ASSEMBLY
Now it’s time to put it all together.12
On the front of my inner circle,
I marked where I was going to
position the quarters, then tinned
those spots with medium solder. Be
sure you are tinning the front of your
circle, as that is where you’ll solder
the quarters.13
I set the quarters on the circle
over the solder and supported
them with little scraps of copper
sheet I keep around my soldering
station for just such occasions. (By
the way, this is a great tip... you’re
welcome!)14
After the quarters were
securely soldered on, I
made a bail out of some square
wire I textured with one of my
Fretz hammers, and soldered it
on with easy solder.
For a fi nish, I put the pendant
in liver-of-sulfur, then hit it with
some steel wool and the brass
brush to bring out the textures
and give the piece a little sheen
to make it look old.15
I set the cab with a bezel
rocker.16
Then I went to the
stump and used a Danny
Wade little tiny line stamp to
essentially hammer set the
stone, although I did it for the
texture look. To hammer set
the cab, carefully set the stamp
next to the cab and gently tap
it. I didn’t do this over the entire
bezel as if I were really setting
the stone this way, just every
millimeter or so to give the
bezel the texture I wanted.16
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JEFF FULKERSON has been creating
imaginative jewelry for 30+ years and
has taught at museums, schools, and
events. The award-winning silversmith
has studied such Native American greats
as Richard Tsosie, Jesse Monongye, and
Michael Cheatham. Noted for his meticulous
execution and attention to detail, Jeff loves
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