nicilaskin — cuff links
cuff links
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skull cuff links - a small how to :) www.nicilaskin.etsy.com Cut out 2 discs you want to make them at least 1 inch or the cuff links will be to small . I use a disc cutter but you can also cut them by hand with a jewelers saw draw your skulls on a piece of paper and stick to your metal sheet I used 20 gauge sterling silver for both the discs and the skulls ,I want to dome the cuff links later and when you go thicker they will dome funny cut out your skulls and punch holes...
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This is an old tutorial that I made about 2 years ago
Posted by 36877008 on
how to make cuff links - cut out shapes with the jewelry saw as a base - I like to use 18 gauge metals . 18 gauge is 1mm thick and does not feel flimsy or bend easy- here its bronze free hand draw a shape on copper make sure that the second shape is smaller than the first my small work bench cut out shape with the jewelry saw i can do that now in under 20 seconds pretty small tip - black nail polish hides chipped and cut up nails make sure that both shapes fit well together...