[Jewelry making - Article 00327] - Re: [Orchid] Trouble shaping cuffs

[Len & Judy Bjorkman]

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    In addition to the other good advice offered, I'd say to those who
    are doing jewelrymaking as much for fun as for profit -- don't bother
    buying those very expensive (and heavy) steel mandrels.  Just get
    yourself an old wooden softball or baseball bat (with as large a
    diameter as possible) and shape your bracelets around that, using
    your rawhide mallet.  In addition, for cuff bracelets that need to be
    more oval than round in shape,  find an old wooden oval table leg and
    use that (or get a woodworker friend to make something for you). 

    Both of these "mandrels" taper a bit, so you would need to reverse
    the cuff's position now and then.  HTH. 

Judy Bjorkman



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