[Jewelry making - Article 01051] - Re: [Orchid] Copper Bezel Wire

[Len and Judy Bjorkman]

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>     no luck finding anyone selling copper bezel wire, or copper bezel
>     cups or even information on how to make a bezel out of copper
>     sheet. 

    Barbe, you can cut your own bezel wire/strip out of thin copper
    sheet (28 and 30 gauge sheet are available at Indian Jewelers
    Supply), and make bezel bases out of thicker copper sheet. I don't
    know of anyone who makes copper bezel cups, but IJS does make their
    own brass and nickel-silver bezel cups. If you're just experimenting,
    perhaps the color contrast would be interesting. Since there is yet
    no solder that ends up being copper in color (despite what some ads
    say), there will be a color contrast from that process, as well. 

Have fun!
Judy Bjorkman

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