Where can I buy a quality basic tool kit to start making silver jewellery at home?
Do you already have a background in jewellery making? If not then I would recommend doing a basic course first so you can get a taste of different techniques and the tools which you need for it. That’s what I did. Standard tools like basic pliers, calipers, jeweller’s saw, plastic hamers, rulers, sandpaper, files, polishing tools, cuters, etc. can all be bought through standard hardware stores. Specialised tools like ring gauges, silver solder (note, this is not the silver solder sold in hardware stores), heat resistant pliers, casting pans, mould sand, shaped wire bending pliers can be bought through stores which cater to jewellery makers. If you join a course you should be able to arrange such orders through your teacher. He’ll also be able to give advise. You will also need to get you silver there. Another source of silver is you local silversmith. That is, if he’s willing to part with it. I just saw that there will be a jewellery fair in Barcelona at the end of the year. You could
