The Importance of Having the Right Tools

It sounds so obvious… But this week, I realised the importance of having the right tools. I have been making jump rings for my necklace, by hand, out of silver wire. And not doing too badly I might add, but terribly slow!

Now my hands are raw and painful from making 120 of these little rings! I realised now, more than ever, what a good pair of pliers would mean. A softer handle, better fitting in my hand would probably mean I could hold them for longer without my hand going red. And a less stiff spring or any kind of spring probably means I don’t have to hold the pliers quite so tight.

Well at least I worked it out after 100 or so jump rings. I think it might be time to shop for some new pliers… Off to the shops with me!

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So Happy with My New Jewellery Workbench

So, after my first lesson in silversmithing, the jewellery bug had well and truly bitten. Over the past few weeks, I researched what sort of tools that I would need to set-up my very own workbench at home. It only took a (very) little encouragement from my husband to get the old credit card out. …