A jewelry maker looking to add a professional touch to his designs should consider adding a custom stamped jewelry tag. The jewelry tag helps others to identify his jewelry, and can act as advertisement. By investing in a few basic tools, you can stamp metal tags with your logo to hang from bracelets and necklaces.

Hole punch, hole punch come in different forms. They all allow you to make a hole for the ring that will suspend the jewelry tag. You may use a hand-held plier punch that you squeeze to create a hole in the jewelry tag. You can also use a screw-down model. You insert the metal tag into a clamp fitted with a screw head. As you tighten the screw it forges a hole into the piece of metal. Some punches come with two different diameter punches for making holes of different sizes.

Dapping block. If you would like to creat a concave surface on round jewelry tags, use a dapping bolck and punch. The block has a concave surface and the punch has a domed top. Pace the jewelry tag into the concave hole in the block and center the domed punch on top of the metal. As you tap the opposite end of the punch, it creates a curve in the tag.