Post by chrisperez on Feb 27, 2011 0:28:04 GMT -5
Well, I have yet another new wrap.
This wrap is one I sketched up a while ago, I just never could figure out how to make the sketch work.... until now...
The cab is one I recieved from Tonyterner a while ago ( thanks again Tony, great stuff
), I'm pretty sure it's mahogany obsidian. It is wrapped in 21 gauge argentum silver ( I think? My mom recieved it in a gift box... half hard, really hard stuff!!! ) and 24 gauge half round sterling in the coil; also 24 gauge copper and 26 ga copper for the weaves. The 21 ga actually ruined my cutters, I ended up using my dykes from work, and even those have little nicks in them now 
... hard stuff, and springy too...
This wrap is actually as simple as it looks, but it was pretty tricky to pull off. The coil holds the stone in and the 21ga silver holds the coil. It was really hard to keep everything together unitl I got to the two binds right at the top of the stone. I'm not sure it even would have worked if I had used softer wire.
Anyways, as always, let me know what you think....
Front view....
... better view of how it's held together....
... and the side, this thing is extremely thin....
... and the back, that's all there is to it....
I think I'm going to be wearing this one for a while ;D.... It's not often that I make something I would wear myself...
Thanks guys,
Chris
This wrap is one I sketched up a while ago, I just never could figure out how to make the sketch work.... until now...
The cab is one I recieved from Tonyterner a while ago ( thanks again Tony, great stuff
), I'm pretty sure it's mahogany obsidian. It is wrapped in 21 gauge argentum silver ( I think? My mom recieved it in a gift box... half hard, really hard stuff!!! ) and 24 gauge half round sterling in the coil; also 24 gauge copper and 26 ga copper for the weaves. The 21 ga actually ruined my cutters, I ended up using my dykes from work, and even those have little nicks in them now 
... hard stuff, and springy too...This wrap is actually as simple as it looks, but it was pretty tricky to pull off. The coil holds the stone in and the 21ga silver holds the coil. It was really hard to keep everything together unitl I got to the two binds right at the top of the stone. I'm not sure it even would have worked if I had used softer wire.
Anyways, as always, let me know what you think....
Front view....
... better view of how it's held together....
... and the side, this thing is extremely thin....
... and the back, that's all there is to it....
I think I'm going to be wearing this one for a while ;D.... It's not often that I make something I would wear myself...
Thanks guys,
Chris
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