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The question is what are the basic wire making tools that you'll need to make your own hand
made jewelry. And in my opinion, there's five. First off, is a pair of cutters. Secondly,
is what we called round nose pliers. Then, we're going to get into metal bending pliers.
These are called bow closing pliers which actually bend the metal like that. Next is
a pair of light bending pliers that they just put a light curve. They move the metal very
little, but in a curve. And then lastly, is a small mandrill for making jump rings and
jump rings are basically just your small rings. Now, as you wrap your wire around, you can
put it on a mandrill, then take, if you want them bigger, push them down, then take your
cutters and come along and cut them free and you have jump rings ready to assemble.