i do a bit of jewelry work but have a hard time finding videos that inspire me like yours do, the way you explain things really helps me get through the parts i would normally fail at once and give up on. I hope to see you return soon Cheers, Braeden.
Thanks muchly for the support! I will have some more videos up in the near future. Just been swamped with work. It's difficult to manage bench work with making the videos. I want to do some more hand fab vids and maybe some vids dealing with digital sculpting/modeling and then 3D printing with castable resin, texturing and tooling...some reviews. Even want to include VR sculpting, but will have to work on getting set up for it.
Gorgeous! Any chance of some more tutorials coming our way? You had mentioned a pendant video. Would love to see more from you as you are an excellent instructor and inspiration! Thank you for sharing this and I learned so much!❤
I like the detail and techniques you put into your videos. Thanks to you, I'm moving out of the hobbyist level. My goal is to actually sell my work; it won't be long now!
Thank you muchly. I'm glad that I can be of some help. It can feel a bit overwhelming when thinking about selling your work, but if you just give yourself a little more push and get your feet wet... then it will all seem a lot easier. Start selling one or two designs and then slowly add more. Nothing like developing your skills in real working conditions. You'll come out the other side stronger and more confident for it. I hope to get some time to record another video soon. It will probably be an articulated Amethyst or Quarts pendant.
Great video and I especially love that you are still using that Casio Calculator, which I also have and use on occasion, but mostly a TI-89 titan. now days.
Fabulous, you are a great artisan. I'm just starting and I thought just hammering up and down the bracelet was good but I'm glad for the tip about doing it 45 degree angles also.
Awesome. Id like to do ring making. Ive done a few pendants that are black stones... My favorite so far is dyed epoxy and metal flakes theown in. Copper giving me the vest results so far. I want to start ring making. And so far honestoy i perfer your few videos.
Pendants are great to get started with. Rings are fairly easy to get into. You can get by with just a ring mandrel, jumbo butane torch, jewelers saw, a dremel/rotary tool, polishing wheels, and a hammer. I will cover some stone settings, etching and such a bit later. Just send me a message if you ever have any questions. I'll try my best to answer them.
@@ezridaeus how do i send a direct message? I didnt realize that was a thing on youtube. But being able to ask wuestions to someone more experianced would be awesome.
Looks like they got rid of the messaging functionality on the about page this year. You can send me a message at negeltu@gmail.com if you need any help or have any questions.
Nice! I have some 8 gage round copper wire I want to try a cuff style thin hammered bracelet with it. Do you use anything to seal the pieces with? Like protectaclear? Or a spray type clear coat?
I did use a barrier coating in the past, but found that anything I applied would have to be reapplied quite frequently. That would require a resurfacing of the piece which the customer probably can't do themselves. That's why I just chose to use bare Copper. I consider the upkeep sort of like a weekly meditation...lol. There is a clear nano ceramic coating that can be plated, but it is a finicky process and not worth the cost for Copper. You can try Benzotriazole, but that would also need frequent applications.
@@ezridaeus Thank you so much for getting back to me! I like the bare copper idea as well. You know you here all these makers talking about ways to coat and protect the pieces from wear, but anyone buying a raw piece of copper usually knows already that oxidation will happen. Besides I believe it takes away from the natural metal any time you coat it fully. Thanks for sharing your skills with me! Xo
Your work is really beautiful. I hope to make one like it for me and my friends someday! Can I ask how long you have been doing this kind of practice? I still have a long way to go as I just started to fall in love with bracelet making recently.
Thank you. Been a few years now, but don't pay attention to how long you've been doing something. Just focus on the quality of work in the now. Now is the only place that we can make affective change. You should definitely take the plunge.. 🙂
@@ezridaeus Nice Works Is it really O.K. to strike the mental hammer on the mandrel while forging, or should I Texture another way? Just bought a new mandrel, quite expensive..don't want to hack it up.
@@songsalon7868 Hi there... Many people have a forging mandrel and one they keep nice for sizing and light forming. I have several myself, but use the same mandrel for forming and everything else. You will probably find that the etched markings will fade over time due to sliding rings on and off of the mandrel. It can be difficult to keep them in great condition if they are actually being used in a working situation day to day. I would say buy a cheap one for forging especially if your aim is a bit off at first and save the expensive one for sizing and light forming.
@@songsalon7868 Just wing it... You'll get there in no time. The more we do the better we get. What most people call failure is one of the best tools that we have. That type of failure is quite fantastic really. Most people that have become very good at what they do have failed many many times. They just learned to embrace it as a learning tool. Forge your skills in fire... in real life. You'll be better for it. The only true failure is not doing.
Hi there.... Thanks for the comment. It's just a very basic Steel mandrel. You can find them at jeweler's supply stores such as Otto Frei, Riogrande, etc... You can even find them on Amazon. Just search for Steel bracelet mandrel. :-)
i do a bit of jewelry work but have a hard time finding videos that inspire me like yours do, the way you explain things really helps me get through the parts i would normally fail at once and give up on. I hope to see you return soon
Cheers, Braeden.
Thanks muchly for the support! I will have some more videos up in the near future. Just been swamped with work. It's difficult to manage bench work with making the videos. I want to do some more hand fab vids and maybe some vids dealing with digital sculpting/modeling and then 3D printing with castable resin, texturing and tooling...some reviews. Even want to include VR sculpting, but will have to work on getting set up for it.
Gorgeous! Any chance of some more tutorials coming our way? You had mentioned a pendant video. Would love to see more from you as you are an excellent instructor and inspiration! Thank you for sharing this and I learned so much!❤
Very impressive and clearly explained. Thank you.
Thank you very much for the comment. Glad the video was helpful.
I like the detail and techniques you put into your videos. Thanks to you, I'm moving out of the hobbyist level. My goal is to actually sell my work; it won't be long now!
Thank you muchly. I'm glad that I can be of some help. It can feel a bit overwhelming when thinking about selling your work, but if you just give yourself a little more push and get your feet wet... then it will all seem a lot easier. Start selling one or two designs and then slowly add more. Nothing like developing your skills in real working conditions. You'll come out the other side stronger and more confident for it. I hope to get some time to record another video soon. It will probably be an articulated Amethyst or Quarts pendant.
Great video and I especially love that you are still using that Casio Calculator, which I also have and use on occasion, but mostly a TI-89 titan. now days.
Fabulous, you are a great artisan. I'm just starting and I thought just hammering up and down the bracelet was good but I'm glad for the tip about doing it 45 degree angles also.
Glad that you found it helpful! Thanks for watching. :-)
Saw you used cardboard over your polishing machine. A large clear Rubbermaid storage box also works and you can see through it.
Lol yep was using cardboard for a long while. I finally built a proper dust hood. Thanks for the tip!
Yay another video! You dont have many but i like your videos.
:-D Thank you muchly! I'm working on it. Thinking about making a video on how to make crystal pendants that have swivel mounts.
Awesome. Id like to do ring making. Ive done a few pendants that are black stones... My favorite so far is dyed epoxy and metal flakes theown in. Copper giving me the vest results so far. I want to start ring making. And so far honestoy i perfer your few videos.
Pendants are great to get started with. Rings are fairly easy to get into. You can get by with just a ring mandrel, jumbo butane torch, jewelers saw, a dremel/rotary tool, polishing wheels, and a hammer. I will cover some stone settings, etching and such a bit later. Just send me a message if you ever have any questions. I'll try my best to answer them.
@@ezridaeus how do i send a direct message? I didnt realize that was a thing on youtube. But being able to ask wuestions to someone more experianced would be awesome.
Looks like they got rid of the messaging functionality on the about page this year. You can send me a message at negeltu@gmail.com if you need any help or have any questions.
Nice! I have some 8 gage round copper wire I want to try a cuff style thin hammered bracelet with it. Do you use anything to seal the pieces with? Like protectaclear? Or a spray type clear coat?
I did use a barrier coating in the past, but found that anything I applied would have to be reapplied quite frequently. That would require a resurfacing of the piece which the customer probably can't do themselves. That's why I just chose to use bare Copper. I consider the upkeep sort of like a weekly meditation...lol. There is a clear nano ceramic coating that can be plated, but it is a finicky process and not worth the cost for Copper. You can try Benzotriazole, but that would also need frequent applications.
@@ezridaeus Thank you so much for getting back to me! I like the bare copper idea as well. You know you here all these makers talking about ways to coat and protect the pieces from wear, but anyone buying a raw piece of copper usually knows already that oxidation will happen. Besides I believe it takes away from the natural metal any time you coat it fully. Thanks for sharing your skills with me! Xo
Your work is really beautiful. I hope to make one like it for me and my friends someday! Can I ask how long you have been doing this kind of practice? I still have a long way to go as I just started to fall in love with bracelet making recently.
Thank you. Been a few years now, but don't pay attention to how long you've been doing something. Just focus on the quality of work in the now. Now is the only place that we can make affective change. You should definitely take the plunge.. 🙂
@@ezridaeus
Nice Works
Is it really O.K. to strike the mental hammer on the mandrel while forging, or should I Texture another way?
Just bought a new mandrel, quite expensive..don't want to hack it up.
@@songsalon7868 Hi there... Many people have a forging mandrel and one they keep nice for sizing and light forming. I have several myself, but use the same mandrel for forming and everything else. You will probably find that the etched markings will fade over time due to sliding rings on and off of the mandrel. It can be difficult to keep them in great condition if they are actually being used in a working situation day to day. I would say buy a cheap one for forging especially if your aim is a bit off at first and save the expensive one for sizing and light forming.
@@ezridaeus
Yea my aim is way off...
So is my math...😐
But I'll try.
Your Shop is Goals
@@songsalon7868 Just wing it... You'll get there in no time. The more we do the better we get. What most people call failure is one of the best tools that we have. That type of failure is quite fantastic really. Most people that have become very good at what they do have failed many many times. They just learned to embrace it as a learning tool. Forge your skills in fire... in real life. You'll be better for it. The only true failure is not doing.
That's beautiful
What size of saw blade did you use? Thanks.
Hi there... I generally use 2/0 or 3/0 for everything.
@@ezridaeus Thanks.
I love your work. Can you tell me about that mandrel you use?
Where to get one, what it's made from? It looks bronze or brass
Thanks
Hi there.... Thanks for the comment. It's just a very basic Steel mandrel. You can find them at jeweler's supply stores such as Otto Frei, Riogrande, etc... You can even find them on Amazon. Just search for Steel bracelet mandrel. :-)
@@ezridaeus thank you! I see those. I just thought yours was different. The color looks like it wasn't steel. I'll pick up one of those.
Thanks again
Too much math for me.
I'm out.
WTF...?