[Jewelry making - Article 00372] - Re: [Orchid] Toggle catches for bracelets

[Terri May]

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    Never say never. I have worn a bracelet with a toggle clasp
    continuously for at least seven years along with three other
    lobster-clasped bracelets on the same wrist. (Before you say eewh,
    know that these bracelets get washed and scrubbed with a brush
    several times a day due to my working environment <grin>.) 

    Anyway, in seven years of continuous wear -- sculpting, painting,
    bronze casting, hiking, gardening, sleeping, and numerous other
    activities -- the toggle clasp has only spontaneously come undone
    twice.  That's right, twice. I'd have to say that that is a VERY
    small "failure rate". 

    Eight years ago, I would have shared the concern of your client, but
    now I know that a well-constructed toggle clasp is an excellent
    closure. 

    (The interior opening of the circle is 3/8ths of an inch in
    diameter, and the bar is 15/16ths of an inch long. The wire that it
    is constructed from appears to be 12 gauge. Sterling silver.) 

--Terri

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