Excerpt #2 from the hammering class.
Soldering the ring blank to the backplate.
Reticulation results
Burnishing reticulated silver
Three dimensional fold formed sample
Excerpt from the hammers class
Fold forming example
Simple reticulated and patinated earrings.
Opening a line fold from fold forming.
Hammer texturing sterling silver for a bangle.
Annealing the bangle after work hardening during the shaping process.
Shaping a bangle to get it ready for soldering.
Annealing the line fold from a fold forming piece.
Adding liver of sulfur patina.
Sawing the backplate
Handmade Gold and Diamond Pendant
Soldering
Sterling Silver Textured Keum Boo Dangle Earrings
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