Sawing Metal Tutorial

This is going to be the first tutorial in (I hope) many which will take us step by step into making a pair of cool copper hoop earrings. Of course this technique is the first you will need to learn for any jewelry design project using sheet metal.




When cutting metal with a jeweler's saw there are a few key points

1) Always draw directly on the metal your design, or draw it on a computer, then rubber cement it to the metal

2) Insert your saw blade into the saw properly

3) Rub a little of wax or soap onto your blade

4) Hold your saw at either 90 degree or 45 degree angle. Whichever works best for you

5) Slow and steady wins the race!


Next time...filing and sanding. Ohhhhhhhhhh fun!




So is anyone out there watching these??

Quotes about life by rock stars!

Amanda Palmer from the Dresden Dolls has this great quote

"Life gets in the way of progress"


Amanda Palmer is a girl I could be friends with! Love her attitude, love her wardrobe, love her music. I love everything about that woman!


Yes I promised my first blog lesson...and I failed to keep that promise.

My folks moved to town, my husband and I bought a 55 gallon fish tank, I am running the ghost tours, trying to pitch a new ghost book idea to my publisher, and keep my insanity!


Therefore the sawing lesson has been put off until next week.