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What are the Best Xuron® Tools for Expert Wire Wrapping?

June 14, 2022 by Abby Robey 1 Comment

The best Xuron® tools for wire wrapping.

Wire wrapping is a fun, creative process that allows you to create your own unique piece of jewelry. It requires patience, skill, and precision – but it has never been easier with Xuron® tools! In this blog post we will discuss the different Xuron® tools for wire wrapping and give some tips on which ones work best and how to use them to produce beautiful pieces with ease! And finally, we’ll mention a couple of non-Xuron products that are also worth checking out.

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Filed Under: Jewelry Making, Wire Art Tagged With: Jewelry Making, Micro-Shear® Flush Cutter, Pliers, Wire Wrapping

FAQ: How To Replace Springs & Keep Tools Well Maintained

January 15, 2021 by Abby Robey 5 Comments

Xuron® Cutter with spring and hand grip to illustrate how to replace springs

Recently we’ve had a few questions from customers asking how to replace springs on their tools and how to keep them (tools) cleaned and well maintained.  I thought I’d share……
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Filed Under: Beading, chainmaille, Fishing, Jewelry Making, Micro-Shear® Flush Cutters, Model Railroading, Needlecraft, Pliers & Forming Tools, Radio Control, Scale Modeling, Wire Art Tagged With: Hand Tools, Micro-Shear® Flush Cutter, Pliers, Warranty

Classic Xuron® – Orange Handled Flush Cutters

November 18, 2020 by Abby Robey 2 Comments

Classic Xuron® - The Orange Handled Snips.

In the jewelry world Xuron® tools are known for their orange handles.  There are two tools in particular, the 410 Micro-Shear Flush Cutter® and the 2175 Maxi-Shear™ Flush Cutter.  These two have been in the jewelers tool box for sometime now and are highly regarded.

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Filed Under: Beading, Wire Art Tagged With: 2175, 410, Beading

Mary Soucy – Q&A

August 6, 2019 by Ashley Bunting 1 Comment

Mary Soucy - Xuron Pliers.

A few years ago we had the pleasure of exhibiting next to Mary Soucy at the Bead & Button Show.   We chatted with Mary and her mom and discovered not only are they two of the nicest ladies you’d ever meet but Mary is an avid Xuron user!  Mary Soucy is an incredibly talented designer and instructor.  She is enthusiastic and exudes passion for her craft.  She has an impressive creativity that blurs the lines of chainmailling and beading; resulting in a final product that has an elegant bead-woven aesthetic.

I recently had the opportunity to ask Mary Soucy a few questions about creating, chainmaille, tools and more…

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Filed Under: Beading, chainmaille, Consumer Products, Jewelry Making, Wire Art Tagged With: Chainmaille, chainmaille tools, Hand Tools, jewelry, jewelry instructor, jump rings, mary soucy, Pliers, Xuron Tools

Q&A with Inventor, Artist and Author Brenda Schweder

July 13, 2017 by Ashley Bunting 1 Comment

Brenda Schweder, Inventor of the Now That's A Jig!

Brenda Schweder is an artist, author, teacher, personality and inventor of the Now That’s a Jig! For years Brenda Schweder has been a huge supporter of Xuron Corporation.  Her objective praise of the Xuron # 2175 Maxi-Shear™ Flush Cutter has made believers of many annealed steel wire wranglers.  The 2175 or as Xuron 2175 and Now That's a Jig!Brenda calls it, “The Butter Cutter”, is the perfect balance of strength and precision.  Rugged enough to easily cut the hefty annealed steel yet petite enough in profile to get into smaller hard to reach areas.

Continue reading below to learn more about Brenda Schweder…

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Filed Under: Beading, Jewelry Making, Wire Art Tagged With: brenda schweder, Maxi-Shear, now that's a jig, NTAJ!, steel wire, xuron 2175, Xuron Tools

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