silver tie bar with brass arrow

Posted by 36877008 on Oct 28, 2014

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 soldering

cut a 4 inch long piece from sterling silver

I used 18 gauge ( thicker then that and it gets hard to bend into shape )

flux your arrow and add your solder

I use extra easy wire solder ( silver )

fire up your torch

Did I mention I love fire :)

heat until your solder "flows" ( melts)

flux your sterling silver strip and put the arrow onto it solder site down

heat again until solder flows ( I took a pic of the red hot metal -its so hot that it is red in color ,much more heating and it would start melting )

clean your strip and start texturing

use a dremel with a buffing wheel ,or a polisher or a flex shaft for cleaning , add texture with a screw driver

flip the strip over and start bending

use a pen or something similar to bend the tie bar around it

bend so that the arrow is a bit longer then the lower part

flip down and put your pen on the edge and press with your finger at the middle

you can bend it a bit more with your fingers

pound with a raw hide or nylon hammer on the right hand ( the bend end )

enjoy your tie bar

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