Roger
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Post by Roger on May 12, 2015 22:42:43 GMT -5
I don't post a lot of wraps. I am not very good with them and never seemed to make any progress. I was stuck at decent wraps, sloppy bails. Last night I was looking at rockjunquie 's Etsy store which always motivates me to try another one. Looking at her wraps, a dim light bulb flickered in my brain and I finally saw how to do wrap a bail.
Today I cabbed a Chrysocolla in quartz and wrapped it in 22ga square and half round copper, which I patina' d in Liver of Sulfur. In the first photo the pendant is sitting on a dry slab of the chrysocolla
Since the Chrysocolla turned out well, I wrapped an Ocean Jasper as well. It is wrapped in 22ga square and half round silver.
Thank you Tela!!
Roger
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Post by Pat on May 12, 2015 22:48:48 GMT -5
No dim bulbs here!
Yes, Tela AND you are inspiring.
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on May 12, 2015 23:52:39 GMT -5
Those a very good Roger!!!
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on May 13, 2015 6:06:15 GMT -5
Those are two great cabs you wrapped. I am really feeling the urge to splurge on some OJ now.
At first glance I though hey those bails kinda look like mine then I read the post and figured out why. I learned my bail (and much more) from Tela too.
Chuck
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Post by deb193redux on May 13, 2015 8:17:52 GMT -5
Chrysocolla is really distinct with almost thread-pattern
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riverrock
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Post by riverrock on May 13, 2015 8:20:28 GMT -5
They look very nice to me.
I like the old rustic wire look .
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Post by orrum on May 13, 2015 10:08:46 GMT -5
Wow those wraps and cabs are great!!!
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Post by orrum on May 13, 2015 10:09:41 GMT -5
Please tell us how to do the liver of sulfur process?
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Roger
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Post by Roger on May 13, 2015 23:42:37 GMT -5
Chrysocolla is really distinct with almost thread-pattern I will try to remember to take a close up of it. It does have threads. It is some pretty cool stone. |
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Roger
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Post by Roger on May 13, 2015 23:48:06 GMT -5
Please tell us how to do the liver of sulfur process? It is pretty straightforward. I use the liver of sulfur from Rio Grande jewelry. I mixed some up last year and keep it stored in a jar under the kitchen sink. After I wrap a stone in copper, I drop it in for 2 minutes. Then I rinse it off and lightly rub the wire with 0000 steel wool and rinse it again. I then polish it with a Sunshine cloth. |
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Post by orrum on May 14, 2015 6:10:46 GMT -5
I wanna do this. Where do you get 0000 steel wool? What is sunshine cloth? Sorry but I never heard of this. I think it will look good on my copper Hillbilly Wire Twisting. Thanks for the info, that aged copper is da bomb!
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Roger
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Post by Roger on May 16, 2015 9:56:45 GMT -5
orrum I bought the 0000 (super fine) steel wool at Lowes/Home Depot. The Sunshine cloth is an inexpensive polishing cloth that has been impregnated with something to help bring out the shine in metal jewelry. I get them from Rio Grande Jewelry.
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Post by orrum on May 16, 2015 10:00:53 GMT -5
Thanks a bunch Roger!
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Post by pghram on May 18, 2015 16:59:02 GMT -5
Great cabs & wraps.
Rich
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aimeesrockworks
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Post by aimeesrockworks on May 21, 2015 17:01:10 GMT -5
Oooooh..... Ocean Jasper, how I love thee.
Great work on some lovely pendants!
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