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a jewelry blogpamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14856180754411588415noreply@blogger.comBlogger140125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12413177.post-9919575689258112082015-05-23T14:56:00.000-05:002015-05-23T14:56:21.883-05:00Make your own Jewelry ToolsI am not the type of person to make my own tools.<br />
My first jewelry class was at the College of Marin north of San Francisco.<br />
If it weren't for my teacher I might have given up on jewelry.<br />
I'm really mad I can't remember his name, he was so cool.<br />
All you had to do was try. It was all about learning.<br />
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If you have a jewelers saw, a vise, a dremel and a coat hanger you can make this tool.<br />
Well you don't need a dremel, but the tool you are making will be a dremel bit.<br />
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Straighten out your coat hanger enough where you can cut an inch and a half off (using your jewelers saw).<br />
okay now put that wire standing up in a vise.<br />
Using your jewelers saw cut about 1/2 an inch right through the middle.<br />
You now have a sander bit for your dremel.<br />
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You can buy a larger version from a supply place. However I find them a bit too long and wonky.<br />
So I modify it by cutting off about a half inch from the bottom of the bit.<br />
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Once you put the bit into your dremel you will need a piece of sandpaper to fit the bit. The little bit made with the coat hanger is great for sandpaper scraps. You put the sandpaper in with some extra hanging out the end. Slowly depress your foot pedal on the dremel to make sure you have the right direction and the sandpaper facing the right way. It will curl up to make a nice round sander.<br />
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The last pic might look a little strange considering my hand isn't holding the dremel. <br />
I needed that hand to take the picture!<br />
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One of the best tools ever.<br />
If you can figure out ways to lessen the time you spend finishing the better.<br />
Your rings will always be comfortable if you finish the inside.<br />
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Next up Make your own Sanding sticks!<br />
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after a few years of no jewelry making, <br />
I spent 4 days cleaning my bench area<br />
(and creating a pile of crap in front of it)<br />
I got rid of all the 'stuff' I never used,<br />
moved things around and made it more efficient.<br />
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Ok so today's tip...<br />
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I use a BENCH SKIN that I made from a piece of leather and grommets.<br />
I hang it from hooks beneath my bench to catch all the silver filings and scrap,<br />
and a few bounced gems or anything else I have butter fingers on.<br />
It's large enough to have the front lay in my lap as I saw.<br />
When I'm not sawing I can fold it back into itself a bit and it's out of my way.<br />
I used the smooth side up so it's easy to use an index card to lift the silver filings and into my 'scrap' bag.<br />
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I've used other people's setups where they have a drawer that catches the filings.<br />
However I sit extremely low in comparison to other people and I would constantly hit my elbow on that darn drawer! So this works well for me. Plus my bench was handmade for me by a friend so it's not your standard setup.<br />
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A word on my collection of scrap filings...<br />
anyone who makes things out of gold or silver should (and most likely does) save all scrap because IT'S VALUABLE! We save it and trade it back in to get MONEY or CREDIT! I hold on to it until silver prices skyrocket then I send it in to my favorite jewelry supply <a href="http://www.riogrande.com/Landing/Scrap">shop</a> There are other places to refine your metal if you don't want to set up an account at Rio Grande.<br />
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So to anyone who buys ECO FRIENDLY METAL thinking they are doing the right thing you have a great intention but are being bamboozled by savvy sellers hitting that emotional ecological button of yours. We all reuse metals as much as possible but we don't own refineries so no one can say where their specific sheet or wire or ingot came from.<br />
It's my greatest pet peeve when I run across someone selling under this guise.<br />
The more you know, the better decisions you can make.<br />
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next up<br />
sawing tips and tricks<br />
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Get yourself a piece of pop art history! Auction is Feb 7th!<br />
click on the link to see a pic!<br />
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<dl><dt>Date / Time : </dt>
<dd>February 07, 2014 12:00PM</dd></dl><h3>Description:</h3><b>Roy Lichtenstein (American, 1923-1997)</b> <br />
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<b><i>Mao</i></b>, 1971, edition of 150, published by Richard Kasak and Citadel Press, New York (Corlett, 104). Signed and dated "rf Lichtenstein '71" in pencil l.r., numbered "50/150" in pencil l.l., artist's dry stamp l.r. Lithograph in red and black on Arches paper with watermark, image size 23 1/16 x 16 15/16 in. (58.5 x 40.3 cm), Plexibox frame (cracked) accompanies the lot. <br />
Condition: Deckled edges to three sides, subtle toning and pinpoint fox marks to the margins. <br />
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N.B. The lot is accompanied by the book <i>The Adventures of Mao on The Long March</i> by Frederic Tuten, as well as the three black and red text strips with which the print was originally packaged. In addition, a deluxe edition of Tuten's book with an accordion binding, signed, numbered, and dedicated in ink by the author is included (Corlett, III.11). <br />
<b>Estimate $12,000-18,000</b> <br />
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<i> Strong impression. No additional condition to report. <br />
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<ul><li>Are Clothes Modern? An Essay on Contemporary Apparel<br />
by Bernard Rudofsky COLLECTIBLE FIRST EDITION</li>
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<li> The New American Tapestry by Ruth Kaufmann</li>
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<li>1966 and All That: Design and the Consumer in Britain 1960-1969 <br />
by Jennifer Harris, Sarah Hyde, Greg Smith </li>
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<li>Radical Rags: Fashions of the Sixties by Joel Lobenthal</li>
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ON SALE AT MY ETSY SHOP <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/925studio" target="_blank">https://www.etsy.com/shop/925studio</a> <br />
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thx so much for buying so many books! My Aunt is very grateful to have the extra money to help pay for the alternative treatments for her terminal cancer. She loves these books and I hope you do as well! When someone gets really excited about a book it makes me so happy to make that connection.<br />
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<b>American & European jewelry, 1830-1914</b> by Charlotte Gere<br />
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<b>Four Centuries of European Jewelry</b> by Ernle Bradford <br />
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<b>Victorian Jewellery (Letts Collectors Guides)</b> by Deirdre O'Day<br />
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<b>Victorian Jewelry Design</b> by Charlotte Gere<br />
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<b>Antique and Twentieth-century Jewellery</b> Second Edition by Vivienne Becker<br />
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<b>Victorian Jewelry: Unexplored Treasures</b> Ginny Redington Dawes; Corinne Davidov<br />
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<b>English Victorian Jewellery</b> by Ernle Bradford <br />
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<b>Victorian Jewellery</b> by Margaret Flower<br />
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even more books at my shop!<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I needed some new art.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I saw a DIY on this project.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I couldn't find any scrap wood so I bought an old drawer and busted it apart.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I painted it with acrylic brown paint (fuck using stains they suck)</div><div style="text-align: center;">I used black nails used for building miniature railroads</div><div style="text-align: center;">and red twine I bought off etsy.</div><div style="text-align: center;">-heart art-</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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I have 3 scalloped small Gibney spoons in what looks to be their original box from Champney & Smitten Jewelers 317 &319 Fulton St Brooklyn - 2 small spoons length just shy 3.5" 1 ounce marked Patent 1862, the longer spoon is more ladle-like 5" long 1 ounce<br />
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1 Very Large Gibney Ladle Scalloped a little over 11" long 4 ounces marks- sterling patent 1862<br />
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1 smaller Gibney scalloped spoon a little over 6.5" long 1.5 ounces engravings Dunham & From S. Mary? MARKS Starr &Marcus Sterling Patent 1862<br />
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1 Gibney serving knife? heavily decorated 7.25" long, 1.5 ounces engraving JM, <br />
MARKS 925 W.J. Behan Patent 1862<br />
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5 sets of Gibney forks: <br />
<ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"> 4 small with a deer engraved, 5" long right 2 tines are the same and the one on the left is thicker with a cutout like a claw. MARKS 925 STARR&MARCUS patent 1862, 1 ounce each (desert?)</li>
</ul><ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l4 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"> 9 -5.5" long Gibney forks all engraved ABN, similiar style to the smaller ones with the exception on clawed tines on the outer. MARKS 925 C. AMFNCY& SMITTEN patent 1862, 1 ounce each (Salad?)</li>
</ul><ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l6 level1 lfo3; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"> 5 -6.5" long Gibney regular looking flatware no engraving on front backs engraved with a T MARKS STARR&MARCUS, sterling patent 1862, 1.5 ounce each</li>
</ul><ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo4; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"> 17- 7.5" long Gibney Forks mainly 3 different sets of engraving with one odd man out.. "MMK" engraving 1 Fork MARKS; Ball Black & Co sterling patent 1862, weight 2 ounces</li>
</ul><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt;"> "ABS" 6 forks MARKS; STARR & MARCUS, sterling, patent 1862, weight 2 ounces each<br />
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"MBP?" 6 forks MARKS; STARR & MARCUS, sterling, patent 1862, 2 ounces<br />
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"CRS" 4 forks MARKS; BROWNE & SPAULDING, 925, patent 1862 2 ounces<br />
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Gibson Spoons 3 sizes</div><ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l5 level1 lfo5; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"> 9- 6"long pointy tips engraving "R. Davies" MARKS; BALL & BLACK, sterling, patent 1862 1 ounce each (includes) two spoons which appear to have the pointy part removed or filed off "HFA" MARKS; Gibney 1862 1 ounce</li>
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<ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo6; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"> 9- 6.75" long medium all pointy tipped; 1 "R.Davies" Ball Black & Co Patent 1862, 2"Gd&EF" STARR & MARCUS sterling patent 1862 1.5 ounces, 6 "W" Ball & Black Co Patent 1862</li>
</ul>7- 8.5" long large spoon all pointy tipped; 2 "A. Davies" Ball Black & Co, sterling, patent 1862 2 ounces, 5 "FCG" STARR& MARCUS, sterling patent 1862<br />
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She ate a poisonous mushroom from my backyard<br />
almost killed her. Spent 4 days at the vets on 2 IVs. </div>pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14856180754411588415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12413177.post-44245076870473957092013-07-14T12:46:00.000-05:002015-05-07T13:03:07.333-05:00Amethyst Heart Necklace<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdGNltAa2CwABZ_o5VwaZrbAMO6-LeXG6Tt4hgG3B0ui4FUXxUIxum1AwDE__MtCo7dGv0LxNnPd_pZDgEZR5ZgWCb8SCyK1SA8TFg1pDACznZ2d_Ufwl3jpwziqYwgKGQwk9VYw/s1600/005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdGNltAa2CwABZ_o5VwaZrbAMO6-LeXG6Tt4hgG3B0ui4FUXxUIxum1AwDE__MtCo7dGv0LxNnPd_pZDgEZR5ZgWCb8SCyK1SA8TFg1pDACznZ2d_Ufwl3jpwziqYwgKGQwk9VYw/s320/005.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Handmade Amethyst Sterling silver Fluorite Necklace<br />
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HOWEVER I have some <b>great books</b> that deal with the HISTORY of JEWELRY or other books that do not qualify as being vintage.<br />
You can find those here <a href="http://shops.half.ebay.com/925studio_W0QQmZbooks" target="_blank">http://shops.half.ebay.com/925studio_W0QQmZbooks</a><br />
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half.com does not allow me to post my own photos but I will be more than happy to send you pictures or contents of each book, or any other information that you would want.<br />
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All books are shipped via media mail (2-9 days) unless you contact me and I will adjust the price.<br />
Some of these book are VERY HEAVY.<br />
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If for whatever reason you are not satisfied with your purchase just let me know so we can work it out. I want you to be happy with your purchase, otherwise I'm not happy.<br />
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Did you think it was a lobster or a scorpion?<br />
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https://www.etsy.com/listing/104053443/sterling-heart-copper-ring-size-six</p>pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14856180754411588415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12413177.post-49591230007429937042012-05-14T22:10:00.000-05:002015-05-07T13:07:04.198-05:00Temporary Toad HouseHi everyone! Been awhile but I'm into some new stuff.<br />
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<b>TOAD HOUSES! </b><br />
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That's right, I have a zillion toads in my Garden so I decided to make some toad houses.<br />
So not having a kiln I figure I'll try air hardening clay.<br />
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I'm out watering this groundcover spreading purple salvia and I see<br />
a toad burrowed down in the dirt!<br />
I'm like 'Dude! I'm going to drown you, you need to move!<br />
So I built a temporary toad house out of a broken pot and some seashells and put him in it.<br />
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Next day he was <b>GONE</b>. Like REALLY gone.<br />
Then I was like whats the point of building toad houses when the toads don't like them.<br />
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<b>UNTIL TODAY....</b><br />
I looked in the pot and there's <b>a toad!</b><br />
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So I'm back on track and will keep you updated on my handmade toad houses.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"></div>It took many years but it finally bloomed! <br />
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Ok folks I did it on the cheap and here's how it went down.<br />
I bought it off ebay for 40 bucks- black walnut stump.<br />
They sent it parcel post.<br />
Yes the postal person was like WTF did you order?<br />
So I have a raw tree stump with cracks in it.<br />
After much research online and a very nice man's advice I put it in the oven for 3 hours at 170 degrees to kill any bugs. Then left it there to cool off.<br />
Then I polyurethaned the bottom and sides, a couple of coats each.<br />
I left the top raw.<br />
I had my dad help me screw in the stake holder with some deck screws or something.<br />
Notice my lack of construction knowledge.... <br />
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and that is the story of how to do a jewelers stump on the cheap.<br />
You can choose to buy perfectly kiln dried ones for 200 bucks and up.<br />
Black Maple is beautiful and one of the hardest woods, so if you're looking to carve into your stump use Maple. Hopefully with this addition I will give a longer life to my bench which is maple and made by my good friend Louis in Albuquerque.<br />
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Oh I also bought two vibration mats from MicroMark to try to keep from busting my tiles up from the terrazzo floor from the 1950's -a bad tiling job.<br />
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Now if anyone has any hints on keeping rust off of my stakes and mandrels please comment.<br />
Any questions hit me up I'm all about sharing info.<br />
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up for sale at<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/925studio"> <span style="font-weight:bold;">my etsy shop</span></a> <br />
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See those darker spots around my stamp and towards the top?<br />
That my friend is fire-scale.<br />
Know it, recognize it, learn to get rid of it,<br />
if you want a mirror polish on your piece.<br />
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What causes fire-scale?<br />
Firescale<br />
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia<br />
Firescale, also known as firestain, is a red or purple stain that appears on mixtures of silver and copper, such as sterling silver. At high temperatures, oxygen mixes with the copper to form cuprous oxide and then cupric oxide. Attempts to reduce this problem usually involve replacing oxygen with another gas such as hydrogen or ammonia.<br />
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With a very high copper content, this may appear on gold mixtures.<br />
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A fire scale is a layer of oxides that forms on the surface of metal when a blacksmith heats a tool.<br />
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Fire scale commonly occurs during the soldering process in jewelery manufacture, for example soldering a bale onto a finished pendant. The stain can only be removed with further polishing, or removal of affected metal.<br />
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** I like to file or sand out my firescale<br />
As you see in the picture below.<br />
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total drag but you gotta do it if you want it to look sharp.<br />
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Why not use Argentinium? <br />
Because I don't have any and silver is at 34 bucks.<br />
I'm not a fan of Argentinium.<br />
Its stiffer than good old 925, <br />
have to use lower solder on it.<br />
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yep that's the guest bed.<br />
She's snoring right now.<br />
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I've taught her when I announce loudly<br />
<span style="font-weight:bold;">"KUNG FU!"</span><br />
She better get ready cause something <br />
is about to happen.<br />
I do weird arm movements and everything.<br />
She totally digs it.<br />
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A tried and true way to keep that design on your silver...<br />
Some people use a scribe and scratch a line in or use a marker.<br />
Not me.<br />
I need a good visual contrast to see where I'm sawing.<br />
Get your design on paper. Cut it close to the design.<br />
Get your RUBBER CEMENT. Coat the paper and also the piece of silver with the glue.<br />
WAIT. Let it dry up some.<br />
Stick the two together.<br />
WAIT.<br />
Now you have a good stick of your design on metal that you can cut through.<br />
When your done peel off the paper and run the rubber cement off.<br />
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See all those holes?<br />
I made them.<br />
First drill a tiny hole in each area you will be cutting out.<br />
Next (the biggest pain) is undo the top part <br />
of your saw blade from your saw frame, <br />
insert it in the hole and put the blade<br />
BACK in the frame and close it.<br />
This requires you to put the handle on your right <br />
shoulder blade and push forward as you close <br />
and tighten your saw frame.<br />
WHY?<br />
Because if you don't you will be snapping <br />
saw blades left and right.<br />
You will do this over and over for each hole.<br />
What you see here is 3 hours of continuous work.<br />
How many blades did I break?<br />
NONE.<br />
Am I done?<br />
No.<br />
When I take the paper off will it look great?<br />
No.<br />
Now you know why I hate piercing.<br />
Instead of using a tiny file it's best and less time consuming to use your saw blade in the saw frame as a file.<br />
Sawing is a good test of patience.<br />
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explain the start of these hand buildt pieces of jewelry...<br />
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I traced the outside of the form on a piece of silver<br />
then cut it out, making it a little bigger than needed.<br />
I then stamped in the quit date of my non-smoker friend!<br />
The bottom mark 925 is for sterling silver,<br />
and the lizard is my hallmark-<br />
(it is also tattooed on the arch of my left foot).<br />
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OK there was some pounding with a rawhide mallet<br />
to get the piece as flat as possible.<br />
Stamping distorts the metal a little, and we need<br />
this baby flat for soldering to the form.<br />
filing, filing, sanding, sanding<br />
you know the routine....<br />
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Until we have both pieces flat with no spaces.<br />
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Ta Da! I already soldered it.<br />
I used medium solder, because I used <br />
the higher melting HARD solder to make the form.<br />
We don't want things coming undone.<br />
I watched as the solder crept its way around the box.<br />
Can't have any holes because I'm going to fill<br />
this with some fun stuff with color...<br />
that comes later.<br />
I have to make an inside form which will use<br />
math skills which my brain has forgotten,<br />
or I'll just wing it.<br />
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What's this? 2nd project in progress<br />
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Re-soldered it, made some adjustments to the bottom form.<br />
Sanded down the tops of the bezels,<br />
then totally pulled a brainfart and took some metal<br />
off from the inside of the bezel. (OUTSIDE! ALWAYS!)<br />
Its ok I still think the bezels might be a bit too high.<br />
Once I make a mistake I usually stop <br />
because it means I'm getting tired.<br />
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Next step check the stones in the bezel,<br />
using a piece of dental floss underneath each stone <br />
so you can pop it back out to make any adjustments.<br />
Oh and the black... I oxidized the piece.<br />
You will understand once I polish it.<br />
Stay tuned...<br />
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well we have the outside form soldered and solid<br />
on Mr. Ciggyman.<br />
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Next part I really have to use my brain and be precise!<br />
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I hard soldered the whole thing <br />
and somehow managed to balance the hoop<br />
on some coat hanger bits and got that attached.<br />
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This is all silver- dirty but silver.<br />
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To bend the top I decided I was going<br />
with the organic look, so I used a stamp<br />
I made out of a nail instead of a separating disc.<br />
I cut off the extra top so it no longer looks like a pagoda.<br />
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Meanwhile...<br />
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in case you didn't know I usually work <br />
on a couple of pieces at the same time.<br />
This is a druzy pearl necklace <br />
I've been meaning to get done.<br />
<br />
I really thought it was going well.<br />
Watched the solder flow around the lower bezel,<br />
trying to see it at the top.<br />
Didn't want to melt those pearl bezels.<br />
Dropped it in the pickle pot and thought<br />
I was golden.<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight:bold;">NOPE.</span><br />
<br />
When I pulled it out of the pot<br />
the two pearl bezels slid right off.<br />
<br />
crap.<br />
<br />
Sometimes when you solder your flux<br />
acts like glue and until its been pickled<br />
you won't know.<br />
Gotta have those soldered down fully or they will<br />
pull up when your setting your stone<br />
and then my friend...<br />
you are totally screwed.<br />
<br />
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