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OPENING AND CLOSING

A JUMP RING

Hold the jump ring with two pairs of

chainnose pliers. To open the jump

ring, bring one pair of pliers toward

you and push the other pair away

from you. Reverse the steps to close

the jump ring.

Chain mail

■ Awl or scribe

■ Needle files

■ Pliers (2 pairs): bentnose,

chainnose, or flatnose

■ Reading or magnify-

ing glasses

■ Shock-absorbing surface

(bead mat or towel)

■ Tumbler, steel shot,

burnishing compound

Finishing

■ Brass brush

■ Copper tongs

■ Files: hand, needle

■ Flex shaft or buffing

wheel, buffs, and

polishing compounds

■ Liver of sulfur or a

different type of patina,

lidded glass container

■ Microcrystalline wax

■ Polishing cloth

■ Polishing papers

■ Sandpaper: various grits

■ Scouring pad

■ Steel burnisher

■ Steel wool

■ Tumbler, steel shot,

burnishing compound

■ Ultrasonic cleaner

Sawing/Piercing

■ Adhesive bandages

■ Alligator tape (optional)

■ Bench pin

■ Center punch: manual

or automatic

■ Dividers

■ Files: hand or needle

■ Flex shaft, drill bits

■ Jeweler’s saw frame,

saw blades

■ Lubricant or beeswax

Rubber cement or

glue stick

■ Safety glasses

Soldering/

Annealing

■ Anti-flux

■ Binding wire

■ Borax (for borax and

alcohol solution)

■ Copper tongs

■ Fire-resistant surface:

soldering pad, firebrick,

or charcoal block

■ Flux, flux brush

■ Pickle pot with pickle

■ Solder: hard,

medium, easy

■ Soldering pick

■ Striker: manual

or automatic

■ Third hand, insulated

cross-locking tweezers

■ Torch, various tips

■ Sandpaper: various grits

■ Tumbler, steel shot, bur-

nishing compound

toolboxes

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Marilyn Gardiner

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