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Cutting Silver Part 1

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This is part one of a series on how to transfer and cut out a design on a sheet of silver using a jewellers saw.

Spoon Part 5

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This is part five in a series on how to make a baby spoon. This post shows the ultrasonic cleaning and photographs of the finished piece.

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Spoon Part 4

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This is part four in a series on how to make a baby spoon. This post goes through the different stages of polishing and finishing the piece.

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Video Blog on Annealing

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One of the basic techniques you learn as a silversmith is how to anneal metal. Annealing is the process of heating your metal to soften it after it has been work- hardened with steel tools.

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Cake Slice, The Next Step

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This is part three of my cake slice project. If you want to see part one and two click here.

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Silver Ring Part 1

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When I get an order for a piece of jewellery such is my enthusiasm to get started I forget to document the process for my blog! This week I decided to make a simple silver ring and photograph each stage of the process. Here are the photos from today’s work.