Jewelry Making : How to Hammer Jewelry

When hammering jewelry, the intended effect is to try and create a finish on a piece of jewelry . Discover the importance of starting soft when hammering jewelry with help from a bench jeweler and gemologist in this free video on hammering jewelry. Expert: Chuck Koehler Contact: www.cmkcompany.com Bio: Chuck Koehler, a bench jeweler and gemologist, has been in the jewelry industry since 1978. Filmmaker: Dimitri LaBarge

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Comments

sjloki02

May 8th, 2010 at 12:31 PM

thanks I just got? the hammer can’t wait to try it out
missanna208802

June 14th, 2011 at 8:16 PM

The large face of your hammer looks like it really needs to have all the dents and scratches buffed out of it and polished to a high shine? finish so it doesn’t leave all the marks in the piece of jewelry.
holistichabits

September 19th, 2011 at 2:49 AM

Thanks this? helps a lot!
BillyNicole28

November 12th, 2011 at 4:10 AM

wonderful… what is the metal tube thing that? the ring is on called?? lol I need one.
pheenix42

November 24th, 2011 at 8:16 AM

@BillyNicole28 It’s called a ‘ring mandrel’. It has markings along the? length corresponding to the different ring sizes
BillyNicole28

December 2nd, 2011 at 1:56 AM

@pheenix42 thank you? !