1. The Fire Goddess MUST Have Tool List

The Recommended "MUST HAVE" Tool List by the Fire Goddess

Jewelry design, at least now a days encompasses several mediums and skill sets.  Tools are essential but you do not always have to get the most expensive tools.  A good wire cutter can cost $50 to $70.00 dollars but if you are new to designing and you are not selling your finished creations, a cheap pair of cutters from China or Pakistan will serve you well for the first few months.  However there is never an alternative for a good tumbler.  Prepare to pay $150.00 for a quality machine.

Goddess Suggested & Recommended Tools:

• 1-pair wire cutters

• 2-pair round nose pliers  

• 2-pair chain nose pliers  

• 1-cutting shears

• 1-chasing hammer

• 1-rawhide mallet

• 1-bench block

• 1-coiling Gizmo

• 1-Crop-A-dile™ hole puncher

• 1 jewelers-hand file

• Various grits of sandpaper

• 1 bench pin (with cut V and circle)
   
• 1-Lapidary tumbler with stainless steel shot & cleaning solution

We hope this recommended list help you in acquiring you own jewelry designing tool set.  Remember you can invest several thousand dollars in a functional set of tools and supplies so get a little at a time and always try to acquire tools from other artists who have moved away from the jewelry designing business or from others who NOW find it necessary to sell their tools.