Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist – September 2019

SKILLS
Intermediate metalsmithing

TIME IT TOOK
4 hours

MATERIALS

• Gem cabochon (labradorite shown)


• Shell


• Gem bead with hole large enough for
  bead wire to pass through (London
  Blue topaz shown)


• 6" x ½" 26g fi ne silver sheet (width you
  need depends on thickness of your
  stone, length on size of your stone)


• 18" 3mm x 1mm sterling silver
  rectangle wire (depending on your
  design)


• 6" 3mm x 1.5mm sterling silver
  rectangle wire (depending on your
  design)
  
  
  • 10" sterling silver 18g wire
  
  
  • 3" sterling silver 3mm rolo chain
  
  
  • 16"-24" sterling silver bead chain
  
  
  • 2 sterling silver terminations
    for bead chain
  
  
  • 2 3mm (OD) 19g sterling silver
    open jump rings
  
  
  • 4 5mm (OD) 19g sterling silver
    open jump rings
  
  
  • 1 sterling silver lobster clasp
  
  
  • Fine tip Sharpie
  
  
  • Solder (hard, medium, easy)
  
  
  • Flux
  
  
  • Pickle
  
  
  • 400, 500, 600 sandpaper
  
  
  • Euro Lustre or tripoli
    TOOLS
    Edge scissors (Fiskars preferred), metal
    fi les, bezel shears, curved burnisher, butane
    torch, tripod with mesh, fi re tweezers
  
  
  
  

(cross-locking are best), soldering board

of choice, rotary tool, muslin wheel for

polishing or a buffi ng wheel, heavy duty

wire cutters, ultra fl ush wire cutters, nylon

nose pliers, rawhide mallet, bench block,

prong pusher, tube cutting pliers, wooden

dowel rods of varying sizes depending on

your design, caliper or divider, metal ruler,

chain nose pliers

SOURCES

Labradorite cabochon from Shanghai Jade

Gems; other materials from Urban Beader

and Rio Grande. Most of the 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 102.

What You Need

Jewelry Project

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