[Jewelry making - Article 00246] - Re: [Orchid] Trouble shaping cuffs

[LEESSILVER]

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    I never invested in a bracelet mandrel until recently.  I found that
    a base ball bat with the knob of the small end removed works better
    than the mandrel.  I lay the bat across my lap and hold the flat
    bracelet on the surface of the bat so that the end of the blank is
    raised above the bat.  I hammer the end with a well worn leather
    mallet which starts bending the end of the bracelet I continually
    raise the end of the blank away from the surface of the bat and
    hammer the end down to the surface.  I bend both ends of the blank
    before stating to bend the center of the blank. The idea is to hold
    the blank hard against the surface of the bat with the portion you
    want to bend raised from the surface.  Hammer the raised end down
    until it meets the surface of the bat. Lee Epperson


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