Finished a few today

Wow rockbrain I really like these. You have developed a really unique style in a very short amount of time. It’s very cool. 👍

Thanks so much Khara. I'm really happy with the hammered frame style. I like it and I feel like it's mine. I still like the style like the first San Carlos agate wrap but it just looks a bit too much like Oxana from the Youtube videos where I got almost all of my "instruction" until I read Tela's book.

I do like this style from you rockbrain the rocks work with the worn style.

Nice job

You are certainly talented. Very nice work.

Thanks Chris, it's a fine line to try and accent the stone but not compete too much with it.

Thanks!  I appreciate it.

Thanks!  I like your description.  Every time I look at that cab I see "Two over easy!"  I still have mixed feelings on that wrap.  It got a lot busier than I intended when I started.

Thanks Thomas!  It's nice to have people appreciate them.

Thanks Robin!  You're making me blush!

Thanks mossyrockhound ! I'm pretty sure I annealed it after hammering it Garry. I anneal these a few times throughout the process. I just hold it with a pair of pliers, hit it with a propane torch Until I get a color change and then dip it in a bowl of water to cool it.

Really nice!

Thanks Khara!  It's always good to hear what someone likes or doesn't like and why.  Funny about these seeming more engineered, they are definitely the most seat of the pants design.  They are really quick to do to.  I almost feel like I'm cheating!  I'm still not totally satisfied with the way the bail ties in but I'm working on it.

The avatar is from my mostly annual Halloween camping trip last October.

Thanks Dillon!

Thanks Patty!  I've thought about adding some swirls to the hammered ones but just don't think it would look right.  I know you like to see the backs, I'll post a pic in while.  Nothing hidden back there.  I just bind an extra short piece of wire to the frame.  I usually use square for this but I think I'll try some round.  Sometimes it's hard to get the square wrapped around the hammered frame without twisting and I end up mangling them.  That's probably why some look larger.  The wrap for the challenge this month I did different.  I actually on brought two of the frame wires to the top to tie together.  One frame wire ends at the bottom where it's bound and the other ends near the top but doesn't tie in it's just bound to the frame.  Those frame wires were left long and tie it to the hammered frame.  It was a pain to do and was a big part of my alignment issues with that one.  I've also left the binding long and tied the wrap to the hammer frames with it but it never wants to sit flat as the binding wire comes under the frame on one end and over the frame on the other end.

Thanks Tela! That means a lot coming from you. The book has helped me a lot. I was stoked to get it and I think it's time to read through it again. I think it will continue to be a valuable tool as I progress.