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Small Business ToolsHELEN I. DRIGGS She has appeared in 6 instructional jewelry technique videos and her newest is a book author and an experienced teaching artist.
book, materialsmithing.wordpress.com and Instagram: hdriggs_fabricationista for Metal Jewelry Workshop, was released in fall 2018. Follow her blog:
news, updates. and her upcoming workshop schedule.
And Another Thing
Check out these handmade traditional metal stamps I picked
up at a gem show that are created by Native American metal-
smiths. I love the clever use of recycled steel in the creation of
these stamps! I picked up three repurposed rebar linear stamps
and one wider crescent stamp made from a dirt bike tire iron.
(Don’t ask me how I know that!) These stamps are beautifully
made, perfectly tempered, and ready to roll.
More at http://www.sjjewelrysupply.com
Who Doesn’t Love an Innovative Hammer?
You might recall I mentioned Euro-Tool’s Whaley Sliding Hammer early
last year when it fi rst came out. If you don’t recall, a recap: this hammer
will simplify riveting, chasing and repoussé, and even hammer setting
stones. It works by way of a steel punch fi xed in the hammer head that
allows the handle to slide up and down while keeping the head of the
punch where you want it at all times. Game changer!
The basic set included three steel punches, and now there are addi-
tional sets available! Check out the indispensible Rivet Punch Set
(262-099), plus the Round Punch Set (262-102), Domed Punch Set
(262-103), and Rectangle Punch Set (262-104) for all of your stone
setting needs. I love this concept and this hammer. Any Euro-Tool
vendor will carry these tools, but I got mine from Contenti.
More at https://contenti.comWho Doesn’t LLove aaaa Hammer?NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2019 17Jewelry Rivets and Other Cold
Connections (eBook)
http://www.interweave.com/jewelryRiveting & Cold Connections
(video)Rivet
with Helen