What Shape File To Use - Jewelers Guide To Specialty File Shapes

Recommended Tools & Supplies:
File Card;
File Handle (Screw-On);
File Handles (Wooden);
Needle Files;
Barrette File (4 Cut, 6");
Half Round File (0 Cut, 6"); and,
Half Round File 8" (2 cut)
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Files are essential on any jewelers bench. But, if you're just starting out as a jewelry designer, you might not know what to look for in a good file. In this two-part video, Professor John Ahr of the Online Jewelry Academy explains some of the finer points of file selection.
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[@DebyNieto-kq2ci]

Great informative video John. Now I have to go through all my files then I will watch this again and mark my file names on the handles. Thank you and much love to you. Take care.

[@ActiveAtom]

Thank you for this file lesson, you covered many files in good what each is for details. Lance & Patrick.

[@cleverkimscurios3783]

For some of this it's like you're speaking another language or talking about math. I gotta rewatch this one after I wake up more. Thanks for these file videos! I didn't realize how little I know.

[@silenttraveler2710]

Thanks for the video Handsome....
Always look forward to your awesome teachings.

[@jamesbarisitz4794]

A practical example of how to use the file for the described action would have been great.

[@oc6210]

Is there an arrangement of files to use to smooth/finish etc. the metal? What's the arrangement?

[@OnlineJewelryAcademy]

The shapes of the files and the placement of the teeth help you to determine which file will fit or work on a surface. The "arrangement" or order of the files is determined by their "cut": not by their shape. Start with a course cut, like a zero cut, to remove excess solder, smooth a surface or increase a ring size. Then, move to files of a finer cut to remove file marks. Follow this up with sanding and polishing. 😀

[@oc6210]

@@OnlineJewelryAcademy Got it. Thank you so much😊

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