Metals
Chain and Wire is available in a variety of patterns and gauges in brass, bronze, copper, gold, gunmetal and silver. Wire and Patterned strip can be used in many different ways, including cuff bracelets, to cut pieces for designs, or creating jump rings, bails, and chain links. Chain is great for pendants, bracelets, necklaces and more. The majority of our wire is sold in 6 inch or 12 inch increments so you receive the exact amount needed.
Stamp, drill, pierce, engrave, etch, enamel, or attach settings, stones, or decorative pieces. There is a ton of possibilities for creation with our metal blanks. Use these shapes to make pendants, charms and other jewelry components! The majority of our blanks come in packs of multiples, allowing you to get the most out of your purchase. Blank options include brass, copper, gold plate, gunmetal and silver.
Use brass, bronze, copper, and nickel rod to create a variety of jewelry pieces. With a variety of lengths and gauges, our rod can be cut, formed, soldered, textured, polished and patina-ed, in several ways, to open up a world of possibilities while creating. Rod can be used to make perfect ring shanks, and stunning bracelets. Rod can be formed on a steel mandrel with a rawhide mallet, or with ring-forming pliers.
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Choose from ring cores in copper and brass to ring settings in brass, bronze, copper, silver, or silver plate.
Our jewelry sheet metal includes Fine Silver, Sterling Silver, Argentium Silver, Copper, Bronze, Nickel Silver and Red Brass in several sizes and gauges. Sheet metals are perfect to make and form your own jewelry designs. Cut to any size you wish and add textures, colors, patinas and other embellishments. Combine sheet metals with other popular mediums like metal clay, patterned wire, findings and more.
Enrich your jewelry designs with one or more of our many textured metals. By embossing finely detailed patterns into metal, artists create depth and dimension which enhances both the metal and your jewelry designs. Cool Tools offers textured metals in fine silver, sterling silver and argentium. In base metals, we offer textures in copper, bronze and brass. Gauges for both silver and base metals range from 18 to 24.
