Tooled Silver
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New 12 Kids Child Youth Western Show Silver Pony Tooled Saddle & Tack Set $224.99 |
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New 13 Kids Child Youth Western Show Silver Pony Tooled Saddle & Tack Set $224.99 |
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New 10 Kids Child Youth Western Show Silver Pony Tooled Saddle & Tack Set $224.99 |
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Billy Cook Sulphur OK Show Trail Horse Saddle 16" Nice Saddle Silver Tooled $1,350.00 |
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15" Western Trail Silver Tooled Show Pleasure Saddle Gel Foam Seat $225.00 |
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16" FULLY TOOLED "WINNERS CIRCLE" SILVER WESTERN SHOW HORSE SADDLE $1.00 |
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Western Leather Saddle Silver Plate Hand Tooled Tan 16" Brand New $189.98 |
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STUNNING SMM CO FULLY TOOLED 16" SILVER WESTERN SHOW PLEASURE TRAIL SADDLE $222.50 |
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Hand Tooled 15-1/2" Vintage Silver Laced Show Ranch Trail Saddle w/Cinch Pad-NR $495.00 |
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ALL LEATHER 16" SILVER WESTERN SHOW PLEASURE TRAIL HORSE SADDLE FULLY TOOLED $1.00 |
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Leather Tooled Rope Bag - Inlaid Cowhide Cross - Silver Dots $24.50 |
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Brand New: Tooled Silver King Western Saddle 16" Seat $159.99 |
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SHOWMAN 16" Tooled Pleasure Saddle Suede Seat & Silver $995.00 |
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SHOWMAN Fully Hand Tooled Silver Show Saddle-14.5" $1,300.00 |
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SHOWMAN Fully Hand Tooled Silver Show Saddle-15" $1,318.00 |
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SHOWMAN Fully Hand Tooled Silver Show Saddle-17" $1,352.00 |
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SHOWMAN Fully Hand Tooled Silver Show Saddle-16" $1,335.00 |
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SHOWMAN Fully Hand Tooled Silver Show Saddle-18" $1,369.00 |
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SHOWMAN Hand Tooled Silver Show Saddle-15" $1,318.00 |
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SHOWMAN Part Tooled Silver Show Saddle-16" $876.00 |
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16" Fully Tooled Show Saddle - Loads of Silver - Light $395.00 |
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New 10 Kids Child Youth Western Show Silver Pony Tooled Saddle & Tack Set $224.99 |
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New 12 Kids Child Youth Western Show Silver Pony Tooled Saddle & Tack Set $224.99 |
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New 13 Kids Child Youth Western Show Silver Pony Tooled Saddle & Tack Set $224.99 |
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18" SHOWMAN Tooled Show Saddle - Loads of Silver - Light Oil - FQHB $1,020.00 |
what glue to use when attaching a genuine gemstone to a sterling silver earring base or cuffling flat base?
Can anyone tell me what glue or paste is needed when you want to attach a sterling silver finding to a genuine gemstone. I want to make cufflinks and flat earrings but not sure on the glue/tools needed, thanks
Jewelers and jewelry artists use a variety of special glues to bond metal to stone. Two-part epoxy glues are the best, they are thick and bond well. We also use a cyanoacrylate glue which is sold as "super glue" in hardware stores or magic glue or gemtack or dazzletack in craft stores. These glues come in either a liquid for or a gel-based form and for your purposes gel based would work best. Glue from the hardware store works as well as craft store glue, thay are the same thing in different packages. Only drawback is that some of these dry cloudy, so don't use it on the surface or with transparent or crystal stones.
There's also E6000 available in bead stores and jewelry making places. It's a one part epoxy -meaning there's no mixing -it dries clear and far less cloudy than super glue, and it has a window of two to four minutes before it sets up so you won't glue your fingers to your jewelry. It's a very runny liquid and can be difficult to work with for a beginner.
I think, however that a five or ten minute two part epoxy glue would work best. Mix the the two parts as directed on the package and be sure to allow time for the bond to properly cure. he thick blob of epoxy should form a better bond between your stone and the metal finding. Epoxy also has some lag time between gluing and setting, so you are less likely to glue your fingers to the jewelry. I've done that a few times with cyanoacrylate. There's nothing more embarrassing than a trip to the hospital's emergency room because you've glued crystals to one hand and the pin base to the other hand. Here are a few resources:
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-cyanoacrylate-glue.htm
http://www.landofodds.com/store/glueuse.htm
A jewelers resource: http://www.gravescompany.com/adhesive.htm
another source used by jewelers who use natural stones: http://therockshed.com/findings1.html
Safety note:
Always glue in a well ventilated area and try not to breathe any of the glue vapours. These glues can and do glue skin to skin, metal to skin and stones to skin. Use needle nose pliers, tweezers and other fine tools (toothpicks work quite well) to apply the glue and manipulate the findings and stones. I'm not joking when I said I needed to go to the hospital to remove some jewels that I glued to my fingers.
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New 12 Kids Child Youth Western Show Silver Pony Tooled Saddle & Tack Set $224.99 |
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New 13 Kids Child Youth Western Show Silver Pony Tooled Saddle & Tack Set $224.99 |
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New 10 Kids Child Youth Western Show Silver Pony Tooled Saddle & Tack Set $224.99 |
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Billy Cook Sulphur OK Show Trail Horse Saddle 16" Nice Saddle Silver Tooled $1,350.00 |
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15" Western Trail Silver Tooled Show Pleasure Saddle Gel Foam Seat $225.00 |
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16" FULLY TOOLED "WINNERS CIRCLE" SILVER WESTERN SHOW HORSE SADDLE $1.00 |
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Western Leather Saddle Silver Plate Hand Tooled Tan 16" Brand New $189.98 |
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STUNNING SMM CO FULLY TOOLED 16" SILVER WESTERN SHOW PLEASURE TRAIL SADDLE $222.50 |
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Hand Tooled 15-1/2" Vintage Silver Laced Show Ranch Trail Saddle w/Cinch Pad-NR $495.00 |
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ALL LEATHER 16" SILVER WESTERN SHOW PLEASURE TRAIL HORSE SADDLE FULLY TOOLED $1.00 |
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Leather Tooled Rope Bag - Inlaid Cowhide Cross - Silver Dots $24.50 |
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Brand New: Tooled Silver King Western Saddle 16" Seat $159.99 |
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SHOWMAN 16" Tooled Pleasure Saddle Suede Seat & Silver $995.00 |
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SHOWMAN Fully Hand Tooled Silver Show Saddle-14.5" $1,300.00 |
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SHOWMAN Fully Hand Tooled Silver Show Saddle-15" $1,318.00 |
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SHOWMAN Fully Hand Tooled Silver Show Saddle-17" $1,352.00 |
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SHOWMAN Fully Hand Tooled Silver Show Saddle-16" $1,335.00 |
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SHOWMAN Fully Hand Tooled Silver Show Saddle-18" $1,369.00 |
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SHOWMAN Hand Tooled Silver Show Saddle-15" $1,318.00 |
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SHOWMAN Part Tooled Silver Show Saddle-16" $876.00 |
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16" Fully Tooled Show Saddle - Loads of Silver - Light $395.00 |
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New 10 Kids Child Youth Western Show Silver Pony Tooled Saddle & Tack Set $224.99 |
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New 12 Kids Child Youth Western Show Silver Pony Tooled Saddle & Tack Set $224.99 |
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New 13 Kids Child Youth Western Show Silver Pony Tooled Saddle & Tack Set $224.99 |
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18" SHOWMAN Tooled Show Saddle - Loads of Silver - Light Oil - FQHB $1,020.00 |
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14.5" SHOWMAN Hand Tooled Show Saddle - Loads of Silver - Light Oil - FQHB $1,100.00 |
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15" SHOWMAN Hand Tooled Show Saddle - Loads of Silver - Light Oil - FQHB $1,120.00 |
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16" SHOWMAN Hand Tooled Show Saddle - Loads of Silver - Light Oil - FQHB $1,140.00 |
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17" SHOWMAN Hand Tooled Show Saddle - Loads of Silver - Light Oil - FQHB $1,160.00 |
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18" SHOWMAN Hand Tooled Show Saddle - Loads of Silver - Light Oil - FQHB $1,180.00 |
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16" SHOWMAN Hand Tooled Show Saddle - Silver Trim - Medium Oil - FQHB $740.00 |
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WESTERN SADDLERY PLEASURE TRAIL SHOW SADDLE 16" SILVER & FULLY TOOLED $199.00 |
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Bling New Billy Cook 16 " Silver Tooled Show Saddle $1,095.95 |
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Herdsman. 16" Western Show Saddle Silver. Custom Hand Carved and Tooled. QUALITY $325.00 |
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16" DOUBLE T WESTERN horse SADDLE TRAIL dark BROWN SHOW silver tooled NEW $445.98 |
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vx159 - King Series mini miniature horse 8" show saddle full tooled with silver $165.00 |
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vx157 - King Series mini miniature horse 8" show saddle full tooled with silver $165.00 |
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vx158 - King Series mini miniature horse 8" show saddle tooled silver light oil $165.00 |
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16" Floral Tooled Show Saddle w/Silver Trim - Light $400.00 |
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10" Santo JR Pony Show Saddle Royal King Loaded w/Silver Fully Tooled Horse Tack $329.00 |
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12" Santo JR Pony Show Saddle Royal King Loaded w/Silver Fully Tooled Horse Tack $263.20 |
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Fully Tooled Western Pleasure Silver Show Saddle 16" Light Oil Leather $499.00 |
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16" SHOWMAN Oak Leaf/Acorn Tooled Show Saddle w/Silver Accents- FQHB $1,000.00 |
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16" SHOWMAN Floral Tooled Show Saddle w/Silver Horn - FQHB $1,050.00 |
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16" SHOWMAN Basketweave Tooled Show Saddle - Black Inlay w/Silver Beads - FQHB $1,000.00 |
Tooling a raised band in gold
Sterling Silver sheet metal - best place to buy? Best tool to cut it with?
I want to make sterling silver charms and such, stamping them with names, words, etc. Already found a source for the letter stamps, but need a good source for purchasing the sterling silver sheet metal, preferably online. Also - I've heard of people cutting it with a small saw, then filing the edges. Is this the most effective way, or could I use something along the lines of tin snips? Thanks!
I recommend either Rio Grande or Hoover and Strong (www.riogrande.com or www.hooverandstrong.com). My preference is Rio, mostly because they're really nice and didn't misspell my name--their ordering system is also easier. Also, they sell tools (like a jeweler's saw frame and blades). The saw frames aren't too expensive, and blades were around $6 for a gross last I checked. You can use tin snips (aka aviator shears), but I find I get really nasty edges with them (I don't know if it's me or the tool).
Btw, remember that the price of silver varies from day to day, so be aware of that when you place your order. (It's currently on the pricey side, around $11-$15/oz.)
