Suppliers & Promos
Trusted suppliers with exclusive discount codes for the Metalsmith Society community.
Jewelry Tool Suppliers in the U.S.
Gesswein
Gesswein is a trusted supplier in the jewelry industry, offering a wide range of professional tools, abrasives, polishing supplies, and equipment used for bench work, stone setting, finishing, and production. They regularly support educational content shared through Metalsmith Society, helping make high-quality jewelry education more accessible to the community.
- Professional jewelry tools
- Abrasives, burs, and polishing supplies
- Stone-setting, engraving, and finishing tools
- Equipment for bench work and production
GRS
GRS is the go-to source for professional engraving equipment and supplies, and the company I personally trust for all of my own engraving setup. I also make the trip to their training center in Kansas once a year to take engraving classes — and it's absolutely worth it. They offer world-class hands-on instruction for jewelers who want to develop or deepen their engraving skills.
- Engraving equipment and handpieces
- Gravers, sharpening supplies, and engraving accessories
- Stone setting and engraving tools
- Training and engraving classes at their Kansas facility
Otto Frei
Otto Frei is a trusted tool supplier with one of the most extensive inventories available for jewelers. Beyond tools, they also carry raw materials, findings, gemstones, and specialty equipment for stone setting, engraving, fabrication, and repair work.
- Jewelry hand tools and bench tools
- Findings and raw materials
- Gemstones
- Specialty tools for stone setting, engraving, fabrication, and repair
Sunstone Permanent Jewelry
Sunstone Permanent Jewelry is a leading supplier of permanent jewelry welding equipment, offering professional-grade pulse arc welders and accessories trusted by permanent jewelry artists at every level. They regularly support educational content shared through Metalsmith Society, helping make high-quality permanent jewelry education more accessible to the community.
- Pulse arc welders for permanent jewelry (multiple models to suit different budgets)
- Argon tanks and refills
- Certified permanent jewelry chains (gold filled, sterling silver, and 14k gold)
- Jewelry welding accessories and supplies
- Organization and display supplies for permanent jewelry businesses
- Training and starter packages for permanent jewelry artists
Rio Grande
Rio Grande has been a cornerstone supplier for me since my days at Pratt Institute in the early 2000s — and it's one I still turn to in my studio today. They carry an incredible range of tools, findings, metals, casting supplies, gemstones, and every bench essential you can imagine. Whether you're sourcing sheet and wire, setting tools, polishing equipment, or materials for a new design, Rio has the depth and quality that working jewelers depend on.
- Jewelry tools and equipment
- Sheet, wire, and casting grain
- Findings and components
- Gemstones
- Casting, polishing, and finishing supplies
Pepetools
Pepetools carries a thoughtful selection of high-quality jewelry tools and bench gear — from precision pliers and hammers to specialty holding tools — all designed for real bench use. Their tools are well-made, reliable, and a favorite among working jewelers in the Metalsmith Society community.
- Jewelry hand tools and bench tools
- Rolling mills and metal-forming equipment
- Disc cutters, mandrels, ring tools, and benders
- Pliers, hammers, and specialty holding tools
Stuller
Stuller is one of those companies that needs no introduction in the jewelry industry — and it's one I've personally relied on for over 20 years. They are genuinely one of the largest and most comprehensive jewelry suppliers in the world, covering everything from raw materials and bench tools to finished jewelry, diamonds, and custom CAD design services. If you can't find it somewhere else, Stuller probably has it.
- Jewelry findings, mountings, and bridal settings
- Raw materials including sheet, wire, and casting grain
- Diamonds, lab-created diamonds, and gemstones
- Finished and semi-set jewelry
- Jewelry tools and bench supplies
- Custom CAD design and casting services
- Packaging and display supplies
Potter USA
Potter USA is a specialty tool company based in Tucson, Arizona, known for making some of the best hydraulic jewelry presses and die systems available for metalsmiths. If you work with pancake dies, impression dies, or texture plates, this is the place. Their tools are designed for real studio use and the quality shows.
- Hydraulic jewelry presses (manual and electric, multiple sizes)
- Pancake dies, silhouette dies, and impression dies
- Rolling mill texture plates
- Sheet metal in silver and copper
- Specialty bench tools and accessories
- Online classes and a monthly subscription box
ImpressArt
ImpressArt is the go-to source for metal stamping tools and supplies, and the brand I recommend whenever someone in the Metalsmith Society community wants to get into hand stamping. They offer everything from beginner starter kits to professional-grade stamp sets, and their letter sets in particular are some of the best quality you'll find.
- Metal letter and design stamp sets in a huge variety of fonts and styles
- Stamping hammers, bench blocks, and stamp guides
- Starter kits for beginners
- Metal stamping blanks in aluminum, copper, brass, and silver
- Stamp enamel and finishing supplies
CraftOptics
If you do fine detail work at the bench — and let's be honest, we all do — CraftOptics is worth knowing about. They make precision magnifying eyeglasses built around your actual prescription or reader strength, paired with a brilliant hands-free light that eliminates shadows right where you're working. These are custom-made, lightweight titanium frames with flip-up magnifying telescopes and a rechargeable DreamBeam light that moves with your line of sight. Once you try them, you'll wonder how you ever worked without them.
- CraftOptics magnifying eyeglasses — custom built to your prescription or reader, available in multiple working distances
- DreamBeam rechargeable hands-free light
- The WOW Package — magnifying glasses and DreamBeam light bundled together
- Travel cases, replacement batteries, and accessories
- Prescription lens updates when your vision changes
Gemstone & Diamond Suppliers
Columbia Gem House
Columbia Gem House is a family-owned gemstone supplier dedicated to responsibly sourced materials and transparency from mine to market. In business since 1976, they helped pioneer the Fair Trade Gems® Principles & Protocols to ensure traceability and accountability at every step of the supply chain. Their mission is to support ethical sourcing while offering a wide range of cut gemstones and gemstone material for jewelry makers.
- Faceted and cabochon cut gemstones in a wide range of types
- Specialty stones including rare colors and traceable materials
- Proprietary gemstone collections (e.g., Pomme Ruby™, Mesa Verde® Peridot, Grape Garnet®)
Misfit Diamonds
Misfit Diamonds is a B2B wholesaler within the jewelry trade that specializes in niche natural diamonds and sapphires, with a commitment to transparent sourcing and raising industry standards. They offer a range of cut stones and parcels that appeal to designers and bench jewelers looking for distinctive materials.
- Natural diamonds (including fancy color, salt & pepper, white, and specialty cuts)
- Diamond melee and parcels
- Natural sapphires and sapphire parcels
Lucidity Gemstones
Lucidity Gemstones is a trusted gemstone supplier I recommend to the Metalsmith Society community, especially for jewelers who love working with beautifully cut cabochons. They are a small team of metalsmiths, jewelers, and gem collectors focused on offering high-quality, hand-selected stones at fair prices, with an emphasis on transparency and minimizing environmental impact. Lucidity Gemstones is a proud member of the American Gem Trade Association (AGTA) and upholds the high ethical standards required of its members.
- Rosecut gemstone cabochons
- Smooth cabochons in a wide range of materials
- Hand-selected stones suited for metalsmithing and fine jewelry
Turquoisematrix
Turquoisematrix is run by Michael, who has been sourcing high-quality turquoise and variscite since 2008. He works directly with miners, collectors, and long-time material holders to offer exceptional stones that are often difficult to find elsewhere.
- Turquoise cabochons
- Variscite cabochons
- Carefully sourced lapidary materials
New Stone Age Cabochons
New Stone Age Cabochons is a family-run gemstone business offering a wide selection of uniquely cut and rare cabochons for metalsmiths, crafters, and collectors. They take pride in sourcing semi-precious gemstones and intentionally choosing stones with quality and character to support your creative work.
- A broad range of cabochons (agate, amber, quartz, fossils, and more)
- Lots, pairs, and single cut stones for jewelry makers
- Unique or rare cabochons that aren't easily found elsewhere
Turquoise Moose
Turquoise Moose is a female-owned gemstone business founded by longtime collectors turned cutters. They've grown from a small operation into a trusted source for turquoise and a wide range of cabochons, offering consistent quality and a large, well-curated inventory.
- Calibrated turquoise cabochons
- Freeform turquoise cabochons
- A wide variety of additional gemstone cabochons
Arroks Rocks
Arroks Rocks is a San Diego, California-based gemstone seller offering affordable cabochons and jewelry supplies. With over 10,000 sales on Etsy and a 5-star rating, they're a reliable source for both everyday stones and unique materials. Most stones are hand cut in-house, with additional responsibly sourced gems and select destash stones from Nicole, the jeweler behind Arokk Jewelry.
- Cabochons in mookaite, agate, jasper, surfite, and more
- Hand-cut stones produced in their own shop
- Select destash stones from a jeweler's personal collection
Rare Earth Mining Co.
Rare Earth Mining Co. is a small gem company focused on supplying fine and unusual gemstone materials that are difficult to source elsewhere. With decades of experience working across Brazil, Africa, China, Germany, and the U.S., they specialize in bringing distinctive stones to both large manufacturers and small jewelry studios. They are also proud members of the American Gem Trade Association (AGTA).
- Opalized wood and azurite geodes
- Lavender turquoise and blue opal
- Drusy and unusual specialty gemstone materials
Metals, Findings & Chain
Halstead Bead
Halstead Bead has been a long-time, trusted supplier for jewelers and metalsmiths, and they're a go-to resource I recommend to the Metalsmith Society community. They're especially well known for their huge selection of sterling silver, gold-filled chain and findings, wire, sheet metal, and other bench essentials that jewelers rely on every day. With decades of experience supporting small studios and independent makers, Halstead understands what jewelers actually need — consistent quality, reliable materials, and tools you can trust at the bench.
- Sterling silver and gold-filled chain
- Wire and sheet metal
- Findings and jewelry components
- Core bench materials (this is not a tool-heavy supplier)
Hoover & Strong
Hoover & Strong has been serving the jewelry industry since 1912, and they are one of the most important suppliers I can recommend — especially if responsible sourcing matters to you. What sets them apart is their Harmony line: all Harmony recycled precious metals, including gold, silver, platinum, and palladium, are 100% recycled and independently certified every year by SCS Global Services. In 2009, Hoover & Strong became the first jewelry manufacturer to be independently certified for the recycled content of its Harmony Recycled Precious Metal products. If you care about where your metal comes from, this is a supplier worth knowing.
- Sheet, wire, solder, tubing, and casting grain in certified recycled precious metals
- Findings, shanks, settings, and jewelry components — made in the USA
- Conflict-free and recycled diamonds, lab-grown diamonds
- Custom casting services
- Refining services
Ross Metals
Ross Metals is a third-generation, family-run wholesale jewelry supplier based in the heart of New York City's legendary Diamond District on 47th Street — and yes, I shopped there in person when I lived in NYC. There is nothing quite like it. They've been a trusted source for jewelers, goldsmiths, and designers for over 40 years, and they offer an incredible selection of precious metal products at wholesale prices with no order minimums and same-day shipping on orders placed before 3PM.
- Gold, silver, and platinum chain (assembled or by the inch)
- Sheet, wire, plate, and solder
- Findings in gold, gold-filled, sterling silver, and platinum
- Mountings and components for fine jewelry
Harold Studio
Harold Studio is a woman-owned small business based in Phoenix, Arizona. Founded in 2010 as a space dedicated to learning silversmithing and creating jewelry, they've held hundreds of classes teaching the craft of jewelry making. In summer 2019, they expanded into selling castings for jewelers, offering designs that flow naturally and help highlight the work you build on top of them. Their charms and accents are carved from wax and molded, so you get truly original components you won't find anywhere else.
- Solderable accents, wax-carved and molded
- Ring blanks
- Decorative bezel settings
- Charms
Nina Designs
Nina Designs has been making original sterling silver charms and jewelry findings since 1983, and their commitment to ethical, sustainable production is the real deal — not a marketing talking point. All Thailand production uses 100% post-consumer recycled sterling silver from RJC and ISO 14001 certified refineries, and 50% of their Bali production uses reclaimed sterling silver. Their production facilities pay fair wages, provide strong worker benefits, and have maintained 50% women in management long before it was trendy. Their solderable charms are an easy way to add dimension, detail, and meaning to your work without starting from scratch.
- Solderable charms and accents in a huge range of designs and themes
- Charms and pendants in sterling silver, bronze, and mixed metal
- Components and findings in sterling silver, bronze, gold-filled, 14k solid gold, and gold and rose gold plated options
- Beads, chain, clasps, earring findings, and links
- Stamping blanks
- Over 1,500 products across all metal types
Crafty Wrenn
Crafty Wrenn is a small, woman-owned shop run by Alissa — a mom of two living on Table Rock Lake in Missouri whose work is inspired by the place she calls home. Using a laser cutter, she creates original sterling silver solderable accents that are engraved, tumbled, and cleaned, arriving ready to use in your jewelry projects. The designs are constantly expanding and genuinely hard to find anywhere else — from western and nature themes to gothic and whimsical. She also takes custom orders, so if you have artwork you'd love to turn into a charm, reach out.
- Laser-cut sterling silver solderable accent charms in a wide range of designs
- Sterling silver and brass charms and connectors
- Custom charm and jewelry tag orders
- Bulk discounts available
Creating Unkamen
Creating Unkamen is a long-running Etsy shop based in Fulton, Missouri, operating out of a 13,000 square foot headquarters where they make jewelry findings and wire supplies in-house right here in the US. They started the business because they couldn't find jump rings and supplies that met their own standards — so they invested in the equipment and started making them. With years of testing and experience behind their line, they're known for consistency, precision, and components that help your finished pieces look genuinely polished. They've been on Etsy for over 16 years and have made 780,000+ sales.
- Jump rings, split rings, and chainmaille supplies
- Wire, sheet metal, chain, and findings — available in sterling silver, Argentium, gold-fill, brass, bronze, copper, titanium, niobium, and stainless steel
- Ear wires, clasps, crimps, and end caps
- Patina supplies, tools, and jewelry tutorials
International Suppliers
Durston Tools
Durston Tools is a long-time supporter of Metalsmith Society and one of the most respected names in the jewelry tool industry worldwide. Based in the United Kingdom, they are recognized as the world's leading manufacturer of rolling mills — tools built with such quality and precision that it's often said a Durston mill can outlast its owner. They ship internationally, including to the United States, making them accessible to the Metalsmith Society community wherever you are.
- Rolling mills (manual and electric, multiple sizes and configurations)
- Doming blocks, dapping sets, and disc cutters
- Ring mandrels, stretchers, gauges, and forming tools
- Bench blocks, planishing stakes, and mallets
- Soldering stations, boards, and accessories
- Polishing machines and finishing tools
- Jeweler's workbenches, stands, and studio furniture
- Ingot moulds and consumables
Cooksongold
Cooksongold is the UK's largest one-stop shop for jewelry makers, with over 20,000 products in their catalogue and more than 100 years of experience in the industry. They have physical stores in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter and London's Hatton Garden — two of the most iconic jewelry destinations in the world — and ship to over 70 countries including the United States, making them a fantastic international resource for the Metalsmith Society community.
- Precious metals in sheet, wire, tube, solder, and grain — gold, silver, platinum, and palladium
- Findings, loose and finished chain, and ring blanks
- Professional jewelry tools and equipment from leading brands including Durston, GRS, and Foredom
- Finished jewelry including bangles, rings, and earrings
- Gemstones and beading materials
- Custom casting services
- Scrap metal refining services — including bench sweeps and clean precious metal scrap
