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If you don't LOVE sawing thinner metals - Joyce Chen Kitchen shears are a must have for all jewellery makers!  I use mine to cut bezel wire, cutting solder... and cutting sheet metal - 24 gauge a … read more

This is the Plier collection I gathered in under 3 mins... Around my chair in the house - and I dug out some oldies that have never been completely retired from the shop.  They live in a bucket w … read more

So my old eyes aren't getting ANY younger -- Much to my frustration most days! At Bead & Button in June 2019 a few of the students in our classroom had these amazing magnifer / Optivisor type … read more

Hey Everyone!  So Many new things I thought we needed a blog! So here we are!Half Round Wire Rings... We made these years ago and never added them to the site - They are a little finicky to coil, … read more

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!We hope all is well for you this lovely COLD day in January!  We are trying to give you all the advance notice we can about some down times coming up at Metal Designz!&nb … read more