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TIME IT TOOK

About an hour; curing time,

12-24 hours

SKILLS

Sawing

Filing

Drilling

Annealing silver wire

MATERIALS

• Pre-cut heart-shaped
  copper, 18g


• Fine silver wire: 20g, 22g,
  and 24ga (3" each)


• Colored silver leaf
  TOOLS
  Chasing (or other) hammer,
  drill bits (for 20g wire, #67;
  22ga wire, #72; 24ga wire,
  #76), torch, fl ush cutter, steel
  nail (2.5" long) or push chisel,
  coarse to fi ne fi les, sandpaper
  (grit# up to 1200), sizing
  (adhesive for metal leaf),
  bamboo tongs, soft brush

SOURCES

Blank chisels, colored silver

leaf, and bamboo tongs:

http://www.momokoya.com. Metal

leaf sizing: L.A. Gold Leaf

Company. Other 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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