What is a flat nose pliers?

Flat nose pliers are pliers with two flat jaws. The gripping surfaces of the jaws can be flat or serrated.

How do I use flat-nose pliers?

You can use the pliers to grasp objects. The wide end of the pliers can transfer a lot of force. This makes flat nose pliers particularly suitable for squeezing beads or squeeze tubes.

What is a side cutter?

A side cutter is a pair of pliers for cutting wire. The name is derived from the arrangement of the cutting edges. The cutting edges are located on the sides of the jaws. They cut the wire by pushing it in and wedging it (unlike scissors).
The professional cutters have a fine tip.

How do I use a side cutter?

The professional side cutter is especially suitable for jewellery wire. Jewellery wire consists of a multi-twisted stainless steel wire with a nylon sheath. The side cutter cuts the wire cleanly. Thanks to the fine tip, the pliers can also reach into small gaps.

What is a basic side cutter?

A basic side cutter is a pair of pliers for cutting thicker wire such as chain pins or eye pins. The professional cutters have a stronger tip.

How do I use a Basic side cutter?

The Basic side cutter can also be used to cut thick wire without damaging the cutting surfaces. The pliers are ideal for shortening chain pins or eye pins.

What is a rosary tongs?

Rosary pliers are round-nose pliers. The two jaws of the pliers consist of tapered jaws. Due to the different diameters of the round pliers jaws, the pliers can be used for different purposes.

How do I use rosary pliers?

With the rosary pliers you can bend and shape copper or silver wire. You can make beautiful curves with the pliers. Therefore, you can use the pliers to bend eyelets for warp and eyelet pins. You can also use the pliers to bend a round end of memory wire. The fine tips of the rosary pliers can also be used to open split rings or key rings.

What is a split ring pliers?

A split ring plier is a plier with two flat jaws. One pliers jaw is longer than the other and has a pointed curved mandrel.

How do I use binding ring pliers?

The pliers can be used to open binding rings and split rings. You can put the mandrel of the pliers into the gap of the split ring. This opens the ring and makes it easier to work with.

What is a bead board?

A bead board or bead sorting board is usually made of flocked plastic. The board is rectangular and has one or more grooves. The beads can be arranged in the grooves. The grooves have a centimetre measurement. The boards often have additional recesses for storing beads.

How do I use a bead board?

A bead board is an extremely practical tool for jewellery design. All bead boards have one or more grooves in which the beads can be arranged. The grooves have a centimetre measurement. This way you always know how long your necklace or bracelet will be. You can place the beads back and forth in the grooves until you like your design. Then you can easily thread on your piece of jewellery.

What are scissors?

A pair of scissors is a tool for cutting or incising various materials. Scissors have two blades that move against each other. Scissors come in different sizes and with different handles.

How do you use scissors?

Scissors are a very important tool in jewellery making. Scissors can be used to cut all kinds of ribbons, from elastic silicone ribbon to cotton ribbon. But you also need scissors to cut out motif sheets or to work on jewellery cards.

What is a Memory Wire Pliers?

Memory wire pliers are sturdy pliers for cutting memory wire. The pliers work in a similar way to a side cutter.

What is a ring bar?

A ring stick is a tapered stick for making rings. Ring sticks are made of different materials such as plastic, wood or steel. The ring bars usually have a size scale that indicates the different ring sizes.

How do you use a ring stick?

With a ring stick you can make rings in your individual ring size. Choose your ring size from the scale on the stick. You can bend rings from modelling wire, wrap them in ribbon or thread them with beads. If you want to wrap or bend a ring, you can do this directly on the ring stick.

What are tweezers?

A pair of tweezers is a tool for grasping small objects. They consist of two pieces of metal joined together. By applying light pressure, the two parts move towards each other. The tip of the tweezers is then closed.

How do you use tweezers?

When making jewellery, you use many small parts. A pair of tweezers is very helpful to grab small parts, such as small end caps for ribbons. But tweezers are also used when making a beaded necklace with beaded silk.

What is a binder ring bar?

A binding ring bar is a round metal bar with several sections of different diameters.

How to use a binder ring stick?

With a binding ring stick you can make binding rings yourself. To do this, you use copper wire or aluminium wire. The wire is wound around the desired diameter of the binder ring stick. Afterwards, you only have to cut the resulting spiral and you have made your own binding rings.

What is a hole punch?

A hole punch is a pair of pliers used to punch holes in leather or paper. A hole punch has a punch button with several punches. These punches have different diameters. The pliers head can be adjusted like a revolver magazine.

How do you use a hole punch?

You can work on different materials with a hole punch. In jewellery making, hole punch pliers are mostly used for leather, e.g. for punching holes when making leather bracelets. But you can also use hole punch pliers to work on jewellery cards. The pliers can be used, for example, to punch holes for ear studs in a jewellery card.

What is a rotary cutter?

A rotary cutter is a practical cutting tool. It is usually used together with a ruler and enables precise cuts. The rotary cutter has a plastic handle to which a round knife is attached with a nut.

How do you use a roller cutter?

A rotary cutter is well suited for working on leather. The blade of the rotary cutter is guided over the leather in a rotating motion. The knife is given stability by a ruler. The rotary cutter is guided along the ruler. This way you can cut out leather pendants exactly.

What is a circle cutter Cutter?

A circle cutter is a cutting tool. With the cutter you can cut out round shapes of different sizes. The circle cutter has a pointed mandrel and the blade can be moved flexibly. The cutter is suitable for paper and leather.

How do you use a circle cutter?

You can cut out round shapes with the circle cutter. Select the desired diameter of the circle on the size scale. Then fix the cutter at this size with the adjusting screw. Use the mandrel to secure the cutter in place. Then draw the knife once in a circle over the material to be cut. You can use the cutter to cut out leather cabochons, for example.

What is a rivet tool?

A rivet is a connecting element made of metal. You can use a rivet to join leather parts, for example. You need a tool to close a rivet. The tool consists of a metal base and a metal rod. You also need a hammer.

How do you use a riveting tool?

A rivet consists of two parts that can be pushed into each other. To close the rivet, the two parts must be joined with a hammer blow. A rivet can be used to join leather parts. To do this, the lower part of the rivet is placed on the lower part of the riveting tool. The upper part of the rivet is fixed with the metal rod and the rivet is joined with a hammer blow.

What is a stamping hammer?

A stamping hammer is a tool for stamping metal. The hammer has an ergonomic shape and fits well in the hand and has a perfect weight for stamping.

How do you use a stamp hammer?

Metal stamps can be used to emboss motifs in metal. To do this, the metal is placed on a stamp block and the metal stamp is placed on the metal. The motif is stamped with a powerful blow.