chrysoprase bracelet

[FrogAndBearCreations]

just did this today!
I have only had the stone sitting here for about 2 years

[rockmanken]

Nice, very nice. Great looking stone, too.
Ken

[FrogAndBearCreations]

thanks!
I got the stone at a bead & gem show for $30.00, it is a little over 1/4 inch thick and is 40 x 25mm
I think I got a deal on it

[frane]

Well, that stone was just waiting for the perfect setting and you created it! Beautiful!
Fran

[christopherl1234]

That is a very beautiful piece. Can you show us how you made it?

[FrogAndBearCreations]

I am not good at making tutorials but I can tell you how basically I did it

I cut 7 wires for the center bundle at 1" more than the size you need it to be, for me it 9"

3 of the center wires are gold filled twisted and 4 argentium, I then mark the center and set the measurement for the stone and wrap the area under where the stone will sit.

then I cut two wires at 18", these are shaped by bending them in the center and each bent end becomes the hook and loop and run outside of the original bundle of 7 at opposite ends
one inside the other. I tape them in place with each loop sitting on top of the bundle at the the proper measurement for the finished piece. one loop will be wrapped at 1/2 inch from the inside bend and the other end at 5/16
starting at one end wrap it at least for 1" then moving toward the center shape the outside wires for running over the stone and tape in place and wrap the same amount as the first wrap. Continuing to the other side of the stone shape the wires down to the bundle and wrap
then wrap the end to 5/16 of the loop
bend the wires that come from the opposite end loop and 7 bundle wires over the wrap on the inside and repeat at the other end
one loop, the longer one gets shaped into a hook and the other shaped as loop

then I shaped the wires to hold the stone and bend the bracelet into its final shape and use twisted gold straps at each end of the stone

hope you can visualize my description

[NDK]

Very nice wire work! Simple but elegant. I love it.

Nate

[drocknut]

Very nice work. Good explanation too. Wow that's a lot of wire. Sure does look nice with the mix of gold and silver.

[FrogAndBearCreations]

Thanks!
I most always mix in a bit of gold as its just too darn expensive to do the whole thing in all gold. I like this type of stone best in all gold but its a wallet breaker to do.
I used 20 gage HH wire

[Donnie's Rocky Treasures]

That's real purty!! I like it!
Donnie

[gemhunter]

That is really nice. Thanks for the explination. Ed