Textured Heart

Textured Metal Heart

Tools And Materials

Tools

• Texture Hammers, any of the following:
• Texture Hammer with 9 Interchangeable Faces
• Double Faced Texture Hammer Checkered/Wide Stripes
• Double Faced Texture Hammer Star/Hatch
• Double Faced Texture Hammer Dimples/Narrow Stripes
• Fretz Chasing Hammer
• Fretz Sharp Texturing/Raising Hammer
• Fretz Small Embossing Hammer
• Fretz Precisionsmith Riveting Hammer w/ Square Face
• German Bent Chain Nose Pliers With Ergonomic Handle
• German Chain Nose Pliers With Ergonomic Handle
• Medium Wrap and Tap Pliers
• Metal Hole Punch Pliers, 1.8mm hole - or Screw Punch
• Nylon Jaw Bracelet Bending Pliers
• Xuron Tapered Flush Cutter
• 2.5" x 2.5" Steel Bench Block
• Auto Center Punch
• Clothespin
• Cut 2, Half Round File - High Quality
• Industrial Sharpie Marker
• Poundo Mat 12"x12"
• Pin vise with a 1/8 inch drill bit
• Ruler
• Scissor Shears
• Rawhide Mallet, 2" head
• #0000 steel wool
• Course sanding sponge
• Liver of Sulfur

Materials

• 16g Copper Wire, 25 ft - you'll need 2 feet
• Copper 24 gauge Sheet Metal, 6" x 6" piece - you'll need 1 1/4 inches x 6 inches 
• Hammered Textured Metal

Cocktail Ring Beaducation Style

Tools And Materials

Tools

• Beginning Stamping Checklist
• Steel Ring Mandrel
• Table Vise
• 3/32" Period Design Stamp
• Slash Design Stamp
• Small Files, Set of 6
• Max Flame Jeweler's Torch
• Tronex RAZOR Flush Cutter- Short Handle, #5223
• Charcoal Block
• Third Hand with Tweezers - Secure the ring with the tweezers so it remains stable as you solder the pieces together.
• Solder Picks, Set of 3
• Cool Cup with Gripping Tweezer
• Sparex Pickling Compound
• Little Dipper Pickle Pot
• Silver Black- PRICE INCLUDES HAZARDOUS SHIPPING FEE - Check out this great tutorial before you start!

Materials

• Wide Sterling Silver Ring, SIZE 7 - Check here for all the sizes available.
• Copper 7/8" (22mm) Pressed Circle w/Raised Edge
• Gold Filled Oval Tag, 27g
• Gold Filled Circle 3/8" (10mm), 24g
• Sterling Silver Tiny Flower with 5 Petals, 24g
• 22g FINE Silver round, dead soft wire-1/2 oz (~15.2 ft) - Really, you just need about 3 inches of scrap fine silver wire.
• Silver Solder Paste SOFT, 1/2 oz
• Silver Solder Paste MEDIUM, 1/2 oz
• Silver Solder Paste HARD, 1/2 oz

How to Use a Jig to Make a Wire Bracelet

How to Use a Jig to Make a Wire Bracelet

Once you've learned to make your own jewelry jig for bending wire, the next step is to use it, and that's what you do when you make this wire bracelet using the jig. I call this an "A" bracelet since you make As and then connect them together. As with all first time wire projects, I recommend using copper wire. If you like how it looks, try silver, gold-filled, or colored wire.