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What you read and learn inspires what you make. Cleverwerx's jewelry metalsmithing books and know-how are carefully written to help advance your experience at the bench. Cleverbits cover shorter and specific topics. Cleverbites provide information on complete processes and other major topics of knowledge.

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SKU: CWX-CBTS5

Growing Through Critique - Originally posted in the Orchid Forums 07/01/2009

I value critiques because they were the foundation of my art education. We become so personally invested in our work that we need to follow two of the basic rules in the Four Agreements: don't take things personally and don't make assumptions.

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Manufacturer: Cleverwerx

SKU: CWX-LPDJ1

Silver Shows by Suzanne Wade - Lapidary Journal 11/2000

At some time or another, virtually every jewelry artist works in silver. Its affordable yet effective for creativity and innovation. Included in this informative and thought provoking article: Karen Christians on Texture & Color.

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Manufacturer: Cleverwerx

SKU: CWX-CBTS6

Designing Your Piece - Originally posted in the Orchid Forum 03/08/2008

Design and learning design started with photography for me. You can find a simple way to learn design where you might not expect.Design is everywhere and in everything. It's just that there is so much out there that the information is overwhelming.

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SKU: CWX-LPDJ2

Jewelry School for Everyone: You can do it! by Suzanne Wade - Lapidary Journal 3/2005

The success of Metalwerx is due to its founder's belief (Karen Christians) that anyone can make jewelry.

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SKU: CWX-CBTS7

The Keys to Precise Piercing - Originally posted in the Orchid Forum 11/30/2010

The weight of a saw frame, combined with a good ergonomic handle is crucial to repetitive and delicate piercing. For years I have used the Swiss-style frame with a short and wide throat, and a stubby and cushiony handle combined with a quick-load feature

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SKU: CWX-LPDJ3

Learn Easy Etching: lo-tech etching by Karen Christians - Lapidary Journal 4/2011

Photocopy transfer offers an easy alternative to the classic technique without elaborate setups and expensive hazardous materials. Use heat, the magic element, to melt a photocopy onto metal.

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Manufacturer: Cleverwerx

SKU: CWX-CBTS8

Soldering Tips, Tricks & Advice - Originally posted in the Orchid Forum 07/31/2008

Elusive, illuminating and the foundation of what we jewelers do. I absolutely love soldering and create pieces that require multiple connections, often as many as fifteen on a single piece.

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Manufacturer: Cleverwerx

SKU: CWX-AJM1

Totally Tubular: Using a flex-shaft to perform a 60-second tube setting - AJM Winter 4/2005

Tube settings are an elegant way to add height and intrigue to a piece. The best thing about tube settings is that they’re quick and easy. With a few simple tools and flex-shaft, you can fabricate tube settings in a jiffy—60 seconds to be exact.

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Manufacturer: Cleverwerx

SKU: CWX-CBTS9

Soldering Granules - Originally posted in the Orchid Forum 07/31/2008

When soldering granules to either a curved or flat surface, I give the granules a landing pad to settle into. It's a project I give students to help them to gain confidence in soldering gold and worry less about how much it costs.

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Manufacturer: Cleverwerx

SKU: CWX-ETCH

Photoetching Using Photocopy Transfer

Photoetching metal is simple AND FUN! Etching can be used for printing processes, as an artifact of art, or for roller print embellishment. It involves a mordant (acid) to etch an image onto metal and a resist to repel the mordant.

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Manufacturer: Cleverwerx