blarneystone
spending too much on rocks
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Post by blarneystone on Oct 16, 2010 8:22:10 GMT -5
Hello RTH! Here's a bracelet my sister asked me to make... Since this was my first try at anything more complex than a simple pendant I drew up some simple designs for her to choose from. Luckily she chose the easiest one.. hehe... Then I cut 10 cabs for her to pick 5 from. She chose the order and I got to work. The stones...  Really simple link design....  I didn't actually solder all of the jump rings using this method but i tried it... once...   This isn't the final clasp... this one got melted... lol... for the final clasp I used three strands of square wire and twisted them together using a drill....  another "bogus" shot...  Setting the stones...  Finished...    I had fun making this one... I still have the other 5 stones and they go pretty well together... so... Thanks for looking! Dan |
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Post by NatureNut on Oct 16, 2010 8:30:56 GMT -5
Dan, this is awesome and I'm sure she's gonna be absolutely thrilled! Jo
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chromenut
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Post by chromenut on Oct 16, 2010 10:19:01 GMT -5
Wow, that's some great work!
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Post by moondragon on Oct 16, 2010 10:39:33 GMT -5
Very lovely, an heirloom:) Could even start making them as mothers/grandmothers bracelets with the modern stones.
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Post by tkrueger3 on Oct 16, 2010 11:20:27 GMT -5
Very cool, Dan - did you make the bezel mounts as well, or are they some of the mail-order ones? I've tried making bezel cups and failed miserably!
Tom
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Post by Toad on Oct 16, 2010 11:25:15 GMT -5
Looks great, nice work.
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Post by FrogAndBearCreations on Oct 16, 2010 17:56:42 GMT -5
very nice!
beautiful work
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Post by rockmanken on Oct 16, 2010 18:19:36 GMT -5
WTG Dan. You did a fantastic job. Really looks great.
Ken
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Post by Donnie's Rocky Treasures on Oct 16, 2010 18:42:23 GMT -5
Wow! That is really nice! Great work!
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NDK
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Post by NDK on Oct 16, 2010 19:59:12 GMT -5
That's a gorgeous bracelet Dan. Nice work!
Nate
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adrian65
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Post by adrian65 on Oct 16, 2010 22:54:04 GMT -5
Beautiful! Thank you for showing the process, one can see that was quite a work but you did it precisely and patiently, as the final result shows. Beautiful cabs too, the Garry green is my favorite.
Adrian
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chromenut
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Post by chromenut on Oct 17, 2010 11:49:23 GMT -5
Hey Dan, what are you using to glue the stones into the settings?
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blarneystone
spending too much on rocks
Rocks in my head
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Post by blarneystone on Oct 17, 2010 16:18:16 GMT -5
Thanks all..  very nice compliments. I sort of surprised myself w/this one. Tom - Yep.. I did the bezels.. that's probably the hardest part for me.. soldering the bezel wire to the back plate... having to set all those little solder pallions in place. I fabricated all the silver from sheet and wire... even the jump rings... tedious... hehe.. Chromenut - I don't use glue... all the stones are bezel set. Here's a link to a video tutorial that helped me learn. It's the first in a 4 video series.... Thanks again! Dan |
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SteveHolmes
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Post by SteveHolmes on Oct 17, 2010 18:14:38 GMT -5
Very Nice Dan! I showed that to my daughter...and now she wants one.:^)
Good to see your still doing some awesome work!
Steve
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steelandstone
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Post by steelandstone on Oct 17, 2010 20:50:56 GMT -5
The bracelet came out fantastic, and you did a great job on the homemade toggle clasp.
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Post by tanyafrench on Oct 18, 2010 8:30:25 GMT -5
Oh that is so nice. The colors, the design and the bezel setting. Anyone would love a bracelet like that. Great work!
Tanya
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Post by Tonyterner on Oct 25, 2010 10:53:50 GMT -5
That came out great Dan. Your silver skills are really coming along.
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Post by llana2go on Oct 31, 2010 11:21:15 GMT -5
Oh my, that is one beautiful bracelet! Love those stones.
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Post by tandl on Nov 1, 2010 11:41:44 GMT -5
That is awesome |
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very nice compliments. I sort of surprised myself w/this one. 
