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Friday Highlights from the Subscriber Gallery: Round 5: Jill's choice

I am keying this in as I anticipate a short vacation to Florida. Which probably explains my first choice: "Racing Octopi Pin" posted by Brad Elfrink, aka buttoncarver . I'm a sucker for cephalopods, and this trio carved from vintage Bakelite is fantastic. We now journey from the ocean depths...

Posted to Art Jewelry magazine Editors' Blog (Weblog) by Jill Erickson on 03-05-2010
Re: Copper ore & metal mineral beads & cabs

Hi all, when I was in Tucson and Quartzite last month at the big gem & mineral shows I picked up a nice variety of Michigan Keweenaw copper ores! I love the diversity of the ways that the ore forms. The patterns and matrix colors are so unique, and the copper has such a powerful, energetic, and elemental...

Posted to Show us your work (Forum) by DVHdesigns on 03-04-2010
How do I get a nice dark patina on copper?

I don't mean the green stuff, just a darker antique look. I made a good solution of sol and put in ss and some copper wire items. The silver became beautifully oxidized but nothing on the copper. Does it need a stronger solution? More time? It's cheapo wire but could it have a plastic layer or...

Posted to Surface embellishment (Forum) by MilliJoolz on 02-23-2010
Smelting copper

Hi there I am thinking of making silver/copper mokume gane so I bought some 99.99% pure copper and wish to smelt it to a sheet. I have already tried with no success. My setup: -propane-butane/air torch with "turbo WHIRL" tip - up to 1850*C -crucible made of coal and ceramic So I heated up crucible...

Posted to General metalsmithing (Forum) by Elfu on 01-28-2010
Labradorite and Ruby with Copper

These were beads that were too "off" to sell in the store so I stockpiled and made these rustic copper pieces for sale in my jewelry website. Nice stones I think. I love beads of all kinds even the imperfect ones.

Posted to Show us your work (Forum) by Szarka on 12-12-2009
reticulating copper

I can reticulate silver really easily but cant manage it on copper, is there a secret to it or does it just not work on copper?

Posted to General metalsmithing (Forum) by Enchanted Cobwebs on 11-27-2009
Enamel Flower Drop Earrings

To make her garden-inspired Enamel Flower Drop Earrings , Jan Smith pierced and foldformed copper, then enameled it. The 1⁄2 x 1⁄2-in. (13 x 13 mm) flowers are accented by pearls and dangle from sterling wire. Photo by Doug Yaple. This piece appeared in the January 2010 issue of Art Jewelry magazine...

Posted to Magazine Gallery (Gallery) by Art Jewelry Magazine on 11-20-2009
Re: Working with cheap wire

Before you use copper wire, you can harden it. To harden copper wire, clamp one end of the wire in a vice. Holde the other end with a flat nose pliers and stretch the wire so far as possible. You can stretch a 1 meter wire to about 1,20 m or more, before it breaks. Copper can not be hardened by heat...

Posted to General metalsmithing (Forum) by emailkunst on 11-20-2009
Re: Looking for a way to harden copper

But that is not a copper alloy but a 750 gold alloy. And the price is many, many times higher.

Posted to General metalsmithing (Forum) by emailkunst on 11-12-2009
Re: Looking for a way to harden copper

Pure copper can be hardened only by cold working. Flame hardening is not possible. However, there are hardenable copper alloys. Search in the Internet for a suitable alloy . You can also the following do. Clamp one end of the wire in a vice. Take the other end in a pliers. Straighten the wire as much...

Posted to General metalsmithing (Forum) by emailkunst on 11-02-2009

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Friday Highlights from the Subscriber Gallery: Round 5: Jill's choice

Re: Copper ore & metal mineral beads & cabs

How do I get a nice dark patina on copper?

Smelting copper

Labradorite and Ruby with Copper

reticulating copper

Enamel Flower Drop Earrings

Re: Working with cheap wire

Re: Looking for a way to harden copper

Re: Looking for a way to harden copper

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