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Well, I finally got around to designing the necklace for those Fossil Walrus stones I polished out several months ago. All the stones come from the same tusk piece in order to maintain color integrity. This is a scan of the full necklace................  This is a scan of the 7 stones............  This is a scan of the center 3 stones.........  Finally finished out the earrings for the necklace..................  I found that the hardest part of this assembly was soldering all the connecting jump rings together. Things don't always move the way you want them to!  ......In an attempt to make the earrings to match the necklace I trashed one of the stones......D'OH........  .....now I have to cut and polish a pair of stones for that.............and post them here when they're completed......but it's cold outside so it might take a bit waiting for a somewhat warm day....... The good part is that the one that survived is now a pendant........  |
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« Reply #1 on: December 03, 2010, 03:51:56 pm » |
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Really nice Steve!!! Well matched Ivory. Made me think of my Elk Ivories though......What solder do you use on your jump rings? Have you ever tried the solder core jump rings?
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« Reply #3 on: December 03, 2010, 05:48:12 pm » |
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Double wow!
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« Reply #4 on: December 03, 2010, 05:48:27 pm » |
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Really nice Steve!!! Well matched Ivory. Made me think of my Elk Ivories though......What solder do you use on your jump rings? Have you ever tried the solder core jump rings?
I used a syringe solder (flux/solder mixture) probably rated at 'easy'........ I've got several of those ivory elk teeth....just haven't figured out what to do with them............. Thankx for the complements all............. |
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« Reply #5 on: December 03, 2010, 06:25:46 pm » |
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I cringe at the thought of soldering jump rings. I have been using easy wire solder and still mess up 30-40 percent of the time..................
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Bob
Gathering dust in Montana.
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Steve
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« Reply #6 on: December 03, 2010, 06:35:28 pm » |
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I cringe at the thought of soldering jump rings. I have been using easy wire solder and still mess up 30-40 percent of the time..................
I've found that wire solder for this just melts too much solder and leaves a small blob of solder. With the syringe I'm able to squeeze out a bit of solution onto an exacto knife tip and place it at joint after I've heated it, then torch it until it flows into the joint. For me that works good.............. |
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« Reply #7 on: December 03, 2010, 07:04:55 pm » |
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I have made a fair number of rings, and paste solder from a syringe is good. But I have found that the best in several ways, including easiest and quickest to do, is Argentium The Argentium wire fuses beautifully. It is as if it WANTS to be fused and each side goes to the other. This is different from fine silver where the ends tend to pull away from each other and not fuse. It still takes a long time to cut the rings, match the ends, etc but you might give it a try.
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« Reply #8 on: December 03, 2010, 10:20:44 pm » |
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As always I just love your work. How did you get that texture on the silver?
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« Reply #9 on: December 04, 2010, 01:06:19 am » |
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Wow Steve !  Really exceptional !! |
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« Reply #10 on: December 04, 2010, 01:33:46 am » |
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Real nice Steve.
TOG
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-Gary
Of all the things I've lost..I miss my mind the most.
Whether you think you can, or you think you can't, you're probably right.
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« Reply #11 on: December 04, 2010, 09:29:49 am » |
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I bow my head to your excellence:)
This is one fantastic necklace. Love all the different elements.
As a whole they are extraordinarily fine:)
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"I tramp a perpetual journey.”
― Walt Whitman, Song of Myself
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Steve
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« Reply #12 on: December 04, 2010, 11:48:56 am » |
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As always I just love your work. How did you get that texture on the silver?
I used an Dremel electric engraving pencil to do the texturing.................... |
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« Reply #13 on: December 04, 2010, 02:47:27 pm » |
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That is very nice ! I find some large bison teeth ocassionally ,here .
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« Reply #14 on: December 04, 2010, 07:55:07 pm » |
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I used an Dremel electric engraving pencil to do the texturing....................
That must have been a tremendous amount of work! |
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Steve
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« Reply #15 on: December 04, 2010, 08:13:11 pm » |
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I used an Dremel electric engraving pencil to do the texturing....................
That must have been a tremendous amount of work! Yes....a very tedious and vibrating experience...................  got kinda buzzed from the experience............  |
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« Reply #17 on: December 05, 2010, 01:52:05 pm » |
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rolls eyes and snickers:)
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"I tramp a perpetual journey.”
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« Reply #18 on: December 14, 2010, 04:09:38 pm » |
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Woou. Man that is something else. What a piece of art.
Kinda on the level of the old squash blossom pieces. Real art in silver.
Jim
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« Reply #19 on: December 23, 2010, 07:52:40 pm » |
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Exceptional!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I would have thought the backing plates were cast. What guage sheet did you use? Bold but subdued design very nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
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« Reply #20 on: December 24, 2010, 10:19:10 am » |
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All the backing plates are 24g sheet. I went with this instead of my normal 26g because of the texturing I did.
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« Reply #21 on: December 24, 2010, 11:16:12 am » |
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24ga? wow from the pic. I'd have thought more like 20 or 18. I always use 24 for backing plates myself. Unless it requires more strength. Then I use 20. I like doing larger stones & 26 warps too much when heated to solder the bezels & leaves etc to it. When I do the butterflies or dragonflies I'll use 20 for the body with it extending to the sides about 1/4". Bend them up at what ever angel I want the wings to be at. Then solder the wings down to them. The wings already having the bezel & wire or bead wire soldered & cut out. That way there is doubled silver at the bend & they are not as prone to being flattened back out. If that makes any sense to you LOL I like to have the wings up & more life like than just flat. Gives the piece more depth & visual interest. Maybe I'll post a tutorial of how I do it if there is any interest.
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Steve
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« Reply #22 on: December 24, 2010, 12:02:31 pm » |
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A tutorial sounds good......they are always welcome.............
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« Reply #23 on: December 24, 2010, 01:50:40 pm » |
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I enjoy looking at all the tutorials on this site. They're very informative. By all means, a tutorial would be most welcome!
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« Reply #24 on: December 27, 2010, 01:45:16 pm » |
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Wo what an awesome stone (tusk lol) beautiful pieces!!
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Steve
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« Reply #25 on: January 22, 2011, 05:49:46 pm » |
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Just finished the earrings for the set. Added the photo back with the necklace photos.............. |
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« Reply #26 on: January 23, 2011, 06:22:04 am » |
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Real nice Steve.
Love the texture
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« Reply #27 on: January 30, 2011, 08:29:34 pm » |
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WOW.........Outstanding necklace and earrings........  When you textured the silver was it before you soldered the betzels or after??????? I'm thinking you did it after soldering.......just not sure. Thanks, Don |
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Steve
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« Reply #28 on: January 30, 2011, 08:58:59 pm » |
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The texturing was accomplished after the bezels were set and the exterior design saw out............
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