Thank you for purchasing my tools!
Here are some helpful tips and information to get the most out of your new tools.
Hold them at the neck, between the thumb and first 2 fingers. No matter the size of one’s hands, this gives enough clearance to hammer without hitting knuckles. Holding the tool at the neck keeps the tool from skating or skidding across the metal.
Holding the tools at the neck means they can be held with a more relaxed grip, which is much easier on your hands.
It can take some time and practice to get used to holding the tools lower down, but it’s well worth the effort!
You’ll find that, besides not hitting your knuckles, you will have much more control and precision over where the tools strike your metal!
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Important Work Station Ergonomics & How to Use These Tools
This short video is excerpted from my Eastern Repoussé Course Online. It is intended to help you understand more about using the tools but does not provide a full explanation of how to do the technique.
Want to Learn More? Check out My Eastern Repoussé Courses
Eastern Repoussé Courses Online with Victoria
Don’t run from chasing! – the course that demystifies the art of Eastern Repoussé
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What Others Have Made with Eastern Repoussé & Chasing Tools
Ceremonial Keys by Rauni Higson MBE The keys were presented to HRH The Duke of Edinburgh and Sir Michael Kadoorie at the Grand Opening of the Peninsula Hotel London. 
Ceremonial Keys – detail of Eastern repoussé lion dogs by Rauni Higson MBE 
Judi Schwartz’s Eastern Repoussé & Keum Boo Dragonfly Cuff Bracelet 
Flaco by Judi Schwartz 
Flaco (detail) by Judi Schwartz 
Sea Lion pendant by Jill Moring 
Hummingbird by Judi Schwartz 
Bear Pendant by Charles Alexander 
Killer Whale Pendant by Charles Alexander 
Hemlock Cone Pendant by Judi Schwartz 
Flower with Opal Doublet by Elizabeth Lyne 
Shiny Tools + Shiny Work! Here’s a Quick Tip on Keeping Your Tools in Perfect Form
Wonder what goes into making my tools? They pass through the hands of many experts before you hold them.
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More on How to Use My Tools
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