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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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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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seagull tiebar - fresh from the bench

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Today I made a seagull tie bar out of sterling silver and added some stones to it . I used 18 gauge sterling silver, 2 x 3mm serrated bezel cups and 2 x 3mm black Onyx cabochons. what else you need jewelry saw and 1/0 saw blades chasing tools or screw drivers, a hammer , a nylon hammer or rawhide hammer steel wool or sandpaper if you do not have a flex shaft or dremel for polishing a torch , flux, solder , pickle solution patina ( liver of sulfur or black max ) draw your bird on the sheet...

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fresh from the bench

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  So today I decided to work with some gold filled material . Gold filled metal is a much cheaper alternative than gold but of much higher quality than gold plated . The one I used is 14/20 meaning 5% off the metal is 14karat gold . The core is made of brass. The difference between gold plated and gold filled is the quality and the thickness of the layer while with gold plated you only get a microscopic film of 14k gold the gold filled layer is much thicker and bonded to the core via heat and pressure making...

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silver tie bar with brass arrow

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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...

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