Tool Review ~ Beadsmith 2-Sided Texture Hammer

BeadSmith 2-Sided Texture Hammers 

are available in 3 options 

-Wide Circles & Dots 

-Thin Circles and Speckles

-Stripes and Weaves 

I'll be showing the the first two today ~ 

I've just gotten these in and instantly loved the sturdiness and heavy duty texture heads. 

 They feel good in your hand and have a heavy head that really connects with the metal.

  I like that you get 2 textures on each hammer creating a pile of options for texture combinations.

 I love these hammers and have already used them a ton!  

My favorite is the Wide Circles and Dots...I love the big divets of the dots impression.  

You can see in the ring below that it creates a nice deep dot that catches the LOS perfectly.  

The textures also created a good indentation creating a great base for patina.  

~ Inspiration pictures ~ 

I've used 24g copper, brass, 22g bronze and 20g aluminum in my samples today &all worked perfectly. 

I hammered without annealing, but imagine you could get an even better impression from doing so.  

Basic instructions: 

Place item to be textured on a bench block or anvil & strike the surface sharply with the hammer wherever you want the texture to appear.  

Experiment hitting the metal on a slight angle or flush. 

Mix and match  for even more textures.

I've just added the BeadSmith 2-Sided Texture hammers to my line ~

 I've been awaiting their arrival for some time now and am thrilled with the quality.

Click here to purchase & receive a  free 2"x5" piece of copper sheet to play with! 

Offer good til July 15th.  

~ Melinda Orr  ~ 

Melinda Orr Designs