Thank you! Very helpful for us beginners, I've got lots of your videos to catch up on. I think I would add a rawhide hammer for rounding and sizing rings and bracelets on a mandrel, though I guess you could use the plastic one, but I don't think I could do without my rawhide hammer. Again, thank you for sharing all of these lessons!
I recently had the opportunity to work with Alan Revere and he is one that says a rawhide hammer should never been in a jewelers studio. I was quite shocked, but then as I thought about it, I noticed that I rarely use my rawhide because it does have a tendency to leave marks that I have to remove.
Melissa Muir Thank you for coming back to this! Very interesting. What do you and he suggest for rounding up and sizing rings? Perhaps plastic faced hammers are better? I’m very much a beginner, so I’d rather start with good habits.
Another great video. My favorite hammer is the riveting hammer I purchased from you many years ago. You rounded the edges for me. I love it.
I've been beading for a while and now I am venturing into wire and this video and the one about bench blocks were great!! Thank you!
I am so glad you found them helpful
Thank you! Very helpful for us beginners, I've got lots of your videos to catch up on. I think I would add a rawhide hammer for rounding and sizing rings and bracelets on a mandrel, though I guess you could use the plastic one, but I don't think I could do without my rawhide hammer. Again, thank you for sharing all of these lessons!
I recently had the opportunity to work with Alan Revere and he is one that says a rawhide hammer should never been in a jewelers studio. I was quite shocked, but then as I thought about it, I noticed that I rarely use my rawhide because it does have a tendency to leave marks that I have to remove.
Melissa Muir Thank you for coming back to this! Very interesting. What do you and he suggest for rounding up and sizing rings? Perhaps plastic faced hammers are better? I’m very much a beginner, so I’d rather start with good habits.
bj20715 yes. I would use one of the nylon dead blow hammers.
new to your series. . great information. . im not a beginner and ive only ever used a crosspein for rivets. . thanks for the info
Thanks and welcome
So very helpful, Melissa, thank you
very well explained, I have started making my own hammers recently, the good quality ones are just too expensive in Australia
pijnto that is a great skill to have. I would love to see some of them sometime.
@@MelissaMuir I will take some pics when I am back after Easter and send them
UNBELIEVABLY YOU MISSED THE 3/4 TO 5 OUNCE DOG HEAD HAMMERS
Manuel Rodulfo it can’t be that unbelievable. I only mentioned 4 types of hammers. 😂