That takes the mystery of something I thought might be quite difficult. Given the right equipment certainly one can do anything. Love how easy and relaxed Bill Fretz is and takes the mystery out of how to do things successfully.
I think that it's vital to have GOOD, adequate lighting, while doing this kind of work, and, to utilize the reflective surface, (created where the hammer face contacts the work piece), to show you where each hammer blow is striking the surface, and to develop a VERY consistent working method, so that the "evenness" of the hammer-worked" markings on the surface, will appear to be well controlled, and not a crazy, frenetic, or haphazard series of dings. This IS a GREAT Demo video!!!! THANKS!!!!
I really liked your video tutorial, it was done in realtime and not speeded up, I love your tools, just wish I could get my hands on such hammers and tools here in Poland, everythings available in the US and Great Britain too, but difficult to get here. Love the bracelet. I have "Liked" and "Subscribed" to your channel too Keep up the great tutorial videos Glen F 😊
You all probably dont give a damn but does someone know a trick to log back into an Instagram account..? I was dumb lost my login password. I would appreciate any tips you can offer me
@Ace Royal i really appreciate your reply. I got to the site thru google and im in the hacking process now. Looks like it's gonna take a while so I will get back to you later when my account password hopefully is recovered.
question...want to purchase the M series formers which stake holder can I use...what is the most affordable option..hard to understand with all the information presented.
Hello Mike, Thanks for watching. We would recommend giving a call to our Customer Center. Agents are available to answer your specific questions, and after learning a little bit more about your goals, will be able to recommend the products to best suit your needs. We can be reached at 800-545-6566 from 7am to 6pm MT, Monday through Friday. Hope this helps!
Hey, Cindi! It is difficult to tell here. We had Scott from our Jewelry Tech Team take a look. If you look at the picture in this link, www.riogrande.com/Product/Nylon-Inserts-for-Fretz-Jewelers-Planishing-Hammer-HMR-7/112481 we believe it’s the ones on the far right, and also the one immediately to the left of it. Hopefully, that helps! Let us know if we can provide any more information!
Hi, Didi! Thanks for reaching out to us! Here, Bill uses our Fretz Brass Bracelet Blank (1-1/2"W x 2" dia. Item #: 112789) to create this bracelet. You can find it on our website here: www.riogrande.com/Product/112789 There are a variety of other blanks available to you, which you can check out in the "Customers Also Bought" section of that product page. Let us know if we can provide more recommendations or answer any questions you may have!
Ah, wow, thanks! It must not have come up in my cursory search of Rio because he refers to it as "cartridge brass stock" and I didn't think to search for bracelet blank (which makes sense!). Thanks as ever for your awesome customer service :)
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That takes the mystery of something I thought might be quite difficult. Given the right equipment certainly one can do anything. Love how easy and relaxed Bill Fretz is and takes the mystery out of how to do things successfully.
You make this looks so easy, even for one who's never done anything like this type of work. TFS!
I think that it's vital to have GOOD, adequate lighting, while doing this kind of work, and, to utilize the reflective surface, (created where the hammer face contacts the work piece), to show you where each hammer blow is striking the surface, and to develop a VERY consistent working method, so that the "evenness" of the hammer-worked" markings on the surface, will appear to be well controlled, and not a crazy, frenetic, or haphazard series of dings. This IS a GREAT Demo video!!!! THANKS!!!!
Great hammer work ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I would love to have a set like that! I really like both concave and convex bracelets!
very nice demo.
thank you . i appreciate the technique you had shown.
I really liked your video tutorial, it was done in realtime and not speeded up, I love your tools, just wish I could get my hands on such hammers and tools here in Poland, everythings available in the US and Great Britain too, but difficult to get here. Love the bracelet. I have "Liked" and "Subscribed" to your channel too
Keep up the great tutorial videos
Glen F 😊
You all probably dont give a damn but does someone know a trick to log back into an Instagram account..?
I was dumb lost my login password. I would appreciate any tips you can offer me
@Gatlin Duke instablaster =)
@Ace Royal i really appreciate your reply. I got to the site thru google and im in the hacking process now.
Looks like it's gonna take a while so I will get back to you later when my account password hopefully is recovered.
@Ace Royal It worked and I actually got access to my account again. Im so happy:D
Thank you so much you really help me out :D
@Gatlin Duke Happy to help xD
It would be really nice is someone told us where to get sterling silver tube in that size.
I have a question. Do you put the stake holder in a vice? This is an awesome and very informative video.
Yes you can do that, here is a page with holders that fit into a vise, www.riogrande.com/search-page/?q=fretz+vise&tab=products
What gauge sterling would be best for this?
Hi There, Thanks for asking. The samples shown in this video and other Fretz videos are generally using an 18g metal. Hope this helps!
question...want to purchase the M series formers which stake holder can I use...what is the most affordable option..hard to understand with all the information presented.
Hello Mike, Thanks for watching. We would recommend giving a call to our Customer Center. Agents are available to answer your specific questions, and after learning a little bit more about your goals, will be able to recommend the products to best suit your needs. We can be reached at 800-545-6566 from 7am to 6pm MT, Monday through Friday. Hope this helps!
Which nylon tip is he using with the first and second course? I can't quite tell from the set I have...maybe it's the lighting.
Hey, Cindi! It is difficult to tell here. We had Scott from our Jewelry Tech Team take a look. If you look at the picture in this link, www.riogrande.com/Product/Nylon-Inserts-for-Fretz-Jewelers-Planishing-Hammer-HMR-7/112481 we believe it’s the ones on the far right, and also the one immediately to the left of it.
Hopefully, that helps! Let us know if we can provide any more information!
Hi Rio! Wondering if you carry or know where I can find tubing like this for convex bracelets. Thank you!
Hi, Didi! Thanks for reaching out to us! Here, Bill uses our Fretz Brass Bracelet Blank (1-1/2"W x 2" dia. Item #: 112789) to create this bracelet. You can find it on our website here: www.riogrande.com/Product/112789
There are a variety of other blanks available to you, which you can check out in the "Customers Also Bought" section of that product page. Let us know if we can provide more recommendations or answer any questions you may have!
Ah, wow, thanks! It must not have come up in my cursory search of Rio because he refers to it as "cartridge brass stock" and I didn't think to search for bracelet blank (which makes sense!). Thanks as ever for your awesome customer service :)
Why is something with zinc good for jewelry ? Isn't it banned in Europe for use in jewelry?