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miiik3 Studio Tour

At home with Mike Marcum of MIIIK3

jeweler's bench and studio

Mike has some great insight on where to pickup tools, how to make your jewelry bench work for you, and getting it done that are inspiring for anyone wanting to start making jewelry from home. So make sure to check them out in our next at home studio tour!




Favorite tools and takeaways from Mike's home jewelry studio tour:

Favorite tools


  • Quick change flex shaft handpiece.
  • Yellow Ochre "saves his life" it keeps solder from running outside of where you want it to go.
  • His Hector Ortega anvil.

Takeaways from Mike for having your own home jewelry studio:


  • "If you can make it work, make it work".
  • Get your pickle crockpot from goodwill.
  • A tree stump for stamping is nice to have.


You can find Mike here: 

  • Instagram @miiik3  He's selling and taking custom orders off of there. So send him a dm if you want something!



silver and turquoise ring



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