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dimension to your silver cuff bracelets with beaded wire or perhaps a silver hoop earring made of
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Fine silver bezel wire for setting stones and gems but it also can be used with your metal clay projects to set stones.
The pure silver bezel wire can be fired with the art clay or PMC. Bezel wire is used to mount stones on
rings, in bracelets and more.
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| Jewelry abrasive paper, jewelry sand paper and emery paper are a standard in the jewelry industry. The abrasive paper can be used for gold jewelry, silver jewelry, metal clay and much more. We stock a variety of styles and manufacturers to cover your needs. |
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Find the Beadalon wire that's right for your beading. We carry Beadalon 7 craft series, Beadalon 19 designer series and Beadalon 49 professional series.
Beadalon wire is made up of stainless steel cables coated with nylon. All of the Beadalon wire has two important characteristics, number of strands and wire diameter.
The number of strands determines how flexible the wire will be. the more strands of wire the more flexible it will be. The wire diameter determines the strength of the wire and the size.
Choose the size to see what's available.
| Beadalon wire 7 is softer than tiger tail for a smoother drape. Craft series Beadalon stringing wire 7 is easy to work with and requires no needles.
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| Foredom handpieces.
Foredom handpieces are a standard for jewelry repair, jewelry making,stone carving, jump ring making and more. We stock a Foredom handpiece for every application.
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| Ball peen hammers are used for flattening, shaping or removing dents.
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Butane torches or micro torches are great if you want to try soldering but don't want to invest in a larger torch. Most things you want to solder can be soldered with a micro torch. Solder jump rings, make balled head pins or some metal clay can be fired with a butane torch.
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3M is an international conglomerate based in Maplewood, Minnesota. It has operations in more than 60 countries. 3M produces more than 55,000 products including the abrasive items on our web site. Whether you want to grind, blend, polish, clean or cut, 3M has the abrasive you need. They produce quality products with superior grits and abrasive bonds. |
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| | All of our jewelry trays are a standard size,8-1/4"x 14-3/4 outside dimensions, and all of our
Standard Jewelry Tray inserts will fit into the trays. Some of the tray inserts will require a deeper tray.
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| Nylon bead cord does not fray or stretch as much as silk. Each bead card holds approximately 6 feet and comes with a twisted stainless steel needle.
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| | Chisel gravers are used primarily for setting stones, raising beads and for creating curved or fine lines.
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Metal design stamps will help you give your jewelry character. Stamping metal has become very popular in jewelry design adding artistic elements.
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| | Silver clay, bronze clay, copper clay, learn how to make beautiful jewelry with all the metal clays, Art Clay and PMC.
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These finishing discs are perfect for your silver clay, copper clay and bronze clay. The flexible finishing discs do not require polishing compound and will polish your metal clay pieces with ease.
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Often you will find an artist or jewelry maker that has a style that just speaks to you. Maybe they have a way of giving you those step-by-step instructions that are so crystal clear you feel like you can make anything.
To help you in your search for that certain jewelry text writer, we have organized our books by author. Now not only can you find all of their books that we stock grouped together. You might even find out some interesting information about them and their craft.
So go ahead; browse and meet the authors of those wonderful jewelry books.
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|   Using classical jewelers' techniques, Debra constructs her pieces from a combination of hand fabricated sterling, hand carved acrylic, and natural gemstones whose settings functionally hold the pieces together.
Debra earned her degree in Jewelry Design and Metalsmithing at Tyler School of Art.
At Tyler she made more tableware than jewelry, even though she was in the jewelry program. Debra is a natural object maker, and tends to think of designs for objects that function. For years she only exhibited objects (tableware, Judaica, baby gifts, etc.) in her booth at shows, but was really encouraged by her customers to make jewelry.
Debra goes about designing her jewelry in much of the same way she does when designing an object: the materials help guide her design choices. "I first decide some key elements, most importantly how the materials will be attached together. When using materials that need to be cold-joined like sterling silver and acrylic, determining how the pieces will be attached together is an important decision" says Debra. She prefers to make all of her design elements such as rivets or bolts part of the aesthetic of the piece.
Also at Tyler she was encouraged to experiment with materials other than those commonly used by other jewelers. She was immediately drawn to working with acrylic because of its versatility: it is light, durable, and capable of being shaped and formed. It also gives Debra the ability to use vivid colors that she can control. Each piece of acrylic starts as a block or sheet, and is cut, carved, sanded, and dyed.
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3M ALUMINUM OXIDE
is widely used as a coarse and fine abrasive. The most common form of aluminum oxide is called corundum. Its low heat retention makes it ideal for grinding. 3M uses sharp, resin bonded aluminum oxide grain that provides a fast, continuous cut and long-life performance. The abrasive is uniformly applied for a fine, consistent finish. Use on metal or wood, wet or dry.
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| | FDJ On Time is a proud supplier of Renata Brand Swiss watch batteries. Not only do we offer individual watch batteries, but we handle watch battery kits as well as alkaline batteries.
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 Patti Bullard, Ph.D. is a jewelry maker experienced in a wide range of techniques.
Her years of experience have made her well acquainted with the needs and frustrations of other jewelry makers. Her exploration of tools led her to the surprising and little mentioned fact that most tools used by jewelers were designed for use in other fields such as electronics and aeronautics.
Her search for the "perfect" jewelry making tools led her to develop her own; Wubbers. Her passion for teaching classes and seminars in jewelry making helped her realize the having the proper tool is very important. Not only is the right tool critical in to doing a good job, but they are help drive creative success and allow you to use your time and energy productively. You will enjoy the creative process much more when the tools help you.
Patti's Wubbers are pliers with a fun name but designed with precision, versatility and durability in mind. |
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Several hundred million times a year, the world's finest jewelers and watch companies rely on Renata for uncompromising quality, so can you.
Dedicated high drain and low drain batteries are available for optimal performance.
Superior Swiss quality. Freshness dated. |
Choice of the 21st Century Watchmaker
Renata  Swiss Made Watch Batteries |
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 Saign Charlestein is a propmaker, who has worked in the film and entertainment industry since 2002. He began by working with and learning from some of the most talented artists in the film industry. Working on a variety of projects helped him discover that metalworking was the area in which he wanted to learn all facets. Saign specializes in intricate metal work, which includes armor and weapon fabrication, as well as the art of chasing and repousse. Notable projects include armor and weapons props from films such as The Chronicles of Riddick (2004), The Adventures of Johnny Tao (2005), Star Trek (2008), Ninja Assassin (2008) and G.I. Joe: The Rise of the Cobra (2008). He also has an immense skill set in carpentry, welding, machining, fabrication, model building, mold making and many other skills. |
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  Katherine Duncan Aimone earned her undergraduate degrees in painting and German language at Georgia Southern University, and her MA in art history from Florida State University. She focused on a career in curatorial work and consequently worked as a museum professional for 15 years at various institutions. In 1998, when she moved to Florida to serve as the director of the DeLand Museum of Art, she met Steven Aimone, her future husband.
Shortly thereafter, she moved back to Asheville, where she worked as an editor/writer for Lark Books. Aimone's name is on the cover of many of Lark's books, including The Fiberarts Book of Wearable Art. Throughout her career, she has written essays for artists as well as art-related articles for newspapers and magazines.
Until three years ago, Aimone pursued painting during her spare time. Three years ago she committed herself to pursuing it professionally. During 2010 she has shown in two-person shows at the Asheville Area Arts Council in Asheville, NC and at Village Studios & Gallery in Greenville, SC. She is currently involved in creating a body of work to show in galleries and museums.
Since 2001, she and Steve Aimone have owned and operated Aimone Art Services. The company provides workshops, coaching, critique, and writing for artists. The Aimones divide their time between Asheville, North Carolina, and Monhegan Island, Maine.
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Artistic Wire is the most extensive line of permanently colored copper wire for jewelry and crafts. The wire has an exclusive enamel coating that is available in a high-shine metallic finish or in a matte finish. The coating on Artistic wire is engineered to resist tarnishing, chipping and peeling. It will also stand up to coiling, spiral making, twisting, wrapping and other wire working techniques.
You can form Artistic Wire easily into jewelry components such as chain maille, beaded chain, jump rings, gemstone settings and more.
Experience with jewelry wire has enable the creation of complimentary products such as jump rings, wire wrapping findings and wire working tools. |
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These recloseable, 2-mil bags are made of 100% oxo-biodegradable plastic that will break down naturally and return to nature once its useful life is finished. This plastic will not clog landfills for decades to come and will help reduce the unhealthy buildup of methane.
You can tell you have a genuine oxo-biogradable bag by the tiny green line at the bottom of the bag. |
| Silver clay, copper clay, bronze clay and glass clay can be carved and shaped. We have a large selection of tools for designing your metal clay jewelry.
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Flat gravers are generally used for bright cutting, background removal, lettering and stylish borders.
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| Foredom jewelers kits.
Foredom flexshaft kits are ideal to start out with or to give as gifts. Our Foredom kits come with your foredom flexshaft, foredom handpiece and foot pedal plus a variety of jewelers tools for you to try.
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Beadalon wire 19 designer series is more flexible than the Beadalon 7 craft series. As with all Beadalon products the designer series is kink resistant, drapes well and needs no needles.
| | These american made burs are made from a special, heat treated steel. They usually last
up to 10 times longer than Tungsten-vanadium steel buts. These burs are cut in a unique
way to allow them to cut very fast.
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| | Pure silver round wire for wire wrapping and jewelry making. pure silver wire also called fine silver
or 999 silver. Fine silver wire is soft, tarnish resistant and will not work harden.
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Polishing jewelry is one of the most important parts of jewelry making. We stock a full line of jewelry
polishing abrasives to remove scratches and polish your jewelry to a high shine.
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3M ALUMINUM OXIDE is widely used as a coarse and fine abrasive. The most common form of aluminum oxide is called corundum. Its low heat retention makes it ideal for grinding. 3M uses sharp, resin bonded aluminum oxide grain that provides a fast, continuous cut and long-life performance. The abrasive is uniformly applied for a fine, consistent finish. Use on metal or wood, wet or dry. |
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| Sterling silver casting grain for your jewelry casting. Silver casting shot is ideal for cast that requires high
quality, clean casting grain.
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| The way you package your jewelry lets your customers know you care. From cotton filled boxes to redwood boxes we have jewelry boxes at prices that will allow you to give one to every customer. Also the boxes can be used as jewelry displays. For special occasions why not gift wrap or use one of our boxes that already have wrap and a bow.
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Several hundred million times a year, the world's finest jewelers and watch companies rely on Renata for uncompromising quality, so can you.
Dedicated high drain and low drain batteries are available for optimal performance.
Superior Swiss quality. Freshness dated. |
Choice of the 21st Century Watchmaker
Renata  Swiss Made Watch Batteries |
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Several hundred million times a year, the world's finest jewelers and watch companies rely on Renata for uncompromising quality, so can you.
Dedicated high drain and low drain batteries are available for optimal performance.
Superior Swiss quality. Freshness dated. |
Choice of the 21st Century Watchmaker
Renata Swiss Made Watch Batteries |
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| Cotton filled boxes are an inexpensive and attractive way to package items for customers. They are available in a variety of sizes to accommodate various pieces. You can even purchase assortments if you are not sure what to buy. |
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| Beadalon wire 49, professional series combines flexibility and strength. Beadalon 49 is the softest and most flexible of all beadalon stringing wire varieties and designs fashioned from beadalon 49 drape naturally without kinking. Beadalon 49 is easy to use without the aid of beading needles and is so soft and flexible that it can be knotted.
| Designed to debur, smooth, and finish the inside of ring shanks, these carbide steels burs are made for
extra long life and an exact cut every time.
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| Foredom hanging motors are a standard in the jewelry making industry. Used for engraving, diamond setting or jewelry making Foredom has a flexshaft motor.
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Chasing hammers have a large flat face used to strike steel punches and chasing tools as well as flatten small objects. The ball peen style end is ideal for riveting and making decorative textures on metal.
The flat face is slightly rounded.
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Jewelry rolls and jewelry folders are a great way to store your jewelry and can also be used as jewelry displays. These jewelry rolls make traveling with your jewelry easier and can be tucked into most all suitcases or carry on bags.
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Bausch & Lomb is an American company based in Rochester, New York. It is one of the world's leading suppliers of eye health products and magnifiers. |
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| | Beading kits for everyone, from beginner to professional. Choose a bead stringing kit that's right for you or give as a gift. |
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Belt sanders provide cutting power and ease-of-use to those large or difficult polishing jobs. The sanders can be bench mounted giving control and freedom of movement when handling your work pieces. A variety of abrasive belts are available depending on the level of cutting you need. |
| | Ring clamps are an extremely useful tool and everyone should have at least one. Using a ring clamp makes it easier to file, polish, grip and sand just about everything. Use a ring clamp to hold items together when gluing or while drilling.
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Silk cord is the traditional way of bead stringing. Pearls have historically been strung on silk, however silk tends to fray and stretch. Also you will need to restring every 3-5 years as silk tends to break down. Silk is favored for it's natural drape The bead cards contain approximately 6 feet and have a stainless steel needle attached.
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| Knife gravers are used for line engraving and deep cuts.
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Our "Green" Buffs allow you to help the environment by using recycled materials made into darn good buffs.
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As founder and principal buyer of the Beadworks Group, Nancy traveled the world in search of the most beautiful components for jewelry design. She is equally at home with gemstone merchants in Jaipur, silver makers in Bali, glass artists in Bohemia and pearl producers in China. Her knowledge of beads and findings is unrivalled, spanning all categories of material and all stages of production from the creation of a single bead to its final role in a finished piece of jewelry.
Starting as a silver and goldsmith, Nancy turned to designing with beads because of the vastly greater possibilities for creative expression. Having seen the world of jewelry design open for herself, she then went on to introduce other people to the creative pleasures and the economies of making their own jewelry. By creating Beadworks’ original classes and teaching her skills to other instructors, she generated a network of instruction which has added to the ever-growing number of enthusiasts able to design and create jewelry.
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Cold connections or riveting for jewelry are very popular.These small nuts and bolts will add another way
to connect your jewelry, great for any design, they will add another dimension to your jewelry.
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3M Radial Bristle Discs have a flexible design that allows you to clean, polish or texture. Use them on flat surfaces or in tight crevices and filagree. There is on need to use messy polishing compounds and You can use multiple discs at one time to polish your jewelry.
| Silver findings for your Art clay, PMC clay and silver metal clays. Made of pure silver just embed them in your silver clay. |
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Artistic Wire is the most extensive line of permanently colored copper wire for jewelry and crafts. The wire has an exclusive
enamel coating that is available in a high-shine metallic finish or in a matte finish. The coating on Artistic wire is engineered to resist
tarnishing, chipping and peeling. It will also stand up to coiling, spiral making, twisting, wrapping and other wire working
techniques.
You can form Artistic Wire easily into jewelry components such as chain maille, beaded chain, jump rings, gemstone settings and
more. Use our wide range of tools including round nose pliers, chain nose pliers, hammers and anvils, jump ring makers, spiral
makers, wire twisting tools, wire crinklers, wire rounders and more.
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William Fretz got his start in jewelry making while in high school in Pennsylvania. His essay "Creativity" was read at the graduation ceremonies. He graduated with High Honors, and received a BFA from The Rochester Institute of Technology's School for American Craftsmen in 1969. Since then, he has shown his work in galleries and juried shows in the United States and Mexico. He taught silversmithing at the Cleveland Institute of Art, and jewelry at The Portland School of Art.
It was during this time that his regrinding of hammers and stakes would
later lead to tool design.
Bill opened his first workshop in 1970 in
St. Peters, Pennsylvania with his wife Marian. In 1974 they moved
to Keenebunkport, Maine. This was the same year that they both
were in the World Silver Show in Mexico City. Over the years he has won numerous awards and commissions, including a commission from Paul Newman to make a presentation sculpture for the Hole in the Wall Camp. In 2000, Mr. Fretz, working with Jordan Fretz,
won first place in the Maine Jewelers Association's Annual Design
Contest for a 22K mesh bracelet.
 In 2001, he began making models for a
line of jewelers' tools. These tools are now being distributed by major
catalog companies. In July, 2004, Mr. Fretz won a Maine Technology Institute Grant to design new stakes and a hammer to go with these new tools.
Today his line of hammers is manufactured is his son, Jordan's,
workshop in Vietnam. Bill and his wife continue their design work
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Several hundred million times a year, the world's finest jewelers and watch companies rely on Renata for uncompromising quality, so can you.
Dedicated high drain and low drain batteries are available for optimal performance.
Superior Swiss quality. Freshness dated. |
Choice of the 21st Century Watchmaker
Renata Swiss Made Watch Batteries |
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Sherri Haab is a best selling craft author with over 23 published books to her credit, with several selling over a million copies each. Award winning titles such as: The Incredible Clay Book (Klutz), The Art of Metal Clay, Metal Clay and Mixed Media Jewelry, The Art of Resin Jewelry, Beaded Macramé Jewelry and Designer Style Jewelry (Watson Guptill). Publishing honoraries include Craftrends 2006 & 2007 Best General Craft Book Award, Publisher's Weekly Cuffie Award, and Oppenheim's Toy Portfolio Gold Award. She has recently released how-to DVDs on Metal Clay and Resin Jewelry (CCP videos). Television appearances include: The Carol Duvall Show (HGTV), Jewelry Making (DIY), Good Things Utah (ABC) and Beads, Baubles and Jewels (PBS).
 Haab is a certified metal clay instructor, leading numerous craft and jewelry making workshops internationally. Sherri has been a pioneer in the American Metal Clay revolution since 1996 when it was first introduced in the US. She is known for tracking trends in the craft industry and then educating consumers about how to use new products and techniques. Her own product, "ITS", is one example of a new craft innovation. This product allows printed images to be applied to polymer, tile and metal clay. She now resides in Springville, Utah with her husband and three children.
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Heatless mizzy wheels have many uses including texturing, grinding and cleaning of metal or plastic. the mizzy wheels keep the grinding process cool making the suitable for plastics. When used for texturing they produce a matte finish.
The mizzy heatless wheels can be trued with a file.
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Brightboy Abrasives
are for cleaning, polishing and finishing. The wheels are made from natural rubber with graded pumice grain evenly distributed to assure uniform results.
Light action produces a smooth finish on soft metals.
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Kink Free Titanium Beadalon Stringing Wire is ideal for use on jewelry designs subject to lots of twisting, looping and extreme movement.
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Silver clay, copper clay, bronze clay and glass clay finishing tools. Polish, smooth, antique your metal art clay designs with our large selection of metal clay finishing tools.
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| | Preprinted plastic signs that are great for getting your customer's attention
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| Copper stampings and copper shapes are a great way to add interest to your jewelry designs. Mix your copper shapes with silver wire for interest and to lower the cost. Use our texturizing hammers to give interest to the copper shapes or antique them with liver of sulfur. |
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Bead Buddy products are the results of intensive research, focus groups and the input of beaders, crafters and artists. They are dedicated to providing unique and functional products for beaders worldwide. |
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The design of the side cutting shear gives the user two distinct advantages over the normal side cutter. When cutting, the jaws of the regular side cutter meet to "pinch" the wire. The jaws of the shears, however, do not meet. They slide past each other much like scissors. This gives a much cleaner and more flush cut. Also, because the jaws do not meet, they are not "banging" against each other when cutting and wearing each other out.
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| | Silk cord is the traditional way of bead stringing. Pearls have historically been strung on silk, there is nothing
as soft or smooth as silk, however silk tends to fray and stretch. Also you will need to restring every 3-5 years
as silk tends to break down.
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| | Bending pliers, step pliers, ring bending pliers and more. If you need to bend or form metal we have
the plier that will do the job.
If you don't find what you want here try Wrap n Tap.
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| | If you need Beadalon wire, Soft Flex thread, Fireline or bead stringing supplies look no further. We stock a full line of Beadalon wire, Soft flex wire, Fireline & more. We have a large selection of bead stringing tools & beading supplies plus books for beading.
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| Jewelry tray cases are a perfect way to carry your samples and jewelry displays. The carry case hold standard jewelry trays and your choice of jewelry tray inserts. The jewelry sample cases have jewelry displays included.
| We carry a large selection of jewelry carrying cases, tray cases, jewelry rolls and salesman sample cases. We also carry a wide variety of trays for the carry cases.
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| Please click on the style watch back to see the openers available.
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| | These Tungsten-Vanadium steel burs have a 3/32" shank and are approximately 1 3/4" long.
Grobet USA burs are made in Switzerland with quality workmanship. The burs are ground on modern
equipment and are held to close manufacturing specifications. Sold in packs of 6 and designed
to be used with a flexshaft machine or micro motor.
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| Jewelers benches,table top benches, jewelry bench toppers for the professional or hobbyist. affordably priced,
in stock. Also jewelry tool and beading tool organizers.
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| Foredom foot controls for your Foredom hanging motors. Foredom speed controls come in many styles, either variable speed, on off switch or dial table top. FDJ has the Foredom speed control for your Foredom flexshaft motor.
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Fretz Silversmith’s Hammers are unlike any hammers you have ever seen or
held before. Only when a Fretz hammer is in your hand, can you fully appreciate or even believe the
exquisiteness. With a Fretz hammer, form not only meets function, it meets beauty as well. |
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FDJ carries a large selection of jewelry polishing compounds and jewelers rouge. Polish silver, polish gold
and more. Remove scratches from your jewelry and polish to a high shine.
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3M Radial Bristle Discs are a unique design in polishing and cleaning that is superior to sand paper, flap wheels, and other types of abrasive wheels. These Cubitron and aluminum oxide impregnated discs feature flexible bristles that can be used for cleaning, pre-polishing, blending, and texturing. They can be used on precious and semi-precious metals. The discs are flexible and thin enough to get into crevices and small places. To cover larger areas, stack several discs together. There is also no clean up from messy polishing compounds.
The 3M Radial Bristle Discs are also color coded according to grit so that you can more easily find and use the best disc for the job. Made in the USA. |
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Beadalon stringing wire is soft, flexible and strong making it perfect for all your beading needs. Beadalon wire comes in 7 strand, 19 strand and 49 strand. Beadalon products include much more than beading wire. You can discover memory wire, beading cords, bead bumpers, findings, tools and more. |
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| | Ring clamps are a very useful tool and everyone should have at least one. Hold not only rings but other items to be drilled, filed, polished or glued.
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Onglette or point gravers are generally used for line engraving, inlay work, borders and stone setting. Onglette gravers are favored by stone setters.
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Brass for jewelry making. Brass can be polished easily and has a soft yellow color. Use brass
to make jewelry or for practice. Mix brass with sterling silver wire or copper wire.
| Tungsten carbide cutters feature jaw inserts composed of durable heat-treated compounds. Though these cutters are almost always semi-flush, they are quite capable of not only cutting hard-wire, but outlasting the average side cutter.
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| Legal for the Trade scales are designed to meet requirements set forth by some states when used for buying and selling. We suggest you check with your state or local authorities to verify the type of scale you will need for business.
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| Metal clay kilns and torches plus supplies for firing your silver clay, copper clay, bronze clay and glass clay.
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| | Ideal for stitching and detailed beadwork, Beadalon DandyLine is a braided thread that provides maximum strength and flexibility for any bead stringing and bead weaving project. Beadalon Dandy line is made specifically for beading using an advanced synthetic material, called Spectra®, that provides extreme softness, flexibility, is waterproof and has near zero stretch, and is a great choice for seed beads.
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| | The E3 Etch system includes a controller for electrical etching. Designs are simply applied to metal with a resist and then the copper, brass, bronze, or silver is etched using the controller in conjunction with an electrolyte solution. The solutions used with our system are less harmful than traditional etching chemicals, which are hazardous to ship and dispose of. Our recommended solutions can be used over and over, as the metal ions do not saturate the original solution. The copper or silver you etch away is simply plated to the bottom of a stainless steel pan and can be reclaimed and recycled. The controller is programmed to constantly read and adjust the power to etch evenly and consistently without user intervention.
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 Lauren Andersen, also known as The Chain Maille Lady, loves chain maille and has been weaving those teeny tiny jump rings for more than four years.
Her passion is working with sterling silver, however knowing that not everyone can afford sterling silver, she has also created chainmaille using other mediums. Everyone should own at least one piece of chain maille.
Her work has been published in several issues of Step By Step magazine. She is also a designer for Beadalon.
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Cratex rubberized abrasives work for light deburring, smoothing and polishing. Cratex abrasives can be shaped with files or abrasive stone. These abrasives do not harden or soften during use or storage.
The cratex abrasive wheels and points come in 4 grit textures: Coarse (green), Medium (dark brown), Fine (reddish brown) and Extra fine (grey green).
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Lenart Kazmer has been an artist, silversmith, jewelry designer and
teacher for over 20 years . She
has become know for her mastery of "cold connections." She has
developed dozens of creative methods of cold joining using rivets,
staples, fibers, resins and other materials, turning the everyday object
into works of fine art.
More than a decade ago, Susan began using resins in her mixed-media jewelry. In her search for a
safer alternative to the harsh chemicals found in commercial resins, she developed
ICE Resin, a
crystal clear jeweler's grade resin that is environmentally safe, self-leveling, self-doming and self-healing.
Susan is an explorer, inventor and pioneer of jewelry making with found
objects. Her insight and creative philosophy has inspired
mixed-media artists and jewelers.
Susan has won many awards. Her work has been included in museum
exhibits in the Smithsonian, the Art Institute in New York, the
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This wax-based medium can be used to add non-fading color or a "gilded" finish to materials such as metal castings, filigree, brass stampings, ceramics, wood, etched glass, polymer clay, resin and more.
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 Internationally acclaimed artist, educator, author and publisher Victoria Lansford creates one-of-a-kind wearable pieces of art and art objects that evoke the mystery and splendor of ancient masters, yet are infused with her own provocative vision. She has pushed the boundaries of design and execution in many old world techniques, including high relief Eastern repoussé, Russian filigree, chain making, and granulation in over 20 years of comprehensive exploration of metal as art.
Victoria's award winning work has appeared in juried and curated shows, including most recently Metal Inclinations 2, presented by the Society for Midwest Metalsmiths, National Art Encounter, The von Liebig Art Center, Naples, FL, and eXtreme Tea, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft. Her artwork has also been featured in many books and magazines, including Metalsmith magazine’s 2007 Exhibition in Print, Chasing & Repoussé by Nancy Megan Corwin, The Jeweler’s Studio Handbook, by Brandon Holschuh, multiple issues of Lapidary Journal: Jewelry Artist magazine, Art Jewelry magazine, and on Home & Garden Television’s 2007 season of That’s Clever.
A long time educator in the arts, she is committed to sustaining ancient techniques by passing on this ancient knowledge to other artists. She served as head of the Jewelry and Metalsmithing Department at the Spruill Center for the Arts in Atlanta from 1997 to 2004, creating its comprehensive program, and was an adjunct professor at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Victoria continues to teach and mentor students throughout the world.
Victoria’s internationally collected artwork is available in art galleries around the United States and through this website. She creates and lives in Atlanta, Georgia.
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3M CUBITRON is 3M's patented purple ceramic aluminum oxide abrasive that sharpens itself during use. After initial grinding, the abrasive grains fracture along micro fissures to create new cutting surfaces. This process continues throughout the grinding. The result is an abrasive that lasts 2-4 times longer than traditional aluminum oxides (depending on the grit). You will have faster removal of material with less heat and "loading" (debris build up on the abrasive itself). When you want the "best" coated abrasive for grinding and sanding metal, wood, plastic and other materials, just look for purple; 3M Cubitron purple!
| |   A die-hard rockhound, lapidary, and wire jewelry designer, instructor and author, Dale Armstrong credits her mom for spurring the main interest that led to Dale’s chosen career. Her mother was an avid rockhound and many, weekend family adventures involved traipsing through the White Mountains of New Hampshire in search of abandoned pegmatite mines. This is where Dale’s fascination with, and education of rocks and minerals began, some 40 years ago.
Dale/Cougar, has a diverse art background, training in two-dimensional art with Carl Haskins of Vermont, and William Keyworth of New Hampshire. She also spent several years receiving personalized instruction with Karl Drerupe, renowned cloisonné and repossé artist. Dale attended the University of South Florida where she studied fine arts and geology. She worked as a technical, advertising artist for several years, ‘before the age of computers’.
Under her studio name of Cougar’s Creations, Dale displays her works at juried art shows, where she has taken many awards. As a featured artist, Dale has been interviewed on live television and has works for sale in museums and galleries. Dale “Cougar” Armstrong is a regular contributor to Step-by-Step Wire Jewelry magazine and has been published in The Wire Artist Jeweler, Bead Unique and Art Jewelry magazines. She is a frequent instructor at Lapidary Journals’ BeadFest events, and has made a series of instructional DVDs, produced by Jewelry Television. As an instructor, she conducts workshops in her personal studio and by request, travels to teach classes at beadshops and other events nationwide.
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| | GLASCLAY is just that: glass in a cold form, that can be worked in a manner similar to "clay". It's a great new product, affordable and easy to use. You can make 3 dimensional objects, hollow and free standing, set stones, hand-fabricate intricately decorated beads.... discover new applications!
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| | Brass wire for jewelry making. Brass wire can be polished easily and has a soft yellow color. Use brass
wire to make jewelry or for practice. Mix brass wire with sterling silver wire or copper wire.
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| Oval gravers are generally used for shading of curved surfaces, deep cutting and stone setting.
| Copper wire in many gauges. Use copper wire for wire wrapping or jewelry making.
Mix your copper wire with silver wire for unique designs and add our copper shapes for accents.
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| Beadalon elasticity is soft, elastic bead cord that stretches like a rubberband. Beadalon elasticity has a smooth, clean finish that slides through hair without grabbing. Use Beadalon elasticity for bracelets, watches and more.
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Cool wheels have many uses including texturing, grinding and cleaning of metal or plastic. The Cool wheels keep the grinding process cool making the suitable for plastics. When used for texturing they produce a matte finish.
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Solder blocks are called by many names including solder pads, fire bricks and solder boards to name a few. The soldering boards are used to solder on, protect your jewelers bench, to set hot items on such as casting flasks.
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| | FDJ has a large selection of copper sheet, copper wire for jewelry making, wire wrapping. Available
is many gauges, copper gives new dimension to jewelry making. Mix copper, silver and brass.
Texturize your copper for a unique look.
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Cratex abrasives are made of premium-quality silicon carbide that has been washed, dried and treated to remove impurities. The Cratex abrasive is bonded to oil-resistant chemical rubber that creates a unique cushioned action. Unlike grinding wheels, Cratex wheels and points cut freely, smoothly and softly without gouging or digging into the work surface. Cratex resists clogging and smearing and is ideal for a broad rage of metallic and non-metallic surfaces
Cratex is available in four standard grits which differ according to mesh size of abrasive grain used; COURSE (Green), MEDIUM (Dark Brown), FINE (Reddish Brown), EXTRA FINE (Grey Green). |
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| | Ionic cleaners, Speed Brite cleaners will clean your jewelry but will not harm you stones such as pearls, opals,emeralds,turquoise and other soft stones. The ionic cleaner does not use ammonia or acids and does not require heat.
The ionic cleaners work on gold, silver and costume jewelry.
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| Foredom flexshafts,Foredom handpieces are a standard in the jewelry industry. Foredom makes a flexshaft motor, handpiece, flexshaft kit and motor foot controls for every jewelry repair or jewelry making project.
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| Jewelry soldering kits from a simple soldering kit with butane to the professional soldering kit. Each soldering kit gives you what you need to start soldering.
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| | Round gravers are generally used for bead raising, block lettering, line engraving and uneven surfaces.
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| | Brass sheet for jewelry making. Brass sheet can be polished easily and has a soft yellow color. Use brass sheet to make jewelry or for practice. Mix brass sheet with sterling silver wire or copper wire.
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| Kemper has hand-crafted tools for the Arts for more than 50 years. Kemper is a progressive company that stands for quality tools and superior service. Use to carve your Art clay, Metal clay, polymer clay and more.
| This unique stringing material is made up of several individual stretchy strands bonded together for superior elastic properties. The multiple-strand construction of Elonga gives a soft, silky drape and is ideal for lightweight beads. Use Big Eye or Collapsible Eye Beading Needles with Elonga.
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In addition to a baccalaureate in art history, Dominique Audette holds a certificate in jewelry design from the Gemological Institute of America. Since 1987 she has taught at the School of Jewelry of Qu&eaqute;bec City attached to the College of Limoilou and the Jewelry Department of Maurice-Barbeau Vocational Training Center. She has taught widely, particularly on the subject of jewelry design, sculpture, metal techniques and the history of jewelry.
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Adolfo Mattiello is a jeweler, model maker, author and teacher.
His professional jewelry experience began in Europe and South America where he was educated. He came to New York City to study at the School of Visual Arts, Art Student League, The Fashion Institute of Technology, and The Mechanic's Institute. Adolfo's technical background includes industrial design as well as jewelry design.
For over 20 years he worked as a model maker and jeweler for various jewelry manufacturers in New York. His wealth of experience led him to create tools for jewelry modeling and discover new techniques in wax modeling.
Mr. Mattiello has taught model making classes at the Revere Academy of Jewelry Arts in San Francisco and at Highline College in Des Moines, Washington.
He has authored Wax Modeling for Jewelry and Sculpture, a technical manual for the wax extruding and weaving process, Techniques of Jewelry Illustration and Color Rendering, an assortment of jewelry rendering methods based on his practice, and How to Create Settings, a specialized publication for model makers.
Count yourself luck if you have ever had the privilege to attend one of Mr. Mattiello's demonstrations. The ease with which he could manipulate his Matt Wax Tools and create a wax model while having a "chat" about his tools would convince you that you could make anything. With is extraordinary tools, you probably could. |
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 With over 25 years experience working in Metal, Engraving and the Art of Tool Making, three metalsmiths created NC BLACK Company in response to the special needs of miniature smithing, raising, and shell forming by making their own micro-tools to complete intricate commissioned works.
Today, NC BLACK is creating a range of micro-tools for the profession, made by craftsmen for craftsmen. Based in the USA, all products are hand fabricated in North Carolina.
NC BLACK Company's specialty products provide the means to form and finish your pieces with reliable instruments for the job. Using high grade tool steel, the company uses traditional engineering, cutting and shaping methods to create fine micro-tools for the trade, including handmade and finished wooden handles for comfort and long life. |
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Kate Wolf has been carving wax and
making jewelry for more than 32 years. She has been teaching
classes and seminars throughout North America for more than 21 years,
She has taught at the Maine College of Art and written technical
articles for the MJSA Journal. (Manufacturing Jewelers & Suppliers of America).
She is a former master modelmaker and Director of Production for the
Jewelry Division of the Franklin Mint. She holds a BFA in Metalsmithing and Jewelry from Tyler School of Art.
In addition to designing her own line of silver and gold jewelry, Kate
has made master models for manufacturers and marketers such as Monet,
Lenox, L.L. Bean, Disney and QVC.
 Her company Wolf Tools features innovative, high quality products including Wolf Precision
Wax Carvers, the Wolf Belt Sander, Looping Pliers, Wax Cylinder Burs and
Wolf Milling Wax made by the Kindt Collins Company (of Ferris Wax Fame).
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3M's FLEX DIAMOND
offers the cutting power of diamond and the strength of a metal bond. They have great durability and long life. Ideal for grinding stone ceramic, composites, glass marble fiberglass and hard to grind metals. Removes material quickly and leaves a uniform finish cutting sanding time in half. For longer life, use water or a bur lubricant as a coolant. 3M Flex Diamond Abrasives are excellent for inside ring clean up, shaping and carving stones. They can be used on metals or stones.
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ITS™ is a transfer medium that allows you to transfer images onto metal, sea glass, wood, unglazed tile, and other non-porous surfaces. This product produces soft transparent images allowing the metal (or other surface) to shine through what used to be the unprinted, or "white," area of the copied image. The result gives you an ethereal vintage look to your finished piece.
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Sockmonkey loves to wander our warehouse and get into trouble. Sometimes though, he finds really great stuff to play with and can't wait to tell everyone about it.
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| Fireline bead thread is a pre waxed braided bead string made from polyethylene. Fireline is one of the strongest threads available for bead stringing. Fireline is stretch resistant and knots easily and is great for weaving sharp edged beads. Use with bead stringing needles .
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Blitz Inc. originally developed its cleaning cloth in 1912. Since then, it has expanded its product line to encompass every jewelry cleaning need. All of its liquid jewelry cleaners and cloths are made in America.
The Blitz cleaning line features bold, modern packing for its wide variety of professional grade cleaning products. |
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3M CUBITRON is 3M's patented purple ceramic aluminum oxide abrasive that sharpens itself during use. After initial grinding, the abrasive grains fracture along micro fissures to create new cutting surfaces. This process continues throughout the grinding. The result is an abrasive that lasts 2-4 times longer than traditional aluminum oxides (depending on the grit). You will have faster removal of material with less heat and "loading" (debris build up on the abrasive itself). When you want the "best" coated abrasive for grinding and sanding metal, wood, plastic and other materials, just look for purple; 3M Cubitron purple! |
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| | We offer a wide array of jewelry burs for every job. If you can't decide on one, we offer several ranges
of kits from the small 10pc bur kits to the master bur set which offers a variety of 97 different burs.
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Peddinghaus (or Peddiman) hammers
easily rise above the many other brands available to today's jewelers
and metalsmith. Peddinghaus hammers feature distinct advantages
including German quality, variety of shapes as well as large head
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Beadsmith craft wires is great for projects, designs, household decorations and as a practice wire either for trying
out new techniques or when planning an intricate design. Tarnish resistant craft wire will age over time and may
need a slight wipe over when exposed areas are unraveled from the spool. It is very affordable though and is of a
higher standard than that of the cheaper Taiwan made wires.
It is also excellent for making jewelry or wire wrapping.
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| | If you're just starting with metal clay this kit gives you the basic tools to get started with your Art clay silver, copper clay, bronze clay or glass clay. Just add a torch or kiln.
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Edenta Swiss Diamond Polishers or "Ceragloss" polishers are a superior, diamond impregnated, rubberized abrasive. They provide an excellent finish on platinum and titanium. The wheels are points are mounted on 3/32" shanks for use with your flexshaft machine.
Polish in a 3-Step process beginning with green (Coarse), then blue (Medium) and finishing with yellow (Fine). |
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| Easy to use bottles, small size, low-cost, that make it easy for anyone to learn how to use this product easily. Swellegant is safe to use in your home workshop using common sense care and caution. Swellegant Metal Coatings are low VOC and virtually no odor, low toxicity. Swellegant Patinas are traditional in nature; they are acidic so you will use disposable gloves when you work with it. Swellegant Dye Oxides bond with whatever you put it on metal, polymer clay, foam, ceramic, paper and more. |
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Templates for Art clay, metal clay or polymer also calipers, scales and sizers for your jewelry projects.
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Burn out ovens, kilns a great selection for your jewelry making. Jewelry casting supplies, metal clay supplies. Great for firing metal clay or burning out wax.
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3M's FLEX DIAMOND offers the cutting power of diamond and the strength of a metal bond. They have great durability and long life. Ideal for grinding stone ceramic, composites, glass marble fiberglass and hard to grind metals. Removes material quickly and leaves a uniform finish cutting sanding time in half. For longer life, use water or a bur lubricant as a coolant. 3M Flex Diamond Abrasives are excellent for inside ring clean up, shaping and carving stones. They can be used on metals or stones. |
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Memory wire is tempered stainless steel wire that is corrosion and tarnish resistant.
Like a spring, it snaps back to it's original form when expanded then released. Memory wire end caps add the finishing touch to your memory wire designs.
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EVE Silicone Abrasive Polishers is a German line of polishing wheels and abrasive used worldwide. These long lasting abrasives can be used with both precious (gold and silver) and semi-precious (brass and copper) metals. For best results, use a light touch; let the abrasive do the work. Available in 4 color-coded grits.
WHITE (Coarse - 100 grit) is aggressive, rapidly removing scratches and preparing the surface for polishing. The abrasive give the wheels a noticeable sparkle.
BLACK (Medium - 220 grit) is less aggressive than white but made of a more durable rubber.
BLUE (Fine - 800 grit) polishes to a high luster. Blue abrasives provide no cutting action.
PINK (Extra Fine - 1200 grit) is for a final polish. It brings your metal to a very high luster. |
| Fine silver, pure silver or 999 silver wire bends easily, is soft and malleable and does not become
work hardened. Pure silver does not tarnish making it ideal for intricate wire work such as wire crochet projects. Metal clays, PMC and ACS, are fine silver, so fine silver wire works well when embedded in the clay for loops and bails. Fine silver can be used with glass in lampworking (bead making) to add interest to the bead by making interesting chemical reations with the glass. Use fine silver for metal fusing, as it has a lower melting point, and does not firescale.
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| | Rawhide mallets are used in metal working when the metal cannot be marred. The heads of the raw hide mallets are made of the finest quality rawhide embedded in shellac and held in place with screws, not nails or staples. The handles are hickory. Rawhide mallets are great for rounding ring shanks on steel mandrels. Made in USA.
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| Create a different look with jewelry designs using hollow Rubber Tubing. Use as a stringing cord to hang a pendant, a charm, or a special bead.
Rubber Tubing can be used to cover or any other stringing material to create a thick, strong base for jewelry designs.
| Design tools for metal clay and embossing. Make circles, patterns, circles and more to enhance your Art clay designs. Great for silver clay, copper clay, bronze clay and glass clay.
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Melinda Barta received her BFA in fiber arts from Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado.
Melinda teaches workshops at schools across the country, including Penland School of Crafts and John C. Campbell Folk School and has assisted fiber artist Renie Breskin Adams at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts and Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts.
She has made appearances on PBS, Style Network, and DIY, including the shows Scrapbooking, Uncommon Threads, and Melinda’s favorite, Craft Corner Death Match.
Melinda is a true lover of all crafts and is known to have sewing, embroidery, knitting, bead weaving, stringing, collage, scrapbooking, home improvement, and gardening projects in the works all at the same time. When she’s not creating something with her hands, Melinda loves to spend her summers hiking and camping in the mountains with her husband and their dog. In the winter, she skis every chance she gets.
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3M's MICROFINISH
is premium, micron-graded aluminum oxide grain that are electrostatically oriented for great cutting efficiency and resin bonded for increased durability. The backing on the sanding drums, sanding discs and sanding strips is a high strength polyester film. These abrasives are fast cutting and provide precise, consistent, close finishes.
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Cold connections for jewelry are rivets,nuts,bolts,washers or wire. Connecting jewelry without soldering is one of the most popular arts today. Mixed metal jewelry is very fashionable and riveting or cold connections allow you to join many different metals in one design.
Also available are a selection of books that will teach you about cold connections and help spark your imagination.
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Sharon Bateman is a multi media artist, best known for her many magazine articles, appearances on DIY's Jewelry Making show, and beading book titles that include Contemporary Loom Beading (Lark Books 2009) , Findings and Finishings (Interweave Press, 2003), and her self-published titles Morning Rose Rosette (Sharon Bateman 2001), Peepers and Creepers (Sharon Bateman 2000), and Over the Edge (Sharon Bateman 2005). She invented and manufactures the Sharondipity Tube Looms, Plexiglas looms designed for specific projects.
Her other interests, besides her Jack Pack and grand children, are painting, wood carving and felting.
| German Style Plated Wire is excellent quality shaping wire. This copper and brass wire has an anti-tarnish coating and has the perfect temper and finish for most jewelry wire wrapping uses.
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| | Art clay silver, Bronzclay & Copprclay work just like clay and can be molded into many shapes. The Art clay has fine particles of the metal mixed with non toxic binders. When kiln or torch fired the binder in Art clay burns off and the pure metal is left behind.
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Handy graver blanks from GRS allow you to customize and create the tool you need for those unique jobs.
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Soft Flex Wire is constructed of either 21 or 49 micro spun, marine quality, stainless steel wires woven together and then nylon coated. Made in the USA, Soft Flex Wire is hypoallergenic and can be worn in and out of salt or fresh water. It is one the most flexible and knottable stainless steel wires available.
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| Nickel silver sheet, also know as German silver is an alloy of nickel, copper and zinc but is more durable
than silver. Nickel silver works well and polishes to a bright silver like finish. Use nickel silver in jewelry
making or to practice jewelry projects. Nickel silver contains no silver.
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| Metal clay shapers and formers. Use on silver clay, copper clay, bronze clay and glass clay.
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Used for finishing work. These aluminum oxide stones are mounted on 3/32" shanks to fit standard flexshaft handpieces. They are great for quick and accurate grinding on soft materials like gold and silver. Works on glass, porcelain and some soft stones as well.
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Edenta GemPol Polishers are the ultimate polisher for finishing platinum. These Swiss made abrasives are comprised of color-coded grits for a for a 3-Step protocol with your flexshaft machine.
WHITE (Step 1) is for initial smoothing. Use these at a maximum speed of 20,000rpm.
PINK (Step 2) provides a final shine. Use these at a maximum speed of 10,000rpm.
GREY (Step 3) leaves a high luster. Maximum operating speed is 5,000rpm. |
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Edenta Goldino Polishers are fantastic polishers for finishing precious metals such as gold and silver. These Swiss made abrasives are comprised of color-coded grits for a for a 3-Step protocol with your flexshaft machine.
GREEN (Step 1) is for initial smoothing. Use these at a maximum speed of 20,000rpm.
YELLOW (Step 2) provides an excellent pre-polish. Use these at a maximum speed of 10,000rpm.
PINK (Step 3) leaves a high gloss final polish. Maximum operating speed is 10,000rpm. |
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Number stamps and letter stamps for metal clay. Make unique designs with sayings.
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and feels like thread. Soft Touch is supple enough that it can be knotted easily. Available in four Diameter:
.010 very fine, .014 fine, .019 medium and .024 medium.
Soft touch has the grace of silk and the strength of steel.
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Add patterns to your metal clay jewelry with these easy to use rollers and molds. Add interest to silver clay, copper clay, bronze clay and glass clay.
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Katie began her teaching career in 2003 as a middle-school science teacher. She has always been fascinated with sciences and experimentation, initially approaching silver clay with a logical "How is this possible?" attitude before falling in love with its versatility and creative possibilities. Katie came to work full-time with Art Clay World USA headquarters in mid-2007, after earning her Art Clay Senior Instructor status from Art Clay Senior Instructor and long-time mentor Judi Hendricks. Katie was initially certified by Jackie Truty, an Art Clay Master Instructor and president of Art Clay World USA.
In addition to directing the Art Clay Society, maintaining its website, and publishing its newsletters, Katie is also the marketing and advertising director and the wholesale accounts manager with Art Clay World USA. In her "spare time," Katie hopes to converse more often with her muses and create pieces from her heart and spirit.
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C. Jeanenne Bell, G.G., has more than 40 years' experience in all phases of the antique jewelry business. She is an avid collector and an active wholesaler and retailer, as well as an author of numerous books and magazine articles about jewelry.
Ms. Bell's early training in interior design and architectural history made her acutely aware of the part jewelry has played in reflecting architectural and period styles throughout history. She has traveled extensively throughout the United States, Great Britain, Europe, and Asia, collecting and researching the history of jewelry and evaluating its geographical trends.
Ms. Bell earned her graduate gemologist designate from the Gemological Society of America. In 1984, she wrote one of the first appraisal study guides in the country about antique jewelry; it was written for Indiana University and the International Society of Appraisers. She has been a guest lecturer for organizations throughout the country and is president and founder of Jewelry Box Antiques, Inc., and A.D. Publishing.
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| These videos make learning metal clay easy. Silver clay, copper clay, bronze clay, PMC and Artclay videos from basics to advanced.
| Metal embossing or repousse has been around for centuries. Metal embossing uses a variety of easy
to use tools to push flat metal sheeting from the back, creating a raised design and interesting texture. Create unique pendants, picture frames, bookmarks and more.
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3M's MICROFINISH is premium, micron-graded aluminum oxide grain that are electrostatically oriented for great cutting efficiency and resin bonded for increased durability. The backing on the sanding drums, sanding discs and sanding strips is a high strength polyester film. These abrasives are fast cutting and provide precise, consistent, close finishes.
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| | Sterling silver wire and sterling silver sheet for jewelry making and wire wrapping. Many gauges of silver
wire or sheet for your hand crafted designs. Use our silver twisted wire for accents or twist sterling silver
square wire to make your own design.
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| Ruby Stone Abrasives
are used for finishing work. These aluminum oxide stones are mounted on 3/32" shanks to fit standard flexshaft handpieces. They are great for quick and accurate grinding on soft materials like gold and silver. Works on glass, porcelain and some soft stones as well. |
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Beadalon Supplemax is an extra soft nylon bead stringing thread. Supplemax is a clear nylon
beading cord ideal for creating illusion or floating necklace designs.
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Gift wrapping paper adds the finishing touch for your customers. Our paper is sized just right for smaller boxes.
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These Edenta Swiss rubberized abrasives are a 2-Step system for polishing stainless steel and other hard metals such as titanium and platinum.
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Ann Benson has been a designer of needlecrafts and beadwork for over twenty years. Her expertise in the field of needlepoint has brought her work for major corporations.
She began beading as a child making wire bracelets, rings and occasionally key rings. Over the years her craftwork included needlepoint, counted cross stitch and other needlearts.
Ann loves outdoor activities including gardening but especially water sports. A lifelone resident of New England, she makes her home in Amherst, Massachusetts.
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Lisa Bluhm has been creative all her life. As a young girl she would create her own paper dolls and works of art to adorn her parents home. As a teenager she created her own prom dress from vintage fabrics and worked in the crafting industry. As a wife and mother she has used her creativeness to enhance her family's life. Once her children were older she started working in the scrapbook industry as a teacher and product demonstrator. In 2001 she re-discovered soldering as a new way to express her creativity. Drawing on he experience with soldering as a teenager working at a jewelry store she began experimenting with soldering techniques. Realizing the products she needed were expensive, elusive and downright hazardous she sought out to develop a simpler, safer and affordable way to solder. She created the Simply Solder Art Kit and launched her company Simply Swank L.L.C. Lisa also travels and teaches her classes at stores and conventions. Lisa's book was written for the first time solder artist to demystify the soldering process and inspire creativity.
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| Inside ring shells
are used for smoothing and polishing the insides of rings. Emery ring shells can be mounted on the tapered spindle of your
buffing machine with a wood mandrel. The inside ring shells come in 4 grits; 4/0 grit(800 mesh), 2/0 grit(500 mesh),
1 grit(280 mesh) and 3 grit(180 mesh) or try our assortment package of ring shells.
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| | Griffin beading cord is strong, supple and smooth. Perfect for all of your knotting designs. Griffin bead cord comes in nylon or silk and in many sizes and colors. Remember that the size of the bead's hole must be larger than the diameter of the cord. The most popular sizes are #0, #1 and #2 for use with pearls and #4 and #6 with other beads.
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| Stainless steel, nylon coated wire with seven strands for superior strength. Super tough cord that will not be cut by rough edges.
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3M's TRIZACT CF
is macro-replicated aluminum oxide grain that has been embedded in uniform “bricks” on a firm backing. The abrasive mineral is always present at the working surface which results in a consistent, predictable finish from beginning to end. The layers of material in the bricks produce long-life. There is 2-3 times more mineral than conventional abrasives. They will last up to twice as long as the competition. Because there is consistent cut rate throughout, you do not have to increase pressure the longer you use it. The geometric pattern of the Trizact CF also reduces heat build up and “loading.” Great for removing scale.
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Jodi started designing jewelry in 2001. Her business is named after her daughter Jules, Jewels By Jules. Her daughter cannot design a piece of jewelry but is very talented at drawing. Jodi's son, Joey, has designed bracelets.
Jodi first started designing with memory wire, later took a class on stringing and has ultimately ended up as a wire wrapping artist. She discovered wire wrapped jewelry in 2004. She found that there is something about working with wire - texturing, twisting, coiling, looping - that intrigues and challenges her to continue to discover new and interesting ways to work with wire of all gauges and to create unique pieces of jewelry.
In addition to designing wire wrapped jewelry, she hopes to teach classes some day.
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3M's TRIZACT EA
is aluminum oxide grain that has been embedded in uniform plastic pyramids on a firm backing. The result is an abrasive with a fast, consistent cutting rate that requires little pressure. Use for pre-polishing and finishing on all metals, glass, plastics and composites. Ideal for removing sprues and cleaning castings. You get an even finish that reduces buffing and tumbling time. Who doesn't want high performance, a uniform cut rate and reduced fatigue for the operator?
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Parallel Action pliers are designed to keep the jaws of the pliers parallel to each other when opening and closing. This ensures a tighter, more even grip.
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Beading tools and beading supplies. Everything to make your beading easier, faster and fun. Bead boards to beading tool organizers.
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Metal stamping is a popular way to personalize your jewelry designs. Using our Design stamps and our letter stamps you can create unique jewelry pieces.
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SAVE on the selected American Made products below.
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