Hi everyone, I've been making silver jewellery for about 3.5 years now, although it doesn't seem like it... I'm mostly self taught, other than a 10 day introductory course to jewellery making I did in spring 2014. I've learned a lot from YouTube, (Soham Harrison for some great tutorials and Giacomo I for awe leading to inspiration), and have read several books on jewellery making/silver smithing. I got into it through a need to solder properly in order to finish a range of kilt pin I was working on with my father and having cast, but the creativity and fun of making jewellery from scratch took over. I love making all sorts of things, but I'm pretty sure I've found my niche. I've come across this forum several times when trying to find particular information, and I thought it was about time I join up! Whilst I've so much yet to learn, I've probably got enough knowledge now to be able to contribute a little