7th January 2014 Alan Sinclair is a Wildlife Photographer and uses his photographs to create his beautiful glass engravings as seen here. He is currently setting up a business to incorporate both his passion of wildlife photography and his art. Alan say’s that he has recently rediscovered his fondness for engraving because he hasn’t touched …
7th June 2013 You’ve been asking for these for some time now and we’re happy to say, they’ve arrived! We spent a few months getting samples in from various places and testing out the quality and then we came across these little beauties. Grey Bullet Polisher being used to smooth this glass engraving by Lesley …
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4th December 2020 The word “Platinum” was derived from the Spanish word platina, which means ‘little silver’. More recently discovered than metals such as iron, copper and gold, Platinum is now the 72nd most common metal in the earth’s crust. Man’s interest in platinum was only piqued in the 17th century when archaeologists discovered large amounts …
4th February 2015 When did you first start working with ceramics? I studied ceramics at Westminster College in the mid 80’s, when I was in my mid 20’s. I soon realised that I was rubbish at the wheel – spent most of my time cleaning up than making a pot – so I focused on …
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15th December 2013 By making beautiful jewellery and crafts out of a simple natural phenomenon such as sea and beach glass we can pay our respects to nature in a fun and creative way. Sea glass jewellers are prominent in contributing to the recycling of these finds and the Eternal tools team has decided to …
18th September 2013 Many tools for cutting, shaping, drilling and sharpening are now made using Tungsten Carbide for uses in Jewellery Making, Stone Carving, Glass Art and Wood Carving because of it’s extreme hardness, toughness and durability. So what’s it all about I hear you ask. Read on and we’ll tell you a little bit …
10th March 2017 Dremel have done it again – delighted us with yet another little ace product that I have found useful for so many things around the home and for my hobbies and craft projects. The Dremel VersaTip. As you know from our previous blog articles we’re big fans of the Dremel Rotary Tool …
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17th May 2023 Watchmaking and watch repair is a very exciting profession but with a huge selection of watchmaker tools on the market, it is very easy to get confused or even carried away. I thought it may be helpful to list down some of the most essential watch repair tools that any serious horologist …
17th November 2013 jillyflowerjewellery specialises in handmade silver rings, earrings and pendants and offers a selection of custom made jewellery. Eternal tools had the pleasure of talking with jewellery extraordinaire Jill Thompson. Amongst other things, Jill tells us her favourite tool is an old ball plein hammer which creates a lovely hammered effect on the …
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20th January 2017 These examples of Glass Engraving have been sent in to us here at Eternal Tools by you, the customer, showing us how you’ve used our tools. We love receiving images of your work and thought we’d showcase them here in the hope that this will inspire others to try their hand at …
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