172. 10 Essential Tools for Getting Started with Silver Jewellery Making - with Laura Jayne and Jessica Rose
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In this week's episode, Jess chats with jeweller Laura Jayne about 10 essential tools for getting started with silver jewellery making. Laura Jayne teaches the brand new Jewellers Academy Foundation in Silver Jewellery course. To celebrate this she joins us on the show to take us through the absolute essential tools every budding silver jewellery maker needs and shares lots of other useful hints and tips around tools.   Episode Description:  Getting started with silver jewellery making (3:06) Jewellers saw and bench peg (5:27) Jewellery saw blades (8:18) Half Round File (10:35) A set of pliers (15:08) Mandrels and hammers (18:22) Soldering torches,  solder blocks & brass tweezers (22:12) Pickle solution (25:56) Flux & flux brushes (27:37) Pin vise (30:17) Stone setting tools: pusher and square pusher (34:45) Burnisher (35:49) Where to find Laura Jayne? (44:04) Resources: The Jewellery Business Academy Learn more about Jewellers Academy Watch this episode on YouTube Join the Jewellers Academy Facebook Group Follow Laura Jayne on Instagram   Find Jewellers Academy on Instagram and Facebook
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