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These are our top 30 most popular online jewelry training projects for diy traditional metalsmiths wanting to expand skills sets in their own time on their workbench.

Enameling Plique-à-Jour Tutorial

Enameling Plique-à-Jour Tutorial

Plique-à-jour enameling is essentially miniature stained glass. Except the artist gets to melt his own glass. To do this, one has to master some very important basics and build up from there ...... more details

How to make a twist wire ring

Twist Wire Ring Making

is a recommended project for a relatively new-comer to smithing. You need two pieces of metal and minimal soldering. An easy setting method is explained ......more details

Making a 5 Stone Eternity Ring

Making 5 Stone Eternity Ring

focusses on planning, accurate sawing and drilling. Basics of setting method is discussed ......more details

Metal Finishing Technique - Fusing

Metal Finishing Technique - Fusing

is when metal is heated with a hot flame, the outer surface melts but the inner section remains solid. The metal contracts forming unique finishings and textures. This is an in-depth training course in the fusing technique......more details

How to make a basic panel ring

Make a Basic Panel Ring

part one of this jewelry tutorial for new apprentices demonstrates how to make a basic panel ring also known as a plate ring ......more details

Making a Decorative Gem Set Panel Ring

Making Decorative Gem Set Panel Ring

is part two in which you will take your basic panel ring and add to it decorative changes and learn how to incorporate a rectangle gemstone ......more details

Gem Carving Step by Step Tutorial

Gem Carving Step by Step

Free-form carving / sculpting of a rough gemstone on a standard equiped workbench allows for a lot of artistic interpretation and creativity to bring out the best of the gem ...... more details

Make Fold-Over Clasp

Make Fold-Over Clasp

is a clasp / catch for fastening a chain or a bracelet or a watch. The clasp is hinged making it easy to operate and very secure ......more details

Make a decorative crown collet

Making Decorative Crown Collet

for a special gemstone is a skill that stands anyone in good stead. This lesson teaches firstly the plain crown collet and then progresses by adding decorative touches ......more details

Making Coin Frame Pendant

Making Coin Frame Pendant

instruction shows how to make a reversible coin frame pendant. The coin is set in such a manner so as to not damage the coin face. There are three bezel designs ......more details

Coin Ring - How to Tutorial

Coin Ring - How to

make this coin ring using two different manners of fabrication and two methods of setting, both covered in this tutorial ......more details

Making Rectangle Double Bezel Collet

Making Rectangle Double Bezel Collet

jewelry lesson teaches you how to make a rectangle collet for non-standard gemstones. This is a pendant and setting method is discussed ......more details

Make Baguette Pavé Ring

Make Baguette Pavé Ring

is an elaborate design which teaches multi-faceted skills such as drawing mirror designs for underneath gallery work, making baguette bezel ......more details

Making Rose Earrings Tutorial

Making Rose Earrings

In this tutorial I am making a small set of rose earring studs with a center gem set bezel as stamen. The actual size is about ten mm in diameter .....more details

Making Tennis Bracelet Collets

Making Tennis Bracelet Collets

This jewelry tutorial will demonstrate how to make linked tennis bracelet collets with movement to allow for curvature. These collets, also known as 4-prong strip setting, are used in making tennis bracelets, colliers and drop earrings...... more details

Signet Ring Making Lesson

Signet Ring Making

lesson will show you how to make a solid signet ring. These rings are also known as family crest rings. Focus is on the filing process ......more details

How to size rings professionally

How to Size Rings Professionally

is one of the most common and varied things a metalsmith must do. Normally sizing a ring up or down is straight forward, except when things go wrong. That is why a solid foundation is so important ......more details

How to make a pear shaped bezel setting

Make a Pear Shaped Bezel

is an instruction to show how to custom make a pear shaped bezel setting since many pear shaped gemstones come in odd sizes ......more details

Making Rubber Mold Jewelry Casting

Making Rubber Mold - Jewelry Casting

Making a rubber mold forms part of the lost wax jewelry casting process to make reproductions of the original ......more details

How to Make Ear Wire Hooks

Making Ear Wire Hooks

is a free tutorial that shows how to make earring hooks with all the variations in size and lengths due to different ear sizes ......more details

Soldering Technique Binding Wire Jewelry Lesson

Soldering Technique - Binding Wire Practises

with this lesson a foundation is laid, where good binding wire practises and tricks are taught to speed up the soldering process ......more details

Making domed ring with twist wire bands

Making Domed Ring Twist Wire Bands

is a very popular design to make. It makes a bold statement with it's wide bands of twisted wire and acts as a blank canvas for many creative ideas ...... more details

Making a Cluster Ring

Making a Cluster Ring

shows the making of the original design of a cluster ring with particular focus on careful soldering ......more details

Making Three Stone Tiffany Engagement Ring

Making Three Stone Tiffany Ring

is a good ring making technique to master and as a timeless design is often requesteda engagement ring ......more details

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