We know that starting your jewelry-making journey can be overwhelming which is why, as a part of our how-to-make jewelry hub we’re giving you some helpful advice, tips, guides, and more on a range of jewelry-making. Here we’ve listed what we’ve collated a few useful terms that will help you as you start your journey…
Blank
A flat piece of metal onto which you impress a design.
Design Stamp
Strike these with a hammer, against a stamping blank, to create an impression on the metal.
Hole Punch
Punch holes into your pendants, tags, and findings, to then attach a chain.
Polishing cloth
Used to buff away any remnants of the ink if you use a marker pen to make your impressions stand out.
Stamping Hammer
Strike a metal stamp with this tool to create clean impressions on your design stamps.
Stamping Block
A surface to support your design stamps.
Straight Tape
Use to line up letters, and numbers, and design punch designs.
Got your hands on useful metal stamping terms? These are just some of the things you need to know to start your metal stamping journey, but as a beginner, these are great terms to start with. Don't forget to visit the metal stamping section of Tooltos Jewelry tools for more helpful advice, tips, guides, and useful projects and resources.
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