Recent Additions

Tools!, originally uploaded by antigenre.
I’ve recently been on a bit of a buying spree for tools and reference material. I just purchased this terrific set of metal stamps from Evie’s Tool Emporium, and came back from a trip to Metalliferous with a starter collection of dapping tools. Also, after ignoring the advice of people who [...]

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I love my new disc cutters…

I love my new disc cutters…, originally uploaded by antigenre.
When I started my jewelry class last October, the first thing I learned was how to saw some little discs and ovals. I made a pin out of one of them, and my instructor looked at it, laughed and said ‘Well, at least it looks like [...]

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New Toys!

I finally got myself a drill!  I’m excited.  Metalliferous has a great deal on a basic flexshaft set-up, with a motor, handpiece, foot pedal, and 84-piece accessory kit (and who doesn’t love to accessorize??). 
I learned a few basic techniques in the class that I took this past fall and winter, and I’m ready to start [...]

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