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« Reply #15 on: November 11, 2011, 09:38:51 am » |
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Steve,
I noticed how clean the back of your prong setting is. Others I have seen have a bump in the middle where the wires cross. Yours is flush. Did you solder each side individually instead of crossing the wires?
Steve you are a perfectionist, EXCELLENT prong setting. Patience Patience Patience of which I have little of. Did you really solder each prong seperately......??????? WOW, it looks great. |
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« Reply #16 on: November 11, 2011, 09:48:38 am » |
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Steve,
I noticed how clean the back of your prong setting is. Others I have seen have a bump in the middle where the wires cross. Yours is flush. Did you solder each side individually instead of crossing the wires?
Steve you are a perfectionist, EXCELLENT prong setting. Patience Patience Patience of which I have little of. Did you really solder each prong seperately......??????? WOW, it looks great. Yes the prongs were soldered in as pairs - the setting consists of 5 pieces................ |
Steve The Silver Fox My Photo Bucket site: http://s743.photobucket.com/home/sferenz" Is it true that your art can be a transforming experience?" "Yes......I use it to transform my suffering into poverty......."  |
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« Reply #18 on: November 11, 2011, 11:04:18 am » |
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What lovely work Steve~ I really like the brooches.
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spirit bear beads
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« Reply #20 on: November 15, 2011, 05:49:40 pm » |
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OH Man! You may have just solved a dilemma for me. I have an order for 2 jade crosses and figuring out how to set them has been driving me crazy! I had forgotten about the wire prong mounts I had seen here. That may just work! Steve I LOVE the repoussed broaches. gorgeous!  |
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« Reply #21 on: November 16, 2011, 12:05:41 pm » |
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Just finished two more pendants.............. 1st is a the milky vug from a Green Moss Agate - Front View.............Back View.............   2nd pendant is an unknown Red Agate set in a tri-angle frame - Front View........  Back View.............  Now it's back to polishing more pre-forms................  |
Steve The Silver Fox My Photo Bucket site: http://s743.photobucket.com/home/sferenz" Is it true that your art can be a transforming experience?" "Yes......I use it to transform my suffering into poverty......." |
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« Reply #22 on: November 16, 2011, 12:56:12 pm » |
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Oh my goodness I adore both of these new pendants. I am really digging the triangular frame:)
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"I tramp a perpetual journey.”
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skystone
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« Reply #23 on: November 16, 2011, 01:36:44 pm » |
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Grteat stuff as usual Steve. What did you do for the great heavy texture on the tri. frame? Solder down some filings? Paste solder/flux & filings?
Mike
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asianfire
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« Reply #24 on: November 16, 2011, 02:40:06 pm » |
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I really like the first one for its frame. Somehow it jumps out! The second is neat too, as it has all those contrasting textures and colors. Excellent job there yet again.  |
- Kurt
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« Reply #25 on: November 16, 2011, 02:48:40 pm » |
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Grteat stuff as usual Steve. What did you do for the great heavy texture on the tri. frame? Solder down some filings? Paste solder/flux & filings?
Mike
Pretty much there Mike, you've got it. I save the silver saw dust from my saw work. I laid out the bezel and the frame then pickled it. Next. I paste fluxed the open areas and put in a layer of Super Easy solder. Pickled it again, then kinda heavily fluxed again then sprinkled the saw dust on it and torched it until the solder flowed |
Steve The Silver Fox My Photo Bucket site: http://s743.photobucket.com/home/sferenz" Is it true that your art can be a transforming experience?" "Yes......I use it to transform my suffering into poverty......." |
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39don
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« Reply #26 on: November 16, 2011, 03:24:41 pm » |
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Super crafty Steve.......Nice.
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« Reply #27 on: November 16, 2011, 08:02:29 pm » |
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Figgured that was about the procedure. Came out terrific too.  Mike |
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« Reply #28 on: November 16, 2011, 08:55:13 pm » |
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Love them both Steve but the red agate setting is very neat.
I think I will try that method.
Great work
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« Reply #29 on: November 19, 2011, 12:22:10 pm » |
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Outstanding work Steve. The triangle wire with the filings is a great idea for texture. Where did you learn repousse at? Self taught or class? MSJ |
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