Recommended Tools & Supplies:
Safety Glasses;
Carpet Tape;
Permanent Marker;
Chamois;
Utility Shears;
Paint Stir Sticks; and,
Polishing Compounds
Purchases made using the Amazon links on the OJA website at: www.onlinejewelryacademy.com, help to financially support the OJA. On our website you'll also find links to products from Durston Tools that we have reviewed. Or, you can access Durston's website at durston.com/oja.
In this video, Professor John Ahr of the Online Jewelry Academy demonstrates how to use chamois polishing sticks. These easy to make leather covered tools are an effective way to carefully polish delicate surfaces or isolated spot on a piece of jewelry.
You can use leather polishing sticks with any sort of polishing compound that you might have in your jewelers bench. Just be sure to mark them so that you always use the same compound on them. Additionally, it's important to store them in plastic so that they don't cross contaminate. If your chamois polishing stick become contaminated with various compounds, they will not work correctly until they are cleaned or the leather is replaced.
If you like this video, we've got plenty more. You can find the OJA's videos organized by category on our website at: http://www.onlinejewelryacademy.com
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The OJA offers complete courses on Udemy.com.
1. Beginners course "Colorful Silver Jewelry"
https://www.udemy.com/makingjewelry/?couponCode=JOHN_AHR
2. Intermediate course "Making Beautiful Articulated Hinged Jewelry"
https://www.udemy.com/articulatedhingedjewelry/?couponCode=ARTICULATED
3. Stone Setting Course "5 Ways To Enhance Jewelry Design Through Stone Setting"
https://www.udemy.com/stonesetting/?couponCode=OJA-DISCOUNT
Follow us on:
Instagram - http://www.instagram.com/onlinejewelryacademy/
And, you can support the production of future OJA videos by making a monthly contribution at: http://www.Patreon.com/onlinejewelryacademy.
Safety Glasses;
Carpet Tape;
Permanent Marker;
Chamois;
Utility Shears;
Paint Stir Sticks; and,
Polishing Compounds
Purchases made using the Amazon links on the OJA website at: www.onlinejewelryacademy.com, help to financially support the OJA. On our website you'll also find links to products from Durston Tools that we have reviewed. Or, you can access Durston's website at durston.com/oja.
In this video, Professor John Ahr of the Online Jewelry Academy demonstrates how to use chamois polishing sticks. These easy to make leather covered tools are an effective way to carefully polish delicate surfaces or isolated spot on a piece of jewelry.
You can use leather polishing sticks with any sort of polishing compound that you might have in your jewelers bench. Just be sure to mark them so that you always use the same compound on them. Additionally, it's important to store them in plastic so that they don't cross contaminate. If your chamois polishing stick become contaminated with various compounds, they will not work correctly until they are cleaned or the leather is replaced.
If you like this video, we've got plenty more. You can find the OJA's videos organized by category on our website at: http://www.onlinejewelryacademy.com
Subscribers to the OJA's YouTube channel have the option to receive regular notification of new OJA video releases. So, why not subscribe now? Be sure to click on the bell next to the subscribe button to turn on notifications.
The OJA offers complete courses on Udemy.com.
1. Beginners course "Colorful Silver Jewelry"
https://www.udemy.com/makingjewelry/?couponCode=JOHN_AHR
2. Intermediate course "Making Beautiful Articulated Hinged Jewelry"
https://www.udemy.com/articulatedhingedjewelry/?couponCode=ARTICULATED
3. Stone Setting Course "5 Ways To Enhance Jewelry Design Through Stone Setting"
https://www.udemy.com/stonesetting/?couponCode=OJA-DISCOUNT
Follow us on:
Instagram - http://www.instagram.com/onlinejewelryacademy/
And, you can support the production of future OJA videos by making a monthly contribution at: http://www.Patreon.com/onlinejewelryacademy.