How I Made These Cufflinks | Tutorial | Goldsmiths' Workshop Secrets

This is a beginner-friendly, step-by-step tutorial on how to make a set of CUSTOM CUFFLINKS. I was asked to make these for a company director, using the company logo as the design. 00:00 - 00:05 Welcome Back 00:05 - 00:20 Tearful Moment 00:20 - 00:30 Introduction 00:30 - 00:42 The Design Process 00:42 - 00:57 Preparing The Metal 00:57 - 01:18 Piercing Out Basic Shape / Cleaning Up 01:18 - 01:42 Removing The Design 01:42 - 02:14 Creating A Frame 02:14 - 02:23 Pilot Holes & Drilling 02:23 - 02:40 Piercing Out The Inside / Cleaning Up 2:40 - 03:35 Soldering - Bringing The Two Parts Together 03:35 - 04:14 Rough Cut / Cleaning Up 04:14 - 05:07 Adding Texture & The Benefits Of Working 'Tidy' 05:07 - 06:06 'Sweating' Solder / Sweat Soldering 06:06 - 06:31 Protecting Engraving / Texturing work When Soldering 06:31 - 06:51 The Final Steps (Polishing / Ultrasonic / Rhodium Plating) 06:51 - 07:11 The Final Product / Conclusion 07:11 - 08:05 So Long & Thanks For All The Fish I hope you find this video helpful, its a new style we are using here! Let me know what you think and if you have any questions. LINKS TO TOOLS I MENTION IN THE VIDEO Steve Lindsay Engraving Tools https://www.airgraver.com/engraving_handpiece.htm GRS Third Hand Soldering Station https://www.cooksongold.com/Jewellery-Tools/GRS-BenchMate-Double-Third-Hand--Soldering-Station-prcode-998-G104 HOW TO FIND ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA TikTok: @jacothejeweller Instagram: @jacothejeweller Facebook: The Jewellery Works Studio