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03/06/2026

What a year. What a community.

These are just some of the pieces created by students at The School of Jewellery Ireland this year and submitted to the Irish Jewellers & Silversmiths Guild Student Competition.

One of the most rewarding parts of teaching is seeing students grow in confidence and capability at the bench. Many of these students returned term after term, continuing to challenge themselves, refine their skills, and push their work further than they thought possible.

What always impresses me most is the variety. Every student brings their own ideas, interests and personality to the bench, and the result is a collection of work that is unique, thoughtful and genuinely inspiring.

28/05/2026

Three habits quietly costing jewellers money.

Not cutting close enough to the line.
Every extra bit becomes unnecessary filing time later. It also creates extra metal waste and filings. The more accurately you cut, the less time you spend cleaning things up afterwards.

Trying to fix poor prep work (filing & Emery) at the polishing motor.
The polishing motor won’t remove deep scratches, uneven surfaces or poor preparation. Good polishing starts long before the mop. Work properly through your abrasives, inspect your work carefully, and avoid having to repeat the entire finishing process again.

Which one are you guilty of?

Spending too much time on your phone.
Probably the most common productivity killer in the workshop. A quick scroll easily turns into lost focus, broken momentum and wasted time that could have been spent actually making.

26/05/2026

Coming to the end of term means the workshop has been absolute chaos the last few weeks.

Deadlines, stone setting, polishing jobs, repairs, student projects everywhere…

So naturally, I developed the world’s first GRS-compatible Bench Pillow™ for emotionally exhausted jewellers.

Honestly, I think there’s a market for it.

If I was starting out jewellery making today, this is honestly the route I would take.Not the fastest route.Not the most...
25/05/2026

If I was starting out jewellery making today, this is honestly the route I would take.

Not the fastest route.
Not the most expensive route.
Just the things that actually matter at the bench.

Learn the fundamentals properly.
Get comfortable making mistakes.
Focus on finish and quality.
Repeat processes until they feel natural.

Most jewellery skills are built through repetition, patience, and problem solving, not buying more tools.

I think a lot of beginners underestimate just how far you can get with:
• a saw
• a file
• a torch
• and consistency.

What’s one thing you wish somebody told you when you first started making jewellery?

22/05/2026

A lot of people asked how I made the custom burnisher from the last reel, so here’s a closer look at the process.

One of the biggest skills in jewellery making, especially stone setting, is learning how to modify and make your own tools. Setters are constantly reshaping gravers, polishing burnishers, grinding tools, and adjusting things to work exactly the way they want.

This burnisher started life as a broken drill bit and only took a little shaping and polishing to turn into a really useful flush setting tool.

The diamond wheels I used to shape and polish it are linked below for anyone looking for them.

https://www.theschoolofjewellery.ie/tool-recommendations

20/05/2026

One of the most valuable skills in jewellery making is learning how to modify and make your own tools.

Especially when it comes to stone setting.

A lot of setters spend a large amount of time tuning gravers, polishing tools, reshaping burnishers, and adjusting equipment. Sometimes the exact tool you need simply doesn’t exist, or it needs a slight modification to work exactly the way you want it to.

This burnisher started life as an old drill bit and only took a little bit of grinding and polishing to turn into a really useful custom tool for flush setting.

Honestly, understanding your tools and learning how to adapt them is a massive part of becoming more confident at the bench.

If you’d like to see a full tutorial on how I made this burnisher, let me know below 👇

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