[Jewelry making - Article 00413] - Re: [Orchid] Bolo tie fabrication

[Sam Patania]

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    I don't believe any 14K bolo tie findings are available. Even gold
    tips are hard to come by and may have to be made. A pin wouldn't
    work because the bolo is suspended on leather cords, the cords pass
    through the back which in some way pinches the leather to hold it. A
    simple friction back can be made in any round wire like two "M"s
    which the leather would pass underneath or I also make a figure 8
    out of round wire which also stops the leather due to friction. 

    I was always of the opinion that the commercial findings are not
    nice enough for a high end bolo anyway. 

Sam Patania, Tucson
www.bahti.com
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