[Jewelry making - Article 00525] - Re: [Orchid] Toggle catches for bracelets

[Jan McClellan]

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>     If you don't mind sharing your technique, could you tell us how
>     you finish all the nooks and crannies of these "boxed" or "framed"
>     designs?" 

Hi Jesse,

    Thanks for your kind words - I don't mind sharing - especially since
    I have gained so much info on this forum. 

    I often use a dremel "engraver" to create the background - or a
    diamond or steel point on my hammer handpiece.  When I need to get
    into the tight corners, which is most of the time, I take out the
    engraver point and put in a tiny broken drill bit, one with the
    larger shank.  It will get any where, even between close set bezels.
     I love to create frames around things but this does lead to ever
    more tight places to get into. On the bracelet, I outlined the bezel
    with a fine point sharpie, then did the texturing (using the diamond
    point) up to that line.  But of course when I soldered on the bezel
    I found gaps with no texturing so out came the broken drill bit to
    fill in the spaces. 

Hope this helps. 
Jan 
www.designjewel.com

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