & CONS
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JEWELRY TORCHES: PROS & CONS is Part 2 of Jewelry Instructor Greg Greenwood's Silver Soldering Series. In this video, Greg discusses and demonstrates the pros and cons of Propane, Mapp, Butane, Acetylene, and Natural Gas torches used in jewelry making and metalsmithing. He also shows you what sizes of projects that you can expect to anneal and solder with each torch. To keep within your budgets...
SILVER SOLDERING SERIES PART 1. PROTECTING YOUR SOLDERING BENCH
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This video is Part 1 of Jewelry instructor Greg Greenwood's "Silver Soldering Series". In this video, you will learn several methods to protect your soldering bench from your torch flame and heat. Greg discusses and demonstrates the materials needed to cover your bench and introduces you to different soldering blocks and holding techniques. Making your bench safe is a high priority. By watching...
SETTING UP YOUR FIRST JEWELRY STUDIO?
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Setting up your First Jewelry Studio? There are 4 categories of questions you need to answer when setting up your first jewelry studio. Greg Greenwood will cover all 4 in this video. By answering these questions, the set up and building of your studio will be easier, less frustrating, save you money, and be a more enjoyable and successful jewelry studio build. Good video for beginners and exper...
LASERPECKER 3 REVIEW
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The Laser Pecker 3 Metal and Plastic Engraver is reviewed by Designer Craftsman Jeweler, Greg Greenwood. Greg shows how to set up the engraver and engraves several metal pieces used for jewelry. He explains the roller for engraving cylinders, rings, and bracelets. Product Link: www.laserpecker.net/products/laserpecker-3-metal-laser-engraver?ref=n9s0jio0&L3_greggreenwood Coupon Code: Greg50 Coup...
BEST WAY TO RUIN YOUR SILVER JEWELRY PROJECT: SOLDER IT.
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Learn how to NOT RUIN your jewelry project by using the minimum amount of solder when silver soldering. Designer Craftsman Jeweler, Greg Greenwood shows you techniques to make your jewelry projects more professional, reduce your solder clean up time, and make your soldering experience less frustrating. This video is a must for all beginning jewelry students.
SILVER JEWELRY HINGES - MAKE SUCCESSFUL HINGES - EVERYTIME!
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Learn the Golden Rule of successful jewelry hinges, EVERYTIME. Designer Craftsman Jeweler, Greg Greenwood, demonstrates 2 Methods of making jewelry knuckle hinges. These methods will help you be successful when making hinges for your jewelry projects. Greg also shows examples of hinges that will inspire you to be more creative when designing your jewelry.
MAKE STERLING SILVER WIRES PERFECTLY STRAIGHT
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Learn how to make Sterling Silver wires Perfectly Straight. Designer Craftsman Jeweler, Greg Greenwood, demonstrates 3 Methods for straightening Sterling Silver wires. This video is a must if you want to make your silver wires look professionally straight and true.
NO KINKS! CUTTING & BENDING STERLING SILVER TUBING
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Learn how to cut and bend sterling silver tubing without it KINKING! Designer Craftsman Jeweler Greg Greenwood, will teach you how you never have to KINK a tube again. If you have ever Kinked a Sterling Silver tube, then this is the video you should not miss!@
HOW TO "NOT MELT" SILVER SOLDER - PART 2
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PART 2: Use the 4 methods to "NOT MELT" silver solder to make a sterling silver pendant. Designer Craftsman Jeweler, Greg Greenwood, explains the 'hows' and 'whys' of each soldering step as he crafts a pendant inspired by a UK student having silver soldering problems. Viewing Part 1 of this series first will be helpful. If you have ever re-melted prior silver solder joints, then this video is a...
HOW TO "NOT MELT" SILVER SOLDER - PART 1
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If you have ever re-melted prior solder joints and had your jewelry project fall apart, then this video is for you! Learn 4 methods to NOT MELT Silver Solder. Knowing how to NOT MELT Silver Solder is just as important as knowing how to melt silver solder. Designer Craftsman Jeweler, Greg Greenwood, demonstrates how to plan your soldering steps, proper directions of your torch, how to use heat s...
PICK SILVER SOLDERING
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Pick Silver Soldering will not be a mystery after you watch this video. Designer Craftsman Jeweler, Greg Greenwood, explains and demonstrates the basic steps of Pick Silver Soldering in understandable logical steps. Types of picks, solder, fluxes, pick up methods and melting techniques will all be covered. Here is your chance to finally learn what Pick Silver Soldering is all about. Great for b...
TOP 5 SILVER SOLDER PLACEMENT METHODS
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Learn the top 5 silver solder placement methods that will improve your silver soldering skills. Designer Craftsman Jeweler, Greg Greenwood, will show you the type & shape of silver solder and the tools that you will use for proper silver solder placement methods. Learning these 5 placement methods, will help you improve your silver soldering skills and give you more confidence when you are silv...
JEWELRY DESIGNS FROM NATURE PART 2
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Greg Greenwood, Designer Craftsman Jeweler, demonstrates how to develop 6 jewelry designs using dragon flies as inspiration. 3 jewelry pieces will be made from Forged Wires and 3 will be made from Sheet Silver and Copper. Greg uses his simple 5 step process of designing jewelry pieces. These steps will help you to develop your own jewelry designs. This video is great for beginning students as w...
JEWELRY SOLDERING BENCH VENTILATION SYSTEMS
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JEWELRY SOLDERING BENCH VENTILATION SYSTEMS
"MUST HAVE" BEGINNING TOOLS FOR JEWELRY MAKING
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"MUST HAVE" BEGINNING TOOLS FOR JEWELRY MAKING
FOLDFORMING PART 6. "USING FOLDFORMING IN YOUR JEWELRY DESIGNS"
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FOLDFORMING PART 6. "USING FOLDFORMING IN YOUR JEWELRY DESIGNS"
FOLDFORMING PART 5. "AIR CHASING & AIR PIERCING"
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FOLDFORMING PART 5. "AIR CHASING & AIR PIERCING"
FOLDFORMING PART 4. "CUFFS & BRACELETS"
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FOLDFORMING PART 4. "CUFFS & BRACELETS"
FOLDFORMING PART 2 . "TEE ,CROSS, WEDGE, BOAT FOLDS, & SCORING"
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FOLDFORMING PART 2 . "TEE ,CROSS, WEDGE, BOAT FOLDS, & SCORING"
ALTERNATIVES TO THE FILE CARD (FOLLOW UP)
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ALTERNATIVES TO THE FILE CARD (FOLLOW UP)
A FILE, IS A FILE, IS A FILE...NOT SO!!
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A FILE, IS A FILE, IS A FILE...NOT SO!!
5 SECRETS TO PERFECT RIVETS... EVERYTIME!
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5 SECRETS TO PERFECT RIVETS... EVERYTIME!
JEWELRY BUFFS AND COMPOUNDS. WHICH SHOULD I USE?
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JEWELRY BUFFS AND COMPOUNDS. WHICH SHOULD I USE?
Did you make all those attachments, they are fantastic, this is one of your best videos, a tutorial on how you make some of these would be awesome.
Thank you, I have been wondering how a penannular worked. The other attachment methods give me a lot of ideas. This is very helpful.
Hello Eric, You are so welcome! Glad I can help you. Keep watching. Greg Greenwood
Oh my goodness Greg I'm only halfway through this video and I've had to stop at so many times taking notes, screenshots, and writing down explanations. This single video has solved several problems I've run into in the last few years. What a wonderful video!
Hello Johnny, Wow! I am so glad that I can help you!! Thank you for watching and sharing. I really appreciate your feed back. If you have any questions, please feel free to let me know. Greg Greenwood
Love it! Could you explain what a reduction flame is? I am leaning all of this at home.
Fairly new subscriber here. Just getting started and appreciate your videos
Hello Ashley, Awesome! Thank you for subscribing. If you have any questions, please let me know. Greg Greenwood
Fine lookin stuff. What metal do you use for springy pins.I've used piano wire for springs in some mechanical lock repairs but I have doubts about using the same for jewelry that may encounter perspiration. 👍🍻
Hello William, Thank you for you kind comment. I have used piano wire in some brooches. It works great. But yes, I have to be careful where they will be worn. I also use stainless steel and nickel silver wire for the pins. I usually give the wires a few work hardening taps to make more springy. Thanks for watching and commenting. I appreciate it. Greg Greenwood
Thanks for the ideas!!!!
Hello Darleen, You are very welcome. Thank you for watching. Greg Greenwood
What a wonderful video Greg! This will definitely be my ‘go-to’ on fibulae! Thanks for posting!
Hello Stuart, Thank you for your comments. I am very glad you like the video. Thanks for watching. Greg Greenwood
That was brilliant!!! Thank you so much for this!!!❤❤❤
Hello Yvonne, Thank you for your comments. I appreciate it. Thanks for watching. Greg Greenwood
Ty. I been having problems buts i thinks its because i use hard solder on all my pieces. I need to use medium and easy
Hello Semore, Yes, you are correct. Use the different grades of solder to make it easier to control the flow of solder. Check out my Soldering Playlist. There are many videos that will help you with soldering. Thanks for watching. Greg Greenwood
Awesome video Greg! Thank you so much! I sure could have used this video yesterday. I had a bail float on my piece yesterday. After much thought I think it was because I used way too much solder. I had to reheat my piece and remove the crooked bail. I was so afraid I was going to ruin the piece. Luckily I did not. THANK YOU for this video. I am going to take another try at fixing it today.
Hello Amelia, I'm glad it worked out and I'm very happy to help you. Keep it up!! Greg Greenwood
Do you mind if I ask what kind of flux you use. Great video thank you so much!
Hello Amelia, I use "Handy Flux". It is a borax paste flux. Thank you for watching. Greg Greenwood
That's a beautiful stone what is it please?
Hello Little Flower, I'm sorry I can't remember the exact name, but it is an agate. There are so many different agates. And yes, it is beautiful! Thank you for watching. Greg Greenwood
Thank you so much for another wonderful video! You're an amazing teacher!
Hello Samuella, Thank you so much! I appreciate it. Greg Greenwood
Another great video! Thank you, I really appreciate your generosity ❤
Hello Samuella, You are so welcome! Thank you for watching. Greg Greenwood
Couple of points on brass brushes... Old suede leather brushes have more bristles, work great and last longer than you might think. If you find you need a more aggressive action to the brush, just trim down the length of the brush wires by about half, using a pair of scissors - this gives a stiffer brush. While I am using the file, I find regularly giving a quick pass over the file with a natural rubber block shifts almost everything before it builds up into more of a problem. [if you don't have one, a pencil eraser will work too] These can be found in block form and are used for cleaning abrasive belts. [also great for cleaning the crud off diamond plates]. Files are under rated and often misunderstood tools ... so look after them properly and they will give great service. Get into the habit of thoroughly cleaning them before you put them away
Hello Old Grizzly, I agree with you 100% that files are misunderstood and abused. Great tips and thank you for sharing. I appreciate it. Greg Greenwood
Thank you Greg Greenwood! This is exactly what I needed to see and remind me what I needed to do.
Hello Debra, You are more than welcome. Glad I am able to help you. Keep it up. Greg Greenwood
I was so confused as to what compound to use. Thanks for clearing it up!
Hello Mia, You are more than welcome. Glad I can help you. Greg Greenwood
Thank you Greg!
Hello Jada, You are very welcome. I am happy to help you. Greg Greenwood
Amazing! Endless possibilities. You’re an amazing teacher. If you make and online course, for sure I would sign up. Thanks for sharing your knowledge
Hello Ana, Thank you so much for your kind comments. I really appreciate it!!! Greg Greenwood
Thanks for the detailed explanation
Hello Ana, You're welcome. Greg Greenwood
Thanks for your videos. Very useful
Hello Ana, Glad you like them! I am happy to help. Greg Greenwood
Excellent teacher thank you. What kind of a stone are you doing the work on? Thanks 💜
Hello Christina, Thank you very much. I am soldering on a vermiculite soldering block. Greg Greenwood
@@greggreenwood4628 Thank you for your response. I have lots of vintage Sterling jewelry I can practice with. Have a wonderful weekend!
Have Fun! Greg Greenwood
good teacher you are thankyou so much
Hello Man, So nice of you to say so. I appreciate it. Greg Greenwood
good teaching
Hello Man, Glad you think so! Greg Greenwood
thankyou sir
Hello Man, You are welcome. Greg Greenwood
Why would a steel file card be any more damaging than filing regular steel? The brushes even have some flexibility to them. A scriber on the other hand is very hard and surely going to damage the teeth edges if you push into them.
Hello RCTS, You are correct when you say a scriber can do damage to the teeth edges. A scribe is only used when metal cannot be taken out of the grooves by any other means. Filing regular steel wears out a file quickly. The steel file card, you are correct, is gentler to the file than regular steel. We simply like to look for ways to make the files last longer. Thank you for your comments. I appreciate it. Greg Greenwood
Hello sir🙌 I'm sorry sir. I want to ask a question but it might be strange. Can this silver solder be applied to iron-containing media such as stainless steel? Because I saw some stainless soldering videos on UA-cam using silver wire. Thank you sir!
Hello Jurnalis, Yes it can. Make sure you use borax flux. Thanks for watching. Greg Greenwood
@@greggreenwood4628 Thank you for your answer sir. I have tried soldering stainless steel too using paste-shaped flux, but it does not flow well, ending up with very poor results. I don't know if it's wrong soldering or bad flux😅
Hello Jurnalis, Sorry, I don't know what is going wrong. You Tube may have some other suggestions for you. Take care. Greg Greenwood
Hi, thank you for all the knowledge you provide. Would you please show us how to get rid of the white surface after the last turn in the pickle if I don't want to polish it afterwards? Thank you once again. 🎉
Hello Pia, The white surface on the metal after pickling is fine silver. The pickle removes all oxides and leaves pure or fine silver. Unfortunately, you have to buff it or tumble it off. Thank you for watching. Greg Greenwood
Gorgeous designs 👍
Hello Cecelia, Thank you so much. I appreciate it. Thank you for watching. Greg Greenwood
You are marvellous ❤❤❤
Thank you very much. I appreciate it. Greg Greenwood
This is very impressive. I really like your approach, detail in video, and your calm voice teaching so many things I never knew or didn’t fully understand. Thank you!
Hello Markie, Thank you very much. I appreciate it. Thank you for watching. Greg Greenwood
Hi Greg, what kind of nails/pins do you use to hold your work still? And where do you get them?
Hello Cathy, See your other comment. Thanks again. Greg Greenwood
Hi Greg thank you for the video going go try this. What are the jewelry pins called and where do you get them?
Hello Cathy, The pins are steel pins from a stationary store. They can be the "T" pins also. Very easy to find. Thanks for watching. Greg Greenwood
Thanks so much
You are welcome
Please make a video on how to make silver solder, what metals are mixed into silver, what percentage of silver and what percentage of other metals is good for making silver solder😅 thankyou!!
Hello, I like to purchase my solder from the refineries. It is always mixed properly and I don't have to worry if it is correct. The percentages are in this order: Silver, Copper, Zinc Easy = 60,25,15 Medium= 70,20,10 Hard= 76,22,3 IT= 80,16,4 I hope this helps you. Thanks for watching. Greg Greenwood
Hello, I like to use solder from the refineries. It is always the exact % and I don't have to worry if it is correct. Here are the percentages in this order: Easy=60,25,15 Medium= 70,20,10 Hard= 76,22,3 IT= 80,15 4 I hope this helps you. Thanks for watching. Greg Greenwood
Thank you so much.
Hello Cecilia, You are very welcome. Thank you for watching. Greg Greenwood
Brilliant lesson! Love the different methods you show at the end as well, very useful ❤ But I have a question: in the second method, if you file the hinge instead of the sheet metal, will the hinge still turn? Doesn't the tube you insert het stuck because it is thicker than the filed tube?
Hello Genia, No it will still turn. Thanks for watching. Greg Greenwood-
Thanks for the videos. Love welding and precious metals. This seems like something I want to get into. Binge watching your videos to learn. Looking g into buying what I need and start making stuff!
Hello Dennis, I know you will enjoy it. Good luck. Greg Greenwood
Fantastic video ! Really enjoyed it ! Can I ask you what flux do you use ? Thanks a lot !
Hello Nicolas, I use "Handy Flux" It is a paste borax flux. Thank you for watching. Greg Greenwood
@@greggreenwood4628 thank you very much ! Loved your video about hinges ! Keep up the good work !
Hello Nicolas, You are welcome. Thank you. Keep watching. Greg Greenwood
May I ask does forging mean fire and hammering? Or just manipulating hammering and bending. ?
Hello Tish, Great question. Forging means hammering and shaping the metal. There are 2 different forging techniques. 1. Hot forging: This is used when "blacksmithing" and forging steel. Steel must be worked or forged when it is red hot. This is when the metal is soft and can be hammered (forged) and shaped. When steel is cooled, it becomes hard again. 2. Cold forging: This is used in silversmithing. Silver can be "annealed" ( heated to a dull cherry red ) and then cooled. The silver when it is heated becomes soft, when it is cooled, it remains soft. Because the silver is soft when it is cool, we can hammer (forge) and shape the silver while it is cool. Check out my playlist and watch the Forging Silver Wires playlist. I demonstrate forging techniques. You may be interested. Thanks for watching. Greg Greenwood
thanks for your help
Hello Man, You are very welcome. Thank you for watching. Greg Greenwood
Thanks for the Video. Maybe you can Tell me why my soldering Points on my silver jewelrys are always darker thank the complete surface? I try it with soft, middle and Hard soldering, and also with hard solder which i Alloy with 20% more fine silver to keep it more white, i always clean the solder and the surface from the jewelry but the soldering Points are everytime visible even after Polishing.
Hello Jay, Silver solder, no matter what grade you are using, is an alloy that will have more copper in it than the sterling silver used in your projects. If you use too much solder and it "spills" out on your project and is not removed, the solder will always show up a little darker than the sterling silver. The best way to avoid this is to not use too much solder. Please watch my video "Best Way to Ruin your Silver Jewelry Project..." and also watch, Silver Soldering Series #3, Avoiding Silver Soldering Mistakes". These videos will give you some tips to help you. Thank you for watching. Greg Greenwood
This is THE BEST video about silver soldering on the Internet! 👏
Hello Marco, Thank you very much. I really appreciate it. Keep watching. Greg Greenwood
flushcut pliers are best to make yourself, by grinding the back or regular cutters, flush! also you can make flush cut gouging cutters, by grinding the pliers flush and convex. this way you can get truly flush cuts.
Hello Dazzling, Thank you for your suggestion. Sounds like a great idea. Saves some money too. I appreciate you sharing your ideas and thanks for watching. Greg Greenwood
Excuse me teacher, I need to bring my hammers to a mirror polish again And I'm also in the process of making my own bench anvil I'm a welder by trade and large thick squares of steel are easily available but they have the mill scale on it. What is your preferred method? I'm currently rubbing it on a piece of 40 grit sandpaper and it's taking forever although it is making it true flat
Hello John, Unfortunately there is no real fast ways. For the bench block, I work down to a fine grit emery. I do use a orbital sander, this makes it go faster. Then I polish with stainless steel polishing compound. You can use the polishing compound on the hammers on a fast polishing muslin wheel. Throw a little oil or petroleum jelly on the hammers when they are sitting around. Helps with rust. Good Luck. Greg Greenwood
Amazing design, in the future I hope I could make one of your pieces, I am still learning metal smithing techniques..❤
Hello Elisa, You will learn fast! Keep it up. Greg Greenwood
Thank you so much, not only your voice is soothing and therapeutic but you also a motivator 😊
Hello Elisa, Glad to be of help. Greg Greenwood
Genius I would say you are ❤ your imagination is beyond, thank you another inspiration to me. Your designs were all amazing.
Hello Elisa, Thank you so much 😀 Greg Greenwood
Man your the bob Ross of teaching jewelry, any plans of new content I truly enjoy learning from you, I pray good health and prosperity is upon you in this moment in Jesus Name.
Hello John, Thank you for your kind comments. I appreciate it. I am doing new videos this summer, so make sure you subscribe and ring the bell so you don't miss any. Also, check out my playlists for more videos and tips. Thanks for watching. Greg Greenwood
@@greggreenwood4628 I have been annihilating your playlist my friend. You have hooked me up with great tips. I enjoy passing my time learning from you. Look forward to continuing being a pupil of yours.
Hello John, Thanks for sharing. I appreciate you watching and learning. See you soon. Greg Greenwood
It looked like none of your pliers have teeth, is that right? I'm assuming it's so they won't chew up the soft metal. So far it seems like buying the materials for jewelry making, the metals I mean, are more expensive than the tools. A small piece of sterling silver costs more than a few of these tools combined.
Hello Patric, You are correct, no teeth on any pliers. I try to polish them also. The less amount of damage to the metal the better. Yes, the price of metal is high for sure. You can do some work with copper to keep the expense down and to learn some of the techniques before you do your projects in silver. I remember sitting around the jewelry studio in collage and talking about the price of gold. It was a HUGE price for us, but we should have pooled our money and bought a ton of gold at the HUGE price of $52. an once!!! Thank you for watching and sharing. Greg Greenwood
Thanks so much for explaining everything step by step. You are a great teacher.
Hello Elisha, You are very welcome. Thank you for your kind comment and thanks for watching. Greg Greenwood