[Jewelry making - Article 00943] - Re: [Orchid] [Source] Round bead ear nuts

[Mlou Brubaker]

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    Alan Revere's "101 Bench Tips For Jewelers" covers this in tip #97,
    page 102, on making a gold stopper for a stickpin. You anneal an
    appropriate piece of tubing, burnish (in your flex shaft) one end
    over so it has a lip intruding into the inside diameter, and punch
    it into a pencil eraser.( Sharpen the working punch end first.) Then
    burnish over the second end, and you have a stickpin clutch. These
    could be even fancier if engraved or stamped with textures or
    designs before filling. 

    Revere's book is full of this clever stuff; lots of fun! 

    http://www.ganoksin.com/jewelry-books/us/product/0971349533.htm 

M'lou Brubaker
Minnesota, USA
http://www.craftswomen.com/M'louBrubaker
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