TOOLS you need to start SILVERSMITHING! Jewelry making beginner starter pack

EVERYTHING you need to start metalsmithing jewelry! Today I'm sharing basic jewelry making tools you need to start metalsmithing - supplies to get started! If you're learning silversmithing and jewelry making, this video is for you. It has lists of basic and essential tools to start making jewelry at home. From forming tools, soldering tools to sanding and polishing tools, stone setting and measuring tools. Everything you need in one place! My hope is that this video will help you gather all necessary supplies to start jewelry metalsmithing!
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⭐️ Complete list of tools from this video:
FORMING TOOLS:
Pliers: half round, round, flat nose, chain nose, ring bending
Flush cutters or straight shears
Bench peg
Jeweller's saw frame
Saw blades in 0/2, 0/4, 0/6
Beeswax, artificial wax or a blade butter
Chasing hammer
Rawhide or a rubber mallet
Ring mandrel
Steel block
Files: couple of hand files cut 0 and cut 2, needle files in shapes flat, half round and round, coarser and finer
Bonus: a coarse file from a hardware store, much cheaper

SOLDERING
Soldering surface: a board, charcoal brick or honeycomb block
Butane hand torch
Solder
Flux
Solder pick
Reverse action tweezers
Brass, copper tweezers
Pickling bowl
Pickling solution
Quenching bowl

SANDING AND POLISHING:
Wet and dry papers
Sanding and buffing sticks
Polishing papers
Rotary tool and a flex shaft
Attachments
Polishing compounds

ATTACHMENTS
Radial bristle discs attachments: yellow, white, red, blue, pink, green
Eve silicon attachments: white, black, blue, pink
Eve Pumice attachments: honey and grey
Sanding discs
Drill bits
Burrs:
Ball 1mm to 2-3 mm Cup burr 1 mm to 1.2mm Polishing buffs (felt, cotton) & polishing compound (Luxi)

STONE SETTING
Ring clamp
Bezel pusher
Burnisher

SIZING
Ring sizer
Dividers
Calipers
A ruler

SAFETY:
Glasses,
Face mask with filters
Regular facemask
Finger protectors or a tape
Fire extinguisher
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[dragonflysdiscoveries]

This has been the most informative 8 minutes of all the jewellery videos I have been watching.
Thank you for sharing the knowledge.

[noshititskrae]

Not me considering another resource intensive hobby....

[lucaspeclat-begin]

When I first started getting more tools, I was a pro at fire staining, not soldering properly, and melting all the silver I had 😂 (loved the video, just reminded all the “Dammit’s” I’ve muttered while using all of them)

[andrzejklein]

Gaśnica spilled the beans for me! You are Polish! So nice!:)

[chickenorbeeftv]

I wanted to make my wife my own handmade ring, I’m so glad you made this video, made me even more interested and invested to making it ❤

[juliussykes]

You helped me a lot. I’m in the Grillz jewelry business but I want to start making rings. I didn’t know what tools I should get until I watched your video 😊

[Lucyn]

Loved it Basia. Thank you so much for creating so much great quality free content for us!

[dallanroe]

incredible video! thank you for sharing

[MoehauHakopa-oufu]

Since I came across your videos I have been so inspired to make my own jewelery! I love beautiful gemstones and have realised a newfound passion. I love this video! Thankyou Basia! ❤⚘🌿

[payalsondagar]

Best vedio for beginners, just like a guiding tutorials...very very helpful, most informative vedio even seen

[uraniakusk]

Thank you exactly what I was looking for. I have been educated on the metal smithing (+CNC programming, specialized on gears) but I love jewelry and wanted to start learning. ❤️

[margaritaduka]

Thank you for so many information!!! I really appreciate it!!!

[stephencoster]

Hiya lady Stardust,
Thank you for this fundamental but essential video; essential? Yes, anyone starting will need these, or similar tools, to get the metal to do what they want it to do. What do you think do you think about the cost? I had to save up to purchase these tools, and even then had to get a few at a time. I, like most people, , were too tempted to buy the cheap alternative online. But, yes, there is always a but; the old expression; Buy cheap, and buy twice. Or even three times. It is worth waiting until you can afford the better quality items. Most affordable items can mar and mark your workpiece, sometimes badly, and if nothing else, , you will spend a lot of time correcting the mistakes and cleaning off the dings and dents from your works of art.
So do I need all of these, and do I need them all at once? Yes, and no. You will find you do need them all, but not all at once; I purchased over time as I could afford them/needed them. You will need other tools to do other things, most artisan tools are made to fulfil a particular purpose. A rolling mill will roll out remelt metal into wire or plate. It will indent patterns into plate. It will squash chain into a shape you desire, plus other things. The hammer that Basia showed will flattern things using the flat end. It will indent semi hemispherical dents. It will not be best used hitting puches as this will mark the flat, highly polished face. A brass mallet is best for this. A quick point; the state of the surface you hit with will be inparted onto the work piece. A nice highly polished surface will not mar the workpiece, but if it has a ding in it, that will transfer.
Okay would I have added tools to the list? Yes, a scriber. A what? A sharp pointed piece of usually steel that is used to scratch a mark into your workpiece. To show where to saw along, or saw to. Where to drill, or mark with a burr. Why not just use a sharpie? The scriber mark is indented, scratched into the surface, pen will come of when you don't want it too. Another simular tool is a centre punch, again a piece of steel that you place the pointed end where you want the hole, you then hit the other end with the brass hammer to leave a dent that your drill bit locates into to help stop the drill slipping.
A lot of work that you do to your metal be it copper, brass, silver or gold will be pure engineering. Marking, sawing, drilling, bending the list goes on are all standard sheet metal working practasis and you can learn about them from watching start up videos on YouTube on engineering, or reading books. Metal is metal, is metal. How it ends up, as art jewellery or a car body depends on what you want it to be.
Starting out you need the best tools you can afford, the best materials you can get, and the best teaching around. Here on this channel you have found, in my opinion the very best teaching around. Basia started with a degree in Art History not working metal. She is a great artist and has become a great engineer too. She has learned from books, some videos and a lot of practical work how to make some of the very best art jewellery around. I know I own some and wear it. I want more...
So my advice? Subscribe to this channel and hit the bell so you don't miss films. Do I get anything from saying things like this? No, I'm one of Basias' supporters. I've learned a lot from her and her videos over the years, and I want to learn more.
Okay enough rambling from me, read the other messages as people are great at sharing on here. Re-watch the video when you have time. Why? I always learn more from re-watching any of the teaching videos I follow, it's just good practice to learn as much as I can. If you are new here go back and watch from the start, you will learn a lot about how, why, what, where and when of making great jewellery.
Stay safe everyone, Steve xx

[CrisDesmousse]

That was just great thanks dear very very helpful 😊

[gugugugugu]

Absolutely loved it! Great video, so informative! Saved for my metalsmithing playlist!

[elishabird]

Thank you very much for this video, it’s so helpful!

[bhaskarjyotiboruah]

I love the way you explain, your voice ❤

[lauras.]

I love so much your videos. They are so helpful, you explain everything so well and make it look so easy! In addition to that you are so funny and sweet! I would love to be able to set opals in rings by the end of the year, but I need to much to learn and get all these basic tools and these videos help so much. Thank you!!! 😊

[jeannettesalazar]

You are very nice. Thanks for the tools for beginners very helpful information. Thanks ❤😊

[KimCarsonNOW]

You are an excellent teacher thank you for sharing your wisdom