Tag: metal work
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guitar bypass ring
made this today – gold bypass ring in shape of a guitar I started with a mock up in bronze ( much cheaper ) 20 gauge ( 0.8mm thick ) is what I use i bronze or gold as I have a hard time bending things by hand with those 2 metals 18 gauge ( […]
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fresh from the bench – started a new collection in my shop
fresh from the bench – made a butterfly today I added a green Peridot drawing the butterfly on sterling silver I cut it out with a small jewelry saw soldered a bezel cup onto the wing cleaned it up a bit added some doodles/texture cleaned it up a bit again added patina to make the […]
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infinity wedding bands
wedding bands i made www.nicilaskin.etsy.com I cut 2 different width flat wire stock to length 5mm and 4 mm width stamped the infinity symbol filed the ends flat and formed them so the ends meet flush add flux and solder start heating with a torch quench in water and then clean in pickle solution […]
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my project for the day
project for the day flower ring with ruby – time to completion 1 hour 30 minutes made entirely by hand 🙂 drew some flowers cut out with saw formed the flowers cut out a piece from flat wire and bend it to make the ring shank joining the ends together adding solder to the flowers […]
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heart bracelet
anticlastic bronze cuff with copper hearts cut a 1 1/4 or 1 1/2 inch wide strip from 20 gauge bronze cut lots and lots of hearts from copper I have a heart cutter from swanstrom , flux the back of your hearts and add solder I use hard wire solder for that heat the hearts […]
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silver tie bar with brass arrow
draw your arrow on the metal sheet or draw it on a piece of paper and stick the paper to the metal sheet . I just like to draw the easy shapes on to my metal directly cut out with your jewelry saw and 1/0 saw blades clean the arrow with steel wool for easier […]
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winged ring- brass wings on sterling silver
wings on sterling draw some narrow wings on a piece of paper stick/glue the wings to your metal sheet I am using 20 gauge brass ( 0.8mm thick ) I usually do a mock up in metal that is cheaper before doing a sterling/gold version draw your ring shank onto sterling silver this is 18 […]
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lentil bead pendant – medium difficulty
Today I made something that i never did before . I made a so called Focal Bead . A Focal bead is a bead that is either worn alone or in the middle of a necklace to draw the attention or focus of the one viewing . Take 2 circles of equal size […]
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copper tea light holder
made a copper tea light holder 🙂 cut a 1 1/2 inch wide strip by 6 inch long from copper draw your shapes onto the metal small tip (if you like a shape make a template out of plastic via exacto knife ) cut out your lizards i use a jewelers saw with 1/0 blades […]
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copper buttons
copper buttons made some buttons for my mom I remember as a child my mom had a small wooden box with tons of buttons in it . I was very facinated by it and when she got that box out to make something I would sit on the floor and play for hours . She […]