Tag: metalsmithing
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Boho Rings
I was procrastinating today a bit and those 2 rings are the results I am actually supposed to work on fathers day orders but for some reason I got side tracked i used galery wire for the so called bezel setting wrapped once around the stone tightly to make the setting soldered the ends together […]
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Rock and Roll fo your arm
Sterling silver ” Rock and Roll ” cuff bracelet I used a 20 gauge 6 inch by 1 1/4 inch strip of sterling silver for the base and 18 gauge sterling silver for the guitars and the star. The shapes were cut out with a 6 inch jewelry saw and 1/0 saw blades. […]
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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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follow your dreams
sterling silver guitar ring following my dreams was scary and still is . 4 years ago I had to quit my job as a well paid nurse ( injured my back on the job – did not get workers comb ) The only thing I had was my hobby – metal smithing. 4 years later […]
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Hi there 🙂
I think I never really introduced myself on this blog . This is me 🙂 in Golden ,Colorado on a road trip . I usually work a little bit even if we are on the road . Stamping equipment is easy to take with you and easy to set up . My hubby was mountain […]