Photo 32Fit the bend in the wire
around the wedge on the front dome
of the locket. Feed the two ends of the
wire through the opening in the bail
support panel.
Photo 33Hold the wire in place on the
front wedge, and use a pair of pliers to
put a 45rbend in each end of the wire.
Center the bend at the opening of the
back dome knuckle and bend toward
the opening.
Photo 34 Trim the ends of the wire and
fi t them inside the knuckle.
Photo 35The tautness of the wire will
accomplish two important goals. First,
it provides the tension needed to
hold the wire in place in the knuckle;
second, it creates stiff ness to the wire
that will act to hold the locket fi rmly in
the closed position. To create the wire
tension, with your non-dominant hand,
hold the wire in place inside the back
knuckle, and then with a chain nose
pliers in your dominant hand, squeeze
the wire tight around the wedge.
Photo 36Occasionally, the ends of
the wire just do not want to stay
tucked into the clasp knuckle. If this
happens, go back and instead of
trimming the wire to meet inside the
knuckle, pass the wire through each
side. Bend each wire around the
back of the knuckle to secure. Trim
the wire. Then create the tension in
the wire needed to hold the locket
closed.ARLENE MORNICK is a Master Instructor for Art
Clay World and teaches in the San Francisco Bay
area. She wants to open new doors and paths of
expression for others. Her work can be viewed at
http://www.lemordesigns.com, and she can be reached
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