Silversmith techniques

As a silversmith I save every tiny scrap of sterling silver that is left over when making jewellery. It is too precious not to. Even the dust when I am sawing is caught in a square of leather on my lap and tipped into my scrap jar. You have to be very careful not to mix fine silver with sterling, or let any other metal into the scrap jar. That way you can be sure that when you reuse the scrap that it is pure sterling silver. I love to experiment with scrap silver, trying techniques I have…

List of easy silversmithing projects for beginners. Beginner friendly silversmithing project ideas that can help you get started.

Breaking silversmithing down into manageable steps makes creating silver jewelry a reality for all levels of jewelry making.

Coming in hot! Soldering jewellery doesn't need to be complicated, so here we share our top soldering tips for jewellers of all levels

Saw piercing, with little needed in terms of jewellery tools, it's and ideal place to begin when just starting out on your metalsmithing journey...

This jewellery making kit contains everything you need to set up your very own jewellery workshop and start silversmithing.

In this guide I'm going to list the basic tools and materials you'll need to just get started with silversmithing. Since I started jewelry making using silver and joined the metalsmithing Facebook groups I've done my fair share of asking what tools others use and scouring the internet comparing tool

We've gone all-out on bezel setting at the Metalsmith Academy with full classes on its various forms; from simple bezels for round cabochons to setting

List of silversmithing tools, silver working tools and silver jewellery making tools, as well as information on what they do and where to buy.