Editorial standards — Jewellery Tools

Every product description, buyer's guide, and technical article on jewellerytools.co.uk is written or reviewed by a working bench jeweller before it goes live. We hold ourselves to a clear set of standards so that the figures, claims, and recommendations on this site can be trusted by people who are about to commit them to a piece of work.

Who writes our content

The lead editor and bench expert for Jewellery Tools is Khurram Yaseen, who holds a Post Graduate Diploma (Level 7) in jewellery and silversmithing.

All product descriptions, buyer's guides, technique articles, and collection introductions are either:

  • Written by Khurram, or
  • Drafted by a member of the Toolsmith team and reviewed by Khurram before publication

Where an article carries a "Reviewed by" date stamp, that is the date Khurram last verified the content was accurate.

How we verify product specs

When a product page on this site states a steel grade, hardness rating, taper, dimension, weight, or tempering treatment, that figure comes from one of two sources:

  1. The manufacturer's published datasheet — preferred where the manufacturer publishes specs we can link to or reference. If a manufacturer provides specs but the public datasheet is unavailable, we record an internal copy and note the source on the product page.
  2. In-house bench testing at our Birmingham workshop — for tools where the manufacturer does not publish a particular spec, but the spec matters to a working jeweller. Our test notes are retained on file for at least 24 months.

If we do not know a spec, the product page omits it. We do not estimate, infer, or copy figures from competitor listings.

Bench-testing protocol

When a product is described as "bench-tested" or "tested at our bench" on this site:

  • The testing was carried out at the Toolsmith Ltd Birmingham premises (39 Heather Road, Small Heath, B10 9TE)
  • Test notes are written up and kept on file for at least 24 months
  • The bench-testing claim is only applied to tools that have actually been used in workshop conditions, not unboxed and reshelved

If you ever want to see the bench-test notes for a specific product, email info@toolsmithltd.co.uk with the product name or SKU and we will share them.

Corrections policy

If we publish a price, spec, technique claim, or any other factual content on this site and it turns out to be wrong, we follow this protocol:

  1. Correct the page within one working day of being notified
  2. Append a "Corrected on [date]" note at the end of the page so the change is transparent
  3. Contact every customer who purchased the affected item under the prior incorrect content, and offer either a refund of the price difference or a return-and-refund if the spec was material to their decision

We hold ourselves to this whether the error was ours or was inherited from a manufacturer's incorrect datasheet.

Conflicts of interest

We are a hand-tool retailer. The buyer's guides on this site exist primarily to help working jewellers make better choices, but we also benefit when they buy a tool we recommend. We mitigate this conflict by:

  • Linking to specific products by name only when we genuinely use or recommend them
  • Stating clearly when a recommendation is between several tools we stock (e.g. "we'd pick the X over the Y because…")
  • Naming the limitations of tools we sell, not just their strengths
  • Avoiding paid placement of competitor tools or sponsored editorial content

We do not run paid sponsorship articles or affiliate links on this site.

Content review cadence

  • Product pages: reviewed every 12 months for spec accuracy and pricing
  • Buyer's guides and technique articles: reviewed every 6 months and the "Reviewed by" date stamp updated
  • Policies (shipping, returns, privacy, terms): reviewed at every regulatory change and at least every 12 months

Reporting an error

If you find a spec, price, claim, or other content on this site that you believe is wrong, please email info@toolsmithltd.co.uk with the page URL and what you think is incorrect. We will acknowledge within one working day and act on the correction protocol above.

Editor: Khurram Yaseen, PGDip (Level 7) · Last reviewed: 2026-05-12