Have you ever seen one of these tools? Do you know what it is, or how it is used to create marvelous pieces of jewelery? It’s an Anticlastic Stake designed by Cynthia Eid and Betty-Helen Longhi, noted metalsmiths and innovators.

Jeweler’s can choose from four sizes of Anticlastic Stakes, which offer pockets of varying widths and depths, and incorporate simple features that make them more effective to form metal into intricately curved forms.

Every so often we get great questions about our tools that deserve to be shared. Last month’s question was “My Knew Concepts saw came with it’s blade taut. Do I need to loosen the saw blade at the end of the day, or can I keep it taut?”

Our answer: “Because Knew Concepts saws are so strong, it really doesn’t matter much. But, slacking them off with our lever tensioning system is so easy, it can’t hurt. It would probably be a good idea to slack them off if you’re not going to use your saw for a long period of time. The reason we ship our saws taut is because they’re less likely to break the blade during transport.”

Got a question?

One of our customers recently asked us: “I have slight hand (grip) difficulties. Do you have a larger, thicker handle for me?”

Absolutely! Our new American made Slip-on Foam Comfort Grip for our hand saws increases the diameter of the saw’s handle without adding weight, while it also makes the saw handle softer and easier to hang on to. All of which reduces hand stress and fatigue.

Graphic designer, decorator, and illustrator, Cinzia Adolfi (A.K.A. cnz) lives and works in Sardinia, Italy where she creates wood and rubber stamps and matrices, carving and engraving by hand using our Knew Concepts Mk.IV Hand Saw.

She sells her products and printing services to promote business’ from her Etsy shop, where she can personalizes her craft creations and their packaging, special for you.

Want to be featured in a Knewsletter? We would love to hear about your craft projects while using our tools! Please feel free to contact us and tell us about yourself.

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