Nechamkin Complete Tool Kit With Hammer

The Nechamkin Complete Tool Kit with Hammer brings together every Nechamkin tool set into one definitive master collection — the most comprehensive entry point into Liza Nechamkin's celebrated line of professional chasing and repousse tools, now including the Nechamkin Otto Frei Chasing Hammer.

For years, students and professionals worked without an accessible source for ready-to-use chasing tools. Best accounts suggest the last time a set of this type was available commercially was the mid-19th century. Liza Nechamkin changed that. Inspired by her personal collection of over 2,000 antique chasing and repousse tools formerly belonging to generations of Tiffany & Co. and Gorham chasers, she developed these sets over several years to bring back properly designed, well-made tools through a professional distributor. "I have not made an improved chasing and repousse tool or invented a new one. I have simply brought back a great thing from the past." — Liza Nechamkin

All Nechamkin tools are formed from W1 tool steel with tips heat-treated in a controlled environment for consistent Rockwell hardness. The 4.25" (108mm) square shanks feature chamfered corners and a satin finish for comfort and superior control. All tool faces are precisely shaped and polished for smooth travel across metalwork, with long, balanced tapers for excellent sightlines to the working face. "These tools are made to very precise specifications within extremely close tolerances. I personally final polish and inspect each one. A substandard tool will never leave my workbench." — Liza Nechamkin

Features

• Complete master kit combining all five Nechamkin tool sets plus the Otto Frei Chasing Hammer
• W1 tool steel construction with heat-treated, controlled Rockwell hardness tips
• 4.25" (108mm) square shanks with chamfered corners and satin finish
• Each tool individually numbered for easy identification
• Polished working faces shaped for smooth travel; long tapers for precision sightlines
• 25pc set stored in a durable stainless steel container with non-marking Delrin lid and bottom
• Small pattern tools feature 9/64" square shanks for fine detail work at jewelry scale
• Beading/pearling tools patterned after French Pearloir and Boiteroile tools
• Thick line tools inspired by 18th-century Gorham and Tiffany & Co. liners
• Matting tool patterns inspired by 19th-century French matting tools made in Paris

Specifications

What's Included

• 125.285 — Nechamkin 25pc Chasing Tool Set (in stainless steel container with Delrin lid and bottom)
• 125.283 — Nechamkin 10pc Small Pattern Tool Set (Sp1–Sp10: curved liner, straight liner, rectangle/oval/triangle/almond/hollow/angled planishers, rectangle embosser, oval embosser)
• 125.284 — Nechamkin 4pc Matting Tool Set (K3 small rectangle honeycomb, K4 medium rectangle raised points, K5 small oval raised points, K6 medium almond honeycomb)
• 125.282 — Nechamkin 6pc Beading & Pearling Tool Set (RB-1/2/3 raised beads, HB-1/2/3 hollow beads)
• 125.281 — Nechamkin 5pc Thick Line Chasing Tool Set (A5/A6/A7 straight liners, B5/B6 curved liners)
• 125.287 — Nechamkin Otto Frei Chasing Hammer

Notes

• ALWAYS WEAR EYE PROTECTION when using chasing tools. Mushrooming at the striking end should be filed or ground off regularly.
• A fine lacquer coat is applied to inhibit rust during storage; it will wear with use. Store tools clean, dry, and in their container. Apply a light coat of machine oil for extended storage.
• Remove minor rust with steel wool, fine sandpaper, or a synthetic scrubby pad. Maintain working face polish with green rouge or steel polish on a soft buff — do not over-polish.
• Modifying these tools voids the warranty and should only be attempted by experienced metalsmiths.
• These tools are best suited for Western-style jewelry and silver chasing — the tradition of low to moderately high relief work as practiced by Tiffany & Co., Gorham, Kirk Steiff, and George Jensen.

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