Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Hematite Earings

I made some of these over the weekend. I'm not sure how much I should charge. Does anyone have any ideas on what something like this goes for? They are made from Hematite 4mm beads and pure silver wire.


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Monday, December 04, 2006

6 Sided Object Brass

This is a 6 sided object that I worked on for the Fine Metals class.
It all started with a 16 gauge piece of brass. It started as a piece of paper then I cut out and folded it in to a 3 dimensional 6 sided object.

I then took took one of the pieces of paper and drew lines on the creases. Once that is done I cut it out and put those lines on the piece of metal the same way they were on the paper.

I then scored them in to the metal. I then cut them in a 45 degree angle in to the metal. I did this so when it is folded I will be able to solder it.


Here it is folded and soldered with 2 more sides soldered on to it. Notice the color change from the heat. Also notice that the sides are slightly larger.... This is because I want to file and sand it down to get the corners I want to.



Here is the same picture, but from a different angle.


Finished project, sanded, buffed and polished.


Bottom of Sphere



This is the bottom of the sphere. It is flat and has a circle in the middle with 4 triangles. It is made of brass. The domed part is made from copper.


Sphere


Copper domed sphere, with New Gold(Brass) flat bottom. This is the copper domed part. It is so highly polished you can actually see me taking the picture.

Sunday, December 03, 2006

Metal Stuff

This blog is about metal stuff, some jewelery, some crafts, and a lot of fun.