[Jewelry making - Article 00009] - Re: [Orchid] Simple Jewelry Project for Scout Jamboree

[Bericho]

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Jenny 

    I have several large bolts that I think are referred to as "carriage
    bolts". The top of the bolt is a lightly convex surface which is
    perfect for "doming" when you only want a slight curve in anything.
    The largest one of these carriage bolts I have is approx 1 1/8 inches
    in diameter (convex portion). They do need light sanding to be sure
    they are nice and smooth (I polished mine with fine sandpaper and
    buffing but I don't think that's really necessary unless you are
    working with precious metals. 

    Some come with a longer screw part - I have several "long" ones
    which are about 2 1/2" long and one short one which is 1 1/2" long.
    For the younger girls, the longer ones would be more likely to assure
    that they don't smash fingers. I don't remember them costing very
    much and they come in galvanized steel, zinc and copper. 

    Check out your local hardware store and see what you think about
    them. I have used mine over a period of some 20 years (used to have
    the perfect old tree trunk for hammering on but now due to space
    problems simply use the wooden doming block with the gentle curving
    domed spaces. Maybe others have a better idea. Here's a URL showing a
    picture of the carriage bolt so you know what to look for. 

    http://tinyurl.com/27tf8d 

    Kay, in Central Florida where we had a tiny bit of rain last night
    and are hoping for a whole lot more as everything is suffering from
    the drought.
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