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Flower Ring with Amber

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the prongs get pushed with a bezel pusher over the stone finished ring with the bangle I made too well actually I made the bangle first a couple of days ago , but I wanted a ring too hope you like it

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guitar bypass ring

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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 ( 1mm thick ) I use for copper and sterling silver as both metals are softer and not as springy I drew the shape out on a piece of label paper make it 3 inches long as you have to "bypass " the ends and anything...

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Silver cross and blue Topaz necklace

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Just playing around with metal I started out with some sketches I always use scratch paper for the initial sketches and when i like the design I will trace the design onto a piece of label paper . label paper has already " glue " added to one side soI do not need to glue my design to sheet metal ( rubber cement works the best if you do not have label paper ) I always end up with a sticky mess if I use the glue I cut out my design and stick it to the sheet metal in...

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Sterling Silver Flower Pendant with Black Onyx

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This sterling silver flower necklace was sawed and constructed entirely by hand from 18 gauge sterling silver and features a genuine black onyx stone in the center to complete the botanical statement. Embodying the organic flow and rhythm of a flower shape, the outer pedals were sawed as one continuous shape from the flat sheet of sterling silver and dapped and domed on a shaping block to capture a realistic three dimensional form. The inner whorls or pedal structure was also sawed by hand, domed, and then soldered to the outer pedals using a hydroflux welder before setting the onyx...

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infinity wedding bands

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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 the black is oxidation that happens during torching after the pickle bath now start forming use a ring mandrel and a nylon hammer first after forming the ring you can use a ball peen hammer to make the dimpled texture , polish the inside I...

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