If you’re someone with a passion for jewellery repair or you’re a professional working in the trade, then you need high quality jewellers tools to allow you to do your work. At Maddisons of Durham, we have a wide range of tools for all manner of cleaning and repair tasks, so we’re something of a one-stop-shop for all of your jewellery maintenance and restoration needs.
In this article, we take a look at just a few of the tools we offer and where necessary, provide a little explanation of what they’re used for, for those just starting out. Of course, this is not an exhaustive list of the items we supply to the trade and public, but it will give you a sense of the comprehensive nature of what we offer.
Jewellery Cleaning & Polishing Tools
Essential tools for any silversmith, the ability to clean and polish jewellery to the highest shine is a must. We love the EVE range which includes various shaped wheels, cones and pins for polishing even the smallest areas of your jewellery piece. Work down through the grits, and refer to our handy grit guides on every product page!
Ultrasonic cleaning is also a popular process, helping to remove built-up dirt and grime that has accumulated on your metal. We stock all kinds of tools for this, from the cleaning machines themselves, to baskets, racks and cleaning powders.
Our range of Selvyt cloths offer fabulous final results, getting your jewellery ready to wear and helping with the upkeep of your piece. Available in a range of sizes and styles including cloths made especially for silver or gold, and those impregnated with polishing mediums.
The LUXI range is a series of polishing compounds designed to be used with mops and brushes. Use to bring your jewellery to a mirror-finish shine and get the most out of your pendant wheels.
For any professional workshop, tumbling is a process where finished items are barrel polished in a rotating machine filled with smooth metal balls or cones, adding a final superb polish to multiple pieces at once.
Anvils, Stakes & Forming Tools
Anvils and bench blocks are a vital part of any good jewellers tool kit. We have anvils that double as bench pins, basic steel anvils available in a range of sizes, and horn anvils that also allow you to shape your jewellery.
Stakes allow you to form specialist shapes and are ideal for producing bezels, bracelets, pendants, and even spoons! Available in a range of sizes and shapes, some stakes requires special holders - refer to each product to see exactly which holder you require.
Forming tools include all kinds of things - mandrels, wire benders, draw plates, bezel blocks... the list goes on! We offer plenty of options in different materials too. Steel is the most durable, but we also offer wooden and Delrin (a type of nylon) tools too.
Stamping, Engraving & Adding Texture
Personalised jewellery is extremely popular and a great way to make your pieces unique too. Our range of ImpressArt stamps includes loads of beautiful designs, from leaves, flowers and animals, to zodiac symbols, alphabet punches and intricate mandalas.
Engraving is a precise craft that can take some practice but deliver stunning results. We have a range of mix and match gravers and handles allowing your to customise your ideal combination for working this process.
Adding texture has never been easier than with our range of texturing hammers. Create your own designs using ball and cross pein hammers, or use ready-made designs including dots, stripes and crosses. If you have a rolling mill, we also have an impressive range of texturing plates for producing consistent designs across sheet metals and wires.
Whatever You Need in Jewellers Tools - We Can Help
This is just a small fraction of the tools that we offer for amateur and professional jewellery repairs across the country, which gives you some idea of the huge selection that’s on offer. If you would like to see our full range of jewellers tools, all you have to do is visit us at www.maddisonsofdurham.co.uk and take a browse around our online shop. Should you have any trouble finding what you’re looking for or you just need some advice about which products best suit your needs, simply get in touch with us via our contact form and a member of our team will get back to you.
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