Lessen the Noise - Save Your Eardrums

by Judy Larson

I'm 67 and I'm acutely aware of how loud noise can and has, over the years, affected my hearing. So it's very important that when I'm working, I dampen the noise factor.

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Using a hammer to texture metal on a metal bench block can be quite loud. If you are concerned about this, use a rubber block, a sand bag or a stack of magazines under your bench block to help deaden the sound from your hammer blows.

This is an extremely handy tool for filing, hammering, and other uses. This rubber block is made of a tough, firm, vulcanized rubber to give the user an excellent surface. It enables one to remove dents and straighten metals without the fear of scratching or distorting, and can be used wet or dry without chance of slipping.
Or get an all-in-one bench block that comes with its own rubber rim/block:
https://www.wirejewelry.com/jewelry-anvils-and-blocks/Steel_and_Rubber_Bench_Block_4x4_Inches-24824-0.html

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Great for stamping, chasing and forming these 5″ Round Leather Sandbags can be used with or without a bench block. The leather is slip resistant and helps deaden the blow and sound when striking a piece.

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4x4 Inch Rubber Block

G17-12

G17-12
Lesson Quantity: 1.00 pieces
Purchase Quantity: 1.00 each
Price: $8.95
Gold Club Price: $6.71

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Bench Block Helper with Steel and Nylon Blocks

DAP-500.30

DAP-500.30
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Price: $29.95
Gold Club Price: $22.46

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Sandbag, Round, 7 Inches

DAP-570.08

DAP-570.08
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Category: Safety
Technique(s): Dapping, Texturing, Safety

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Judy Larson

My philosophy has always been "I will never live long enough to learn everything I want to learn, go everywhere I want to go and see everything I want to see!" So, what I make and how I create it is always changing and evolving. I was born shortly after WWII to parents who grew up during the Depression. They always had a "we can do it, we can make it" attitude which rubbed off on my two younger brothers and me. My brothers are amazing and can make and do ANYTHING! When I was a little girl, my mother gave me an old carved cigar box, which I cherish, filled with pop beads, wooden beads and yarn for stringing. That was the beginning of my jewelry making journey.

On a visit to the Grand Canyon when I was a young woman, I was fortunate enough to help a Native American silversmith sand cast my first silver bracelet and bezel set a large turquoise nugget on top. I was in love, hook, line and sinker! While working full time and having a family here in northern Minnesota, my artistic endeavors slowed down but never stopped. I am an artist, scrapbooker, seamstress, woodworker and jewelry artisan. Now that I am retired, I am able to indulge in all my hobbies. However, there just never seems to be enough time in the day to do it all, but I try!

I have been teaching community education beginner and intermediate jewelry making classes since my retirement. Many of my students have been bitten so hard by the jewelry making bug that they say I have turned them into monsters-they just can't get enough. Making jewelry, seeing something take shape from small bits and pieces, is so rewarding that I hope it brings out the "monster" in you, too!

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