How to Use a Ring Stick

Knowing your jewelry making tools, their proper usage will not only save time, but will raise your profit as you will be in a position to work faster. The more that you become acquainted with the tools of the trade the better you'll become.

Have you tried weaving a bead ring? Getting the right ring size is a challenge if you have tried.You can adjust the dimensions of the ring band by adding beads or reducing beads on the band part of the ring. Keep in mind, there are still small variations in size that when taken all together will affect the size of the band you are weaving even if they look like the same size in your eyes.

Are you having difficulties getting your preferred band size? It's quite annoying, isn't it? But you can avoid this kind of problem with the help of a Ring stick.

It is a stick, as the name suggest, that is slim at the top and gets gradually wider going down the stick. The size of the ring is determined through which part of the stick it stopped when you put it in the stick. The ring size is the same as the size of the width of the stick.

This is significant when you are weaving a ring because you need to figure out the size of the ring band before you ultimately finish the band. If you had at first connected the band to the other side of the ring, next thing you need to do is to put the ring on the ring stick to check its size.

If there isn't any problem with the size of the ring, you have nothing more to do than to complete the band. However, if the size is too massive, try to disconnect the band and cut back the number of beads in the pattern. You must disconnect the band and increase the pattern to extend its size if it is too tiny.

You can see the great use of a ring stick in saving your time while weaving a ring band. It is strongly recommended to use a wooden ring stick rather than the metal one. The latter can cause scratches over the crystal beads.

As with all tools that you use it's vital to be safe when working with them and learning some basic Safety Tips in Jewelry Making is important to make sure that you don't hurt yourself or accidentally harm somebody else. This is not only for when you are using high temperature torches when making handmade glass beads, but all tools in the wrong hands or used improperly can be deadly.

Once you have finished working for the day make sure that you place your tools in a secure place, this can also make sure that when you start work the next day they are straightforward to find. There's nothing more maddening than having to delay work because you have misplaced a tool.