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| [949] Step By Step Tutorial: Forged Leaf Brooch |
Use basic metalsmithing skills to create a brooch inspired by forms found in nature. Since the earliest civilizations, the leaf shape has been an inspiration for jewelry. With this 4 1/2 x 13/4-in. (11.4 x 4.4cm) brooch, you can evoke the beauty of fall foliage or the first leaves of spring. Experiment with patinas to enhance the hammered texture of your leaf.... (2008)
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| [978] Step By Step: Basic Braiding |
[Step by Step] This five-strand spiral braid is made using one of the many textile techniques that Professor Arline Fisch demonstrated at the "Textile Techniques in Metals" workshop at the Bead&Button Show in June 2006. The simplicity of this technique offers quick and beautiful results even for a beginner metalsmith. To make the braid wearable, you will learn how to fabricate end caps and how to forge an S-hook clasp.
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| [887] Step-by-Step Project: Crown Collet with Decorative Holes |
This Hidi is the same as Making standard crown collet for the first part. This is because the first part of the instruction and methodology is the same, but I want each to be stand alone Hidis.
We start with the basic strip of metal.... (2009)
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| [880] Step-by-Step Project: Making a Silver Whistle |
Okay, so this is a bit esoteric. I mean, how many people do you know that make silver whistles. It all started with a commission from a captain of a racing yacht. He had lost his whistle and he wanted me to make one that also had the shape of a Christian Cross. He uses it to whistle to his crew when they racing, because the wind and sea drown out his voice. (no pun).... (2008)
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| [886] Step-by-Step Project: Making a Six Clawed Crown Collet |
I this day and age, it is very easy to buy premade collets for stones from a jewellery supplier. And there are many good jewellery suppliers that sell very good findings, as the collets, catches, posts, butterflies etc are collectively called in the trade. In time past, before computers and the internet and online catalogues, findings were generally made in the workshop by the metalsmiths themselves.... (2009)
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