Bracelet with Steel Beads, Copper Sheet and Antiqued Pewter Charm
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Design Idea MH2A
Freedom Road
-- Designer --
Patti, Jewelry Designer, Exclusively for Fire Mountain Gems and Beads®
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- Bead, antique copper-plated steel, 4mm round
- Bead, antique silver-plated steel, 4mm round
- Bracelet component, silicone and stainless steel, clear, 2.5mm square rolo chain, 9-3/4 inches with 8mm flat round adjustable slider bead and (2) 5mm balls with 2 open loops
- Charm, antiqued pewter (tin-based alloy), 18x10mm single-sided open heart with "Freedom" and star
- Jump ring, stainless steel, 5mm round, 3.4mm inside diameter, 20 gauge
- Sheet, copper, half-hard, 7x1-inch rectangle with rounded corners, 24 gauge
- Wire, Wrapit®, Nickel Silver, half-hard, round, 24 gauge
- Beeswax, acrylic and wax, clear, 2 x 1/2 inch dispenser
- Chasing hammer, steel and rubberwood, natural, 28mm convex head and 14mm ball head, 10 inches
- Firing block, compressed vermiculite, white, 6 x 4 x 1 inches
- Jeweler's saw, wood and nickel-plated steel, 12 x 4-1/4 inches with 3-inch frame depth, fits 1- to 7-1/2 inch long blade
- Pliers, EUROTOOL®, hole punch, steel, 5-1/2 inches with 1.5mm round punch
- Sanding pad, micro-mesh, 2-inch square, 1500-12000 grit
- Saw blade, Super Pike, tempered steel, 3/0, 5 inches
- Torch, Torch Burner Professional, steel / brass / plastic, grey / white / black, 8 x 2-1/2 inches
Instructions
Step 1
Cut a 12-inch length of wire.
Step 2
Use a rectangular template to trace a rectangle onto the copper sheet with a permanent marker. Wax the steel blade then cut out the rectangle from the copper sheet.
Step 3
Place the rectangular copper sheet onto a fire block then heat with a butane-filled torch. Heat until the copper sheet is fully annealed. Annealing will make the sheet more malleable.
Step 4
Hammer with the ball end of the chasing hammer to texture the copper sheet. File the edges to smooth.
Step 5
Repeat Steps 3 and 4 to better texture the copper sheet. Use steel wool to make the copper sheet shiny.
File the corners of the copper sheet and sand the edges.
Step 6
Punch holes approximately 4mm from the end of the copper sheet while also keeping close to the center of either side.
Sand smooth leaving some relief in depressions of the textures.
Step 7
Make a 90-degree bend six inches from the end of one length of wire. Thread the wire through one hole in the copper sheet.
Step 8
String the following sequence onto the wire:
- One antique silver-plated steel 4mm round
- One antique copper-plated steel 4mm round
- Two antique silver-plated steel 4mm rounds
- One antique copper-plated steel 4mm round
- One antique silver-plated steel 4mm round
- One antique copper-plated steel 4mm round
- Two silver-plated steel 4mm round
- One antique copper-plated steel 4mm round
- One antique silver-plated steel 4mm round
Make a 60-degree bend then thread the wire through the opposite hole.
Step 9
Wrap the short end of the length of wire twice around the copper sheet and leave a tail. Wrap the long tail twice around the copper sheet.
Continue to wrap the wire twice around the copper sheet 1/3 of the way from the end. Repeat.
Step 10
Bring both ends of the wire towards the underside of the copper sheet then wrap both tails into the previous wrapped wires to finish.
Step 11
String one open loop on the bracelet component onto one hole on the rectangular copper sheet.
Repeat to the opposite hole using the remaining open loop on the bracelet component.
Step 12
Use one 5mm jump ring to attach the charm onto the beaded portion of the wire.
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