Wire Wrapping Projects - Batch #2 - (Aug 7, 2019)
Aug 7, 2019 16:58:22 GMT -5
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Post by NevadaBill on Aug 7, 2019 16:58:22 GMT -5
I have been making more practice attempts at wire wrapping, and have another batch to share.
I am not sure if I should use many words to describe the work, because they might sound boring and not be really as interesting as the pictures are. But I learn on each one of these, and that is what it is about for me right now. Making mistakes and learning. I wish I felt like I was getting better, but I think I produced the worst design of my career today. Ugh.
P010 - Amethystine Bell shape, very large (larger than the template), wrapped in silver and gold coated 20 gauge wire.
This rock was chipped while tumbling (lower left), and I tried to cover it with wire. It came out Ok. Overall, there were not too many difficulties with this, and I like the top bail part.
Actually, I think it might be too boring if I post multiple pictures of each one. I will just post one, unless necessary.
P011 - Amethystine Teardrop Tine. A free form of sorts, this was done in 26 gauge cheapo silver coated wire.
It because amazingly difficult to manipulate the thin wire. So much so, that I ruined the bail and ended up with this. Its my wife's favorite since it is small. Oh well. These tiny ones are hard for me.
P012 - Lavic brown, Pendant and earring set. Done in Gold 24 gauge, and 26 gauge wire. This was a suggestion by an RTH veteran who said I could possibly salvage some badly thin sliced slabs, by making earrings.
Oh boy did this take patience! The earring hooks were a nightmare, and I messed up my first bail because I didn't practice it first, and had to redo the whole earring. Ugh. I am happy with the way this set came out. It goes to my sister next week for her birthday (along with other wraps).
Just so you can see the backs. They are actually too thick for my wife's ears, but not so for my sister who has worn earrings her entire life.
P013 - Bacon Agate, wrapped in 22 gauge silver coated wire. I like the pattern. It reminds me of sunshine.
The bail is ultra simple, and the top design is minimal because I messed up my attempt to create something fancy with flair.
P014 - Peach Agate, freeform done in el-cheepo silver and gold coated 22 gauge. Probably my favorite color to date.
This is a fat stone, and was an early tumble actually. I did not touch it. My wife wanted it, so I tried to wrap it. My first attempt at a free form, and came together well. Happy with it.
P015 - Amethystine Teardrop in a large size. Taken from a template and wrapped in genuine solid 20 gauge silver.
This wire is diffucult to work with, but also easy. I am always worried about blowing it using $6.00 worth of wire, but I love the hard to bend material. It is a very solid wrap.
P016 - Bacon Agate Flame patten, done with gold and silver el-cheepo 22 gauge coated silver and gold wire, using 26 gauge accent wire as well.
This was my most difficult and time consuming try yet. I saw a flame in the stone. I wanted to emphasize it. I ground the stone in to a flame pattern. The top is really hard to come up with. I ended up with this after practicing a while, and am happy with it.
My favorite part though are the imitation flames that I put at the bottom. My sister is all about flames and bling, and I think this will fit her well. It is a very large stone, almost 40x30 or larger.
P017 - Lavic brown oval, smaller , done with gold 22 gauge coated wire. Again the small size is hard for me.
This stone has a small imperfectin on the lower right, which I covered with CA glue, and ground down. Unfortunately, it died in a white color. Ugh. I worked hard to come up with a bail pattern with was original. I like what I came up with.
P018 - Thulite large Shield pattern done with gold and silver 20 gauge coated wire. Back to useing better wire, but it mars easily.
This is a large stone (larger than most templates), free formed, and actually has major fractures in it. When my wife saw it, she goes "EEK, the Cracked one!". Yes, the cracked one.
I am happy to have salvaged this stone. When grinding, right at the very end, a chunk of stone jumped out from the back side, on the side. I covered it with wire. The stone should have broken in to 10 pieces when wrapping it. It didn't! And now it is solidly wrapped in wire forever.
This was a big save for me.
Well, that is it for this batch. I would post more but I am out of energy right now. My fingers need to stop typing, and go back to wrapping!
Thanks for stopping by!
I like to see people try new and different things. The set came out real well, too. 
