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silver soldering
simplified
Scott David Plumlee
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1. Jewelry making. 2. Silver jewelry. 3. Silver brazing. I. Title.
TT212.P556 2012
745.5942dc23
2012037109
ISBN 978-0-7704-3367-3
eISBN 978-0-7704-3368-0
Printed in China
Text design by La Tricia Watford
Cover design by La Tricia Watford
Cover photographs by Marcus Tullis
Photographs on following pages by Marcus
Tullis: 2, 4, 6, 9, 33, 66, 70, 7375, 77, 79,
83, 86, 89, 94, 102, 110, 114, 117, 119, 122, 125,
128, 129, 132, 135, 143, 147, 149, 151, 156
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First Edition
Propeller
Designs
Inspired by the graceful arcs of a ships propeller blades, in this chapter
well be working with jump rings soldered with a specialized technique
into three-, four-, and six-ring spiraling and gravity-defying Propeller
formations embellished with fine wire-wrapped gemstone beads. The
spiraling of these forms requires absolute precision, so well use a
pencil-point compass on the Solderite board to precisely delineate the
three points of a triangle, four points of a square, and six points of a
hexagon that compose the frames.
Each frame of the Three-Ring Propeller Earrings will be wire-wrapped with
red carnelian and green chrysoprase beads. Using single rings, well connect
eight beaded Three-Ring Propeller formations into the Three-Ring Propeller
Bracelet. The Four-Ring Propeller Bracelet embellishes each of the four
frames with black onyx and red carnelian beads; the Four-Ring Propeller
Earrings use the same wire-wrapping pattern, but with purple amethyst and
red garnet beads. Well spiral and solder six jump rings into the purposely
unbeaded Six-Ring Propeller Earrings (based on a precise hexagon); the
matching Six-Ring Propeller Bracelet connects four six-ring Propeller
formations by soldering three more formations between in a repeating
pattern of seven six-ring Propeller formations. In the Jens Pind Propeller
Necklace, a single six-ring Propeller formation will be the centerpiece
between two lengths of Jens Pind chain.
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M at e r i a l s : Three
16-gauge, 11mm ID jump rings
(all the same metal or, as
shown, one copper, one bronze,
and one silver)
Propeller Designs
pencil arc.
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