|
skystone
Guest
|
 |
« on: December 27, 2010, 09:43:51 pm » |
|
An aquaintance of mine. Who is an upper scale jeweler. Commisioned me to do this bracelet in silver for him. He makes too much in gold & diamonds to be bothered with JUST silver LOL. He gave me the stones to use in it (I'd have made/used better ones) But I guess they were from the customer so those are what had to be used. He's going to add the chain & clasp on the ends to finish (really hard part? LOL) First bracelet of the link type I've done. Just finished buffing it today. What do you think?
[attachment deleted by admin]
[attachment deleted by admin]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ColorShapeTexture
Guest
|
|
« Reply #1 on: December 27, 2010, 09:52:43 pm » |
|
Very solid clean work.. Well Done sir..
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Taogem
|
|
« Reply #3 on: December 27, 2010, 10:13:07 pm » |
|
Same here.. Super nice soldering !
|
|
|
|
|
|
thewrightthings
Guest
|
|
« Reply #4 on: December 27, 2010, 11:29:36 pm » |
|
Love the fact that the cabs are not all the same. The randomness makes the design.
|
|
|
|
|
|
skystone
Guest
|
|
« Reply #5 on: December 28, 2010, 09:21:49 am » |
|
Thanks all. The real tricks to doing it & getting everything to come out right. Was to NOT solder the wire (14 ga) into the small pieces of tube. When I butt soldered them to the next setting. That & keeping everything exactly straight. So that when it wraps around the wrist it stayed exactly straight. Took a bit of checking & rechecking as I went. I started at the center stone & worked in each dirrection one at a time. It was interesting & a bit of a challenge. I love it when a plan comes together LOL
|
|
|
|
|
|
Steve
|
|
« Reply #6 on: December 28, 2010, 10:23:38 am » |
|
Excellent joint work.....................  |
|
|
|
|
Raqy
Guest
|
|
« Reply #7 on: December 28, 2010, 11:53:45 am » |
|
Very nice!! wayyy outta my league..
|
|
|
|
|
|
skystone
Guest
|
|
« Reply #8 on: December 28, 2010, 02:39:53 pm » |
|
Well I just delivered it to my jeweler friend/client. He was happy with it. Funny thing was. Last night when I turned on the computer. There was an email from him asking if it would be ready soon. His customer was about to kill him. He had been putting off doing it for some time I gather LOL So the I got the pressure to get it done! Aint that just the way of it? LOL
|
|
|
|
|
|
Auntie Rocks
Guest
|
|
« Reply #9 on: December 29, 2010, 04:27:11 pm » |
|
Gorgeous! Are they open on the back?
|
|
|
|
|
|
doxallo
Guest
|
|
« Reply #10 on: December 29, 2010, 05:57:29 pm » |
|
Very nice work!
|
|
|
|
|
|
skystone
Guest
|
|
« Reply #11 on: December 29, 2010, 09:32:51 pm » |
|
No they are closed back. The bezel is 3/16" the stones are rather thin. So they are beded in saw dust. A common thing in Silver & turq. work to pad the stones so they don't crack. Sometimes corn meal is used also. Or a pinch is put in as an offering/blessing.
|
|
|
|
|
|
