chrisperez
spending too much on rocks
Member since January 2009
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Post by chrisperez on Feb 15, 2009 20:59:40 GMT -5
This was my third wrap.... and I wanted to try something different... it works, but boy is it ugly . At least all my bails look pretty good. The stone has a very odd shape ( not as square as the pics make it look ), so I had alot of trouble getting it even close to symmetrical. I just made it up as I went... What do you guys think? ....front on left back on right ( just so you can see how I did it )....
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Post by sitnwrap on Feb 15, 2009 22:53:41 GMT -5
Sometimes you just have to "have at it" with the wire and see where it takes you. That is acutally quite a cool design. If it is silver wire, polish it up and file the ends it makes a lot of difference.
If you don't like the design, I see a lot of other potential designs in it with just a couple more twists with the needle nose.
Keep at it cause you definitely have great creativety and are obviously not afraid of playing with the wire just to see where it goes.
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Post by Bikerrandy on Feb 16, 2009 9:04:24 GMT -5
You're doing an awesome job on the binding wraps, especially since some of those are in really hard areas to get at. You did a really clean job and I agree, your'e not afraid of the wire. Great job, keep'm coming!!
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Post by frane on Feb 17, 2009 11:40:51 GMT -5
You are having a good start and the bindings are looking really good. I am thinking gold wire may have looked best with the stone and just work the ends of the wire to get rid of any rough areas. I think it is coming along nicely! Fran
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blarneystone
spending too much on rocks
Rocks in my head
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Post by blarneystone on Feb 17, 2009 11:44:05 GMT -5
You really are a natural... great execution on this piece. Your work reminds me of some of the stuff I've seen on the Metalworkers site.... www.metalworkers.org/Dan
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chrisperez
spending too much on rocks
Member since January 2009
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Post by chrisperez on Feb 17, 2009 19:49:42 GMT -5
I'm glad you all at least appreciate " my ugly one " ;D . Sitnwrap.... Thanks, and what kind of file should I use ... I'm going to come back to this one, you have me thinking about what I could do to it.... And I'm an electrician, I can't be afraid of some little old wire ;D ... Randy.... come on man... tell me what you really think , I've seen your work! Frane.... Thank you also.....Of course gold would have looked better, but there's no way I'm just going to "play" with some gold wire ( O.K., o.k.... I guess I am afraid of SOME wire )!!!! Blarney.... wow, some of the stuff on that metalworkers sight is wild!!!!! I've never seen anything like some of those !!!!
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