[Jewelry making - Article 00168] - Re: [Orchid] Hollow Core Bracelet

[Ian W. Wright]

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>     The trick is not in making the cylinder, but in making one in
>     bracelet form because if it is made straight and then bent, it will
>     be deformed. Hope this is a little clearer. 

    Clearer in theory but I shall be fascinated to see how you weave a
    bent cylinder with the wires touching on the inside of the curve and
    also on the outside - otherwise, if the wires are apart on the
    outside it will be the same as a straight cylinder bent into a bangle
    shape..... or are you going to use wires that are thinner on the
    inside of the bangle and wider on the outside? I wait to be
    amazed..... ;-) 

    When they make trumpets, they fill the tubes with water, freeze
    them, bend the tubes while the water is frozen and then let them
    thaw out. That keeps the tubes in a cylindrical form so maybe you
    could use that idea?? 

Best wishes,
Ian
Ian W. Wright
Sheffield UK
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