hello my name is Guy and im from staten island ny well lets start here i got hurt at my old line of work so sitting home i became very board so i started collecting gemstone soon after i was facanianeted with the jewelry world i have been teaching myself alot but i still need to go a long way im going for surgery in may and after it is over i am going to go to school if i can find one near to me i think i am praety well one my way i have an abundance of tools and i was a carpenter so im just taking most of that knowlage and scalling it down to work with smaller tools and metal i would apreciate any help that is offered want to be a benchman and make my own pieces