Create one-of-a-kind freeform gemstone earrings with custom-made hooks. This beginner-to-intermediate project requires comfort with soldering and stone-setting.
Project Details
Required Materials: Round wire; solder in sheet or wire form; cabochons; bezel cups with serrated or plain edges; sandpaper; solder block; straight pins; burnisher. See project for complete list.
Tools Needed: Paintbrush, round-nose pliers, shears, files, wire wheels, muslin wheels, ruler, propane torch, ball peen hammer, leather or plastic mallets, sandpaper, prong pusher, magnesia soldering block. See project for complete list.
Techniques Used: Wirework
Originally Published: Lapidary Journal, February 1999
Tools Needed: Paintbrush, round-nose pliers, shears, files, wire wheels, muslin wheels, ruler, propane torch, ball peen hammer, leather or plastic mallets, sandpaper, prong pusher, magnesia soldering block. See project for complete list.
Techniques Used: Wirework
Originally Published: Lapidary Journal, February 1999
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