Tag Archives: 100 Days of Metal

MD16 More on the Byzantine

Posted on May 15, 2018 by silvergrrl

I meant to spend more time on jewelry today, but I just didn’t get the time in that I wanted. What I did get done was complete the chain part of the Byzantine bracelet. Tomorrow I’ll do the clasp and … Continue reading →

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MD15 A Byzantine Bracelet

Posted on May 14, 2018 by silvergrrl

If you’ve been following along with this series of posts, you’ll remember that I made some 4mm links last week that I haven’t used yet. They were the wrong size for the Foxtail chain, but they are the right size … Continue reading →

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MD14 Foxtail Bracelet is Done

Posted on May 13, 2018 by silvergrrl

Today I finished the Foxtail chain bracelet. Did the last part of the chain, soldered on the clasp, soaked it in hot vinegar to remove all the black from the annealing, & put it in the tumbler for a couple … Continue reading →

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MD13 My New Toy

Posted on May 12, 2018 by silvergrrl

Today most of my “metal” time today was spent on my new toy, a rolling mill. This model is made by Celtic Dreams, and is affordable for someone like me. It arrived covered in protective grease, which needed to be … Continue reading →

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MD12 The Foxtail Continues

Posted on May 11, 2018 by silvergrrl

Now that I know 4.5mm is the perfect size for my chain, I made several more feet of wire into links today. I was also able to spend some time weaving more of the chain itself. This one goes pretty … Continue reading →

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MD11 The .5 Millimeter Difference

Posted on May 10, 2018 by silvergrrl

As I continued with the Foxtail chain I’ve been working on, I wasn’t very happy with it. The links were just tight enough in the pattern that there was very little flexibility in the resulting chain. So today I took … Continue reading →

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MD10 Finishing the Pendant

Posted on May 9, 2018 by silvergrrl

Today went pretty much sideways from what I expected, including my “official” planned jewelry project. I’ll probably work on my chain some more here in a little while, but I decided to go ahead and finish the pendant I started … Continue reading →

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MD9 Chain Time

Posted on May 8, 2018 by silvergrrl

My new saw blade for my Jump Ringer came yesterday afternoon, so today’s project was to cut the coils of wire I made the other day. It took about 2 minutes. I love that tool. The links look dark in … Continue reading →

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MD8 Finishing the Cheaters

Posted on May 7, 2018 by silvergrrl

As it turns out, I was able to crimp these beads in place with a tool I have here in our new house, so I have finished the earrings I started yesterday. I didn’t want to tumble them to strengthen … Continue reading →

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MD7 Feels Like Cheating…

Posted on May 6, 2018 by silvergrrl

After just a week of getting back into working at my bench, it already feels like cheating to make something that doesn’t directly require a torch or a power tool. But my commitment is to do SOMETHING at my bench … Continue reading →

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