Description
Materials Needed to Complete this Project:
- 55″ (140 cm) 16g round soft copper wire
- 145″ (368 cm) 18g round soft copper wire
- 77.5 ft (23.62 m) 28g round soft copper wire
- 20″ (52 cm) 20g round soft copper wire
- 30″ (76 cm) 26g round soft copper wire
- 12″ (31 cm) 24g round soft copper wire
- 30 X 40 mm oval cabochon
- 40 4mm round beads (these can all be one color or 25 of one color and 15 of a different color)
- 4 round or slightly elongated graduated beads from 5mm to 8mm
Tools Needed to Complete this Project:
- Fabrication: Flush wire cutters; pliers: flat, chain, round; needle tool; ruler; painter’s tape; permanent marker; steel block; rawhide hammer; sandpaper; file; ½″ (13mm) dowel; small plastic bobbin; Now That’s a Jig® or another jig
- Soldering: Soldering station: torch, soldering block, pickle, quenching bowls easy and medium solder, flux
- Optional: Patina
- Recommended: Magnification
Originally published: Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist, November/December 2020
