Good Jewelry Making Habits - How to Cut Wire

The most important reason for leaving a flush cut on your spool of wire is that you want to save on adhesive bandages and antiseptic. If you store your wire with a sharp end on the wire, there is a good chance that you will eventually cut yourself. By always leaving a flush cut on the ends of your wire in storage, you are far less likely to suffer a puncture wound when you go to grab some wire while you are thinking about other things like how to mount a 4mm round bead onto a ring.

The second reason is also important, but somewhat less obvious. When making jewelry you need habits that allow you to save time. One of these habits that helps save time is always knowing which end of a cut segment of wire will have the flush cut on it. If you follow this habit, the end of the wire first off the spool will have the flush cut and the end of the wire last off the spool will be sharp and pointed. When you have developed this habit you will always know that you use the front or first part of the wire segment for making your loop in preparation for straightening the wire prior to making a wire component on your WigJig.

Developing good jewelry making habits like this will help save time by cutting steps and helping you to be more consistent. Content provided by WigJig - Jewelry tools, jewelry wire, jewelry supplies, FREE jewelry making instruction - and BEADS: glass beads, metal beads, pearl beads, stick-on beads, gemstone beads, and many more!