[Jewelry making - Article 00505] - Re: [Orchid] Bolo tie fabrication

[John Donivan]

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    Hi, Kelley. Again, the traditional way to do the tips for bolos is
    related to the way squash blossoms are made. A sheet of silver of the
    length wanted for the tip or a little longer is cut into a taper.
    Measure the diameter of the cord you're going to use, multiply thta
    by pi, and that gives you about the width of the large end. What you
    want is a piece that looks like a triangle with the small end snipped
    off, so it's 100% on the widest end, and maybe 20% of that on the
    narrow end. The standard way to make a cone. The steeper the angles,
    the steeper the cone in the end. Then raise it to put the seam
    together, solder it and round it out using whatever tools you have
    that are best, file the ends straight and generally people put a
    bead, stone or a dangle or something on the small end. Then the top
    end where the cord is to go is scalloped into sharp triangles - maybe
    5 or 6 of them - you can see pictures of these in Rio and stuff. The
    cord is inserted, often with epoxy down inside, and those scallops
    are pushed inwards, clamping the cord in place. That's the
    traditional way, but of course you can use a true cylinder or
    anything else that strikes your fancy. 

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