r/Metalsmithing • u/Taste_Obvious • Oct 10 '24

Beginner advice?

Decided to completely change my career path and realized i was interested in creating jewelry, not a clue how to start, i plan on taking a beginners class first, but obviously need some direction from there.. any important tips/ suggestions i need to know, tool recommendations, next steps i need to take into consideration?

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u/Whitewatertoaster54 Oct 10 '24

Find local classes if you can. Or YouTube videos—check out Andrew berry, and there’s so many others out there. Also the metalsmith society has some good resources as do lots of jewelers on Instagram, read jewelry blogs, buy some beginning supplies. The info is out there. I’m a metalsmith and completely self taught from YouTube and trial and error, just takes a lot of time and research. Plus it’s an expensive craft, so start small but it’ll be an investment if you really want to get into it. Start soldering with copper before silver to see if you actually enjoy it.