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SKILLS

Soldering

Stone setting

TIME IT TOOK

4.5 hours

MATERIALS

• Vintage Satsuma button
  about 29mm in diameter


• 13.5mm half-drilled pearl


• 2" x 2" sheet of 20-gauge
  sterling silver or 35mm disk


• 5" 4mm 26-gauge sterling
  silver bezel wire


• 5" 12-gauge square sterling
  silver wire


• 24" 20-gauge round sterling
  silver wire


• 10" 16-gauge round sterling
  silver wire


• 18" 14-gauge half round
  sterling silver wire
  
  
  • 5mm OD 20-gauge jump
    rings
  
  
  • 2 equal 10-inch lengths of
    silver-plated 6mm rolo chain
  
  
  • 8mm sterling silver spring
    ring clasp and catch
  
  
  • Hard and medium solder in
    wire form
  
  
  
  

TOOLS

Safety: Eye protection,

magnifi cation, ventilation or

respirator

Hand: Sandpaper assortment

from 320 to 1200 grit, Sharpie

Pro Permanent Marker with

chisel tip, circle template,

sharp scribe, bench pin,

jeweler’s saw with 4/ 0 b l a d e s

and lubricant, half-round

fi le, fl ush cutters, bench

block hallmarking stamps

and chasing hammer;

rechargeable, battery powered

drill with adjustable chuck,

non-marring mallet, set of

mandrels, doming set, bench

vise, fi ne point Sharpie;

precision machinist’s square

or graph paper, straight edge;

dental fl oss and blue painter’s

tape, two pairs of chain nose

pliers

Soldering: 6" x 6" Solderite

soldering board, steel straight

edge and matt knife with sharp

blade; sharp soldering pick,

fi ne tweezers, air/acetylene

Smith Silversmith torch with

#0 and #00 tips and tank

of fuel, Prips fl ux in spray

bottle; brass hammer, metal

shears, two small containers

for hard and medium solder

chips; fi reproof cross-locking

tweezers, quench, pickle

pot and copper tongs, soft

absorbent cloth, ballpoint pen

Finishing: Bench polisher

or rotary tool, clean muslin

buff and Fabuluster polishing

compound; hot, soapy water

and toothbrush, 2" x 3"zip lock

bag for jewelry

Stone Setting: 2-part epoxy,

mixing cup, microfi ne brush or

toothpick, acetone and cotton

swabs for cleanup; burnishing

tool, 3M light green radial

bristle discs on mandrel for

touch up

SOURCES

Most tools and materials for

this project are available from

well-stocked jewelry supply

vendors, many of whom can

be found in our Advertisers’

Index, page 93.

What You Need

Jewelry Project

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