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Bench Tips for Jewelry Making: 101 Useful Tips from Brad Smith (Smart Solutions For Jewelry Making Problems)

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In every field the top artisans have their favorite ways of solving common problems. Making a piece of fine jewelry is no exception. The work is intricate, but accomplished jewelers have a variety of techniques, special tools and shortcuts that are proven to save time and improve the quality of your work.This book is written as a resource for jewelers with skill levels from beginner through advanced. The bench tips come from Brad Smith's 17 years of experience in the jewelry industry, including a decade teaching hundreds of students. 101 tips are detailed and illustrated with closeup pictures as ready solutions for common problems at the bench. They include over 20 ways to save time when soldering and polishing, 8 common hazards to avoid, many ways to cut costs, 10 tips to improve stone setting skills, and the "Must-Have" tools for increasing productivity at the bench. Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Whimsey Wylde


Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 29, 2012


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Print length ‏ : ‎ 100 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0988285800


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 04


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4.5 ounces


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.23 x 8.5 inches


Part of series ‏ : ‎ Smart Solutions For Jewelry Making Problems


Best Sellers Rank: #742,521 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #218 in Metal Work (Books) #521 in Jewelry Craft (Books)


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  • Beginners tips
Format: Paperback
This is an excellent book, very helpful. He has tips and tricks for just about everything. I throughly recommend it.
Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2025 by Ghost

  • Great Book
Format: Kindle
This book was very informative and extremely useful. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is starting out making their own jewelry.
Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2024 by MontanaLiving

  • Bench tips is a great little book
Format: Paperback
If you are new to fabrication or an experienced jeweler, this book will have something in it to make you go, now THAT's a GREAT idea, why didn't I thinks of that before! Worth the reasonable price!
Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2013 by Linda L. Greene

  • Well worth the $$
Format: Paperback
Lots of good tips for the bench. Plainly stated and covers lots of topics.
Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2026 by Kayz99

  • Bench Tips.....from years of experience.
Format: Paperback
Bench Tips.....from years of experience. Author Brad Smith has close to two decades as a Studio Jeweler, MetalSmithing Instructor and Rock Hounding Expert. Which provided the perfect environment for problem solving and figuring out an easier, faster or better way to do the job. This little book will save you so much time and effort - why re-invent the wheel - Brad has already figured it out for you! This little book comes as a paperback or in Kindle format. From sources to recipes for patinas to tips for organizing that tangle of wire....and my favorite tip, his mobile flexshaft stand! BRILLIANT! Soooo...follow Brad's BenchTips page on Facebook: [...] Join his interactive group on Yahoo Groups: [...] ...try his Tips and give him feedback! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2013 by Reading It All

  • Saves you time, money, and frustration! Ten stars! Well written and right on the money!
Format: Paperback
LOVE this book! It will save you a lot of money by helping you avoid duplication of tools and equipment as well as valuable shortcuts on doing a project and having it come out wonderful with less work. Mr. Smith has years of experience as a jeweler and is suggestions are right on every time. You will save the money it cost dozens of times over. Thank you Bradford Smith for a small but powerful volume of knowledge. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2014 by Judy

  • Great resource
Format: Kindle
I loved how this was organized. Very succinct and kids of useful topics that should be very helpful as I progress on my Metalsmith journey.
Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2022 by Dana B

  • Very Helpful.
Format: Paperback
This is a great book of tips for those of us just starting to make jewelry and for the more experienced. I highly recommend it. I refer to it often. I am not doing jewelry full time so I will also carry it in my purse so when I'm waiting in line somewhere, there is always time to read a few tips - it helps me feel connected to my true passion. Looking forward to more books. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2015 by Vicki Daugherty

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