[Jewelry making - Article 00023] - [Orchid] Inlaying silver wire into ebony

[Susan Sanders]

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    There is a very simple way to do it.  Purchase a small tap and die
    set (Reactive Metals has them, though I'm sure that they can be
    found elsewhere), and use it to turn your wire into a screw. Drill
    the hole in the ebony slightly smaller than the wire diameter and
    then thread both parts. You then screw your wire in place and file
    the top off flush. This can also be done by threading the outside of
    a piece of tubing, rather than wire, which will give you a slightly
    different look. Susan 

Susan Sanders
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