Part of the mystique of jewelry manufacture is the tools. I admit it, I love new tools. I love good tools. Finely worked tools that have special and often obscure purpose. Sometimes I just go through catalogs looking at stuff and wonder what the hell a person does with such a gadget. I remember spending a lot of time as a little girl at my dad's workbench, messing with his tools (lord help me if I misplaced any). A while back while on a visit to my folks' house I spied dad's coping saw (frame saw/jeweler's saw) in his workshop and told him I coveted it. He laughed and said I could buy one for about $10 at Lowes. He's right of course, but that old one looked sweet. My own tool collection is modest and consists largely of the inexpensive variety. Until this craft starts to pay off, I can't justify the expense when money is put to better use buying materials (Christmas is coming and you never know what Santa will bring – Lindstrom, hint hint). But every ...
The world of artisan jewelry is a highly crowded one. This blog is a window on that world, my process and the things I've learned trying to run a small, handmade business on the internet.
Actually I commented but it wouldn't go thru...it was that day when you tried to put in the scrambled word that it would just sit there "loading". So, my comment was, "yes, he is a hottie and who is?"
ReplyDeleteYou're too funny. It's Dave Wyndorf of Monster Magnet, taken probably 15-20 years ago.
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