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September 2014 Newsletter Giveaway Prize Winner

Last month’s The Silver Forge newsletter giveaway was a pair of sea green Czech glass and sterling silver round hoop earrings. Congratulations to Jess, who was randomly selected to receive these earrings. If you missed out and you’d like a pair, you can get yourself some here in The Silver Forge shop.     Jess is the owner of Jessidee Handmade […]

August 2014 Newsletter Giveaway Prize Winner

Kathy was the winner of last month’s The Silver Forge newsletter giveaway – congratulations to her! A pair of these lavender Czech glass and sterling silver square hoop earrings are winging their way to Colorado as we speak. If you missed out and you’d like a pair of these, you can get yourself some here in The Silver Forge […]

Tool of the Month – Mandrels

Mandrels are tapered steel rods, which come in various shapes and sizes. I have three round ones, which go from a millimetre or so up to maybe 40mm in diameter. Using either my wooden mallet, which will reshape silver but not stretch or resize it, or my bench hammer, which will both shape and stretch […]