European Box Bracelet
Last Updated on Thursday, 2 February 2012 11:52 Written by John Atwell Rasmussen Thursday, 2 February 2012 11:52
I thought and thought and thought and just could not devise an unique chain pattern of my own, so I sat down and made a European Box chain with 6 mm ID rings (hand cut from 18 gauge round copper wire). The result is a 7 inch bracelet here displayed on a flocked hand. The process of making chain is very relaxing for me; and it exercises my arthritic hands. Cutting to the chase, here it is:
Thanks for looking,
John
Peridot and Sterling Silver Pendant
Last Updated on Thursday, 12 January 2012 08:55 Written by John Atwell Rasmussen Thursday, 12 January 2012 08:55
I was thinking and decided to try a twisted wire project. I took three strands of 18 gauge round soft copper wire and twisted them together into one strand. Showing this to my wife, she said, why don’t you use silver. I would like something done with this in silver. I took three strands of 21 gauge square half hard sterling silver wire and twisted them in a similar manner. When I show this to Debora, she asked what I was going to do and I replied that I was thinking of a twisted drop with a stone set in the bottom loop. She asked to select the stone, and she selected a 6 mm round peridot. That set the size and shape of the stone and setting.
The twisted wire was formed into the basic shape, then the top was wrapped with 21 gauge half round Argentium sterling silver wire to form the bail. A precast head was soldered into the loop with hard silver solder. The entire piece was then pickled, hand polished and tumbled to a high gloss polish. The prongs were notched with a square fine file, and the peridot was set into the silver setting. We have a finished pendant:
These last to views are from the back and the extreme left side. Overall, the effect of the twisted wire accents the entire design.
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Last Updated on Monday, 28 November 2011 04:24 Written by ZiLLAsQuEeN Monday, 28 November 2011 04:24
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