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Spider logo, which identifies each piece as handcrafted by Manuel Colunga-Hernandez.

In order to help folks in the future to see more 'up front'
what you can use or devise for tools in the fabrication
of light metals such as silver, gold, copper and brass,
I have decided to include a selection of pictures
to illustrate some of those tools and accessories


tabletop box and tools


This set consists of a homemade tabletop bench, a soldering stand with torch
fire-brick, borax flux muller, clamp-on vise, jeweler's saw with #0000 blades, bench pin,
round-nose and flat-jaw pliers, hobby type twist drill with .020 bit, needle files, 3/8" burnisher,
end-cut wire cutter, bench block (anvil).
And in the bottom rt. drawer are a ruler in inches and cm/mm, a ring mandrel, and size key
along with a flannel polishing cloth, and marking scriber. This is a SMALL list.




very simple set of tools
basic set, the most fundamental of tools.


A sampling of mandrels
Ring mandrels, a hand-forged box-mandrel,
bench-blocks, mini-anvils, circle punces,
and dapping block with punches to match concave shapes.




a basic set of tools
A more complete set of the Basic tools.


a simple torch setup
Camp-stove style bottle and handpiece
with pencil tip extension
good for smaller items and delicate work
in silver or copper.




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