enlarge 37KB, 640x480 9 1" sterling silver disk, sawn from wedding silver of my parents, married at my mothers home in North Sydney, NS, Canada, August 15, 1929. Handsawn and over engraved with the initial 'R', and makers mark on reverse. Sterling silver bail, and box chain.
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enlarge 74KB, 640x485 13 I made the leaves out of 1943 dimes-.999 fine silver. Today I decided to add some real pearls.
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enlarge 84KB, 640x525 16 I did the same with the smaller ones to go above the larger pearls.
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enlarge 77KB, 640x518 18 I started out by cutting, annealing, and rolling 30 pieces of brass. Some Yellow, some Rose, and roll printed the lake from a map. I had to cut out the inside of 30 pieces of paper so it would show the lake.
enlarge 76KB, 640x525 19 I stamped the back with DHT 43 *** and handmade.
enlarge 84KB, 640x495 20 I stamped the front with MLC 2015 and placed a star where the Island in the middle of the lake.
enlarge 109KB, 640x524 21 I put them in vinegar/salt pickle for 3 hours and brushed them with a brass brush and washing up liquid, rinsed and dried them on top of the AGA.
enlarge 67KB, 720x392 22 After buffing them, and cleaning them with a linen rag, I put on the jump rings and the key ring.
enlarge 33KB, 640x628 23 Sterling Silver band with Fine Silver spinner rings. Size 10 18 grams.
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enlarge 27KB, 640x480 30 stamped DHT43*** and Sterling, HandMade
enlarge 45KB, 640x515 31 Brass 'Both Sides of the Mountain' cuff for Sylvia.
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enlarge 88KB, 543x640 51 Harry and me. My 64th birthday, Southern Pines, NC.
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enlarge 37KB, 640x507 78 Copper and antique venetian glass bead spinner ring on sterling wire for Megan
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enlarge 50KB, 640x470 81 soldering the other end of the wire I had to cover the bead with rock wool so that it would not shatter and then let it completely cool for 30 minutes
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enlarge 52KB, 467x640 83 Starting with a 1" wide 15gauge copper section from a 6' 19th century steam pipe from a heating company in VA, I sawed through it.
enlarge 60KB, 640x498 84 This shows the gauge of the pipe.
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enlarge 49KB, 640x425 87 I heated it and hammered it flat.
enlarge 54KB, 640x427 88 I rolled the annealed blank through my rolling machine with a piece of lace. You only have one chance to roll it through, or you risk having the design muddled and confusing.
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enlarge 50KB, 640x413 90 I domed and stamped it and used hammers to create ripples and designs and then buffed it on my buffer.
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enlarge 46KB, 640x559 93 This is a 9" serving fork by SIMPSON, HALL, MILLER & CO - Wallingford, CT Organized by Samuel Simpson in 1866. Part of International Silver Company in 1898. I've had this for many years, and loved the nouveau workmanship on it.
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enlarge 55KB, 640x575 95 After cutting off the tines, and shaping the flatter part into the shape of a tulip for spring, I annealed it many times, to get the right shape for my right wrist, and where it would lay.
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enlarge 61KB, 640x609 100 Here is the mark for Simpson Co. with Sterling to the right
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enlarge 88KB, 637x640 103 Hand made copper hooks for hats, and nails for keys.
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enlarge 89KB, 640x576 106 two nails I just made out of 10 gauge copper wire.
enlarge 62KB, 640x606 107 After I've heated with a torch and hammered the head, I mark my nails with 43 and ***.
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enlarge 39KB, 640x630 110 Fine Silver hammered, hand etched and formed pea pod earrings with 9mm cultured pearls for Linda Vogue.
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enlarge 60KB, 640x628 113 heart for Deb Ahrendt front 2 1/4x 2 1/4
enlarge 49KB, 523x640 114 Here are the beads I have. What do you want? Let me know.
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enlarge 55KB, 640x480 119 Ready to move downstairs for the winter!
enlarge 57KB, 640x480 120 Getting the bed put back together.
enlarge 62KB, 640x551 121 All finished. Now on to the studio.
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enlarge 73KB, 640x480 123 Sat. morning in studio
enlarge 42KB, 640x480 124 Still not sure where everything will go, but I found a great site that Connie Fox from San Diego had on Pinterest that was what I was looking for. We use many of the same tools so this was great.
enlarge 75KB, 568x640 125 The beams stacked. I've fiddled with these for 3 days now trying to figure out how to keep them stabilized, where to put the vise and forming stake, finally, thanks to Connie Fox's studio photos, I have a plan-okay I have said-IHAP for months now, maybe today I can get this done before I have to leave for work at noon.
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enlarge 82KB, 640x598 127 Sewing repairing for horse blankets and leather repairs have to share this space. I'd really like to have the entire studio in my dining room, because of the great light, but I sleep in there in the winter to save on heat. Maybe someday.
enlarge 61KB, 640x585 128 Before the second table was put in.
enlarge 81KB, 640x551 129 I took the old sawhorses out of the annex barn and brought them over to the back porch. I want to make another bench to hold my 12" guillotine shear, and my drill press. I have to chisel off the top of the center 2x6. The wide boards are on the right-18" and 19" wide by 1" thick.
enlarge 77KB, 640x493 130 Starting the chiseling. I found that using my trusty circular saw and going along the top would be a bit faster to chisel.
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enlarge 79KB, 640x577 132 All finished, but the legs are all different lengths. I measured and wrote on the legs and in my notebook so I made sure I had the correct angle and then cut the taller ones down so both sawhorses were the same height.
enlarge 86KB, 553x640 133 Testing how it will look.
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enlarge 69KB, 640x632 135 I drilled holes all along the bottom board about 3" apart, and then marked them on the sawhorse so that I could drill the top board holes and alternate the nails. I used square cut masonry nails.
enlarge 63KB, 640x563 136 I tested 3 drill bits different sizes, to see which one would be best for the square cut nails which would hold tightly but not split the wood. All of them are in, and they look fabulous to me. They hold super tight, are flush, and since I have about 10 lbs. of them, I don't have to buy any for a long time.
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enlarge 71KB, 640x594 138 I melted the cleaned sterling scraps in a crucible with flux until melted. The scraps were from my mother's damaged 1920s candlesticks, you can see the base to the right.
enlarge 61KB, 575x640 139 further melting before pouring so that it goes in one pour keeping out bubbles.
enlarge 58KB, 640x421 140 I carved a channel in a fire brick with a hammer and chisel and poured in the melted sterling scrap with flux.
enlarge 79KB, 640x638 141 After getting the four billets out of each pour-they were approximately 1 1/2" x 3/4" w x 1/2" thick. I hammered to flatten on my anvil, then annealed them with the torch and rolled through two times, then annealed again, and rolled two more times until I got them the thickness I wanted.
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enlarge 60KB, 720x414 143 My first one which is quite heavy and thick. I love this, and have received many compliments on it, as well as the others.
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enlarge 77KB, 627x640 147 Sterling footed cigarette dish-belonging to my father. This was 4" long and 6 1/2" around. I was pretty amazed that I could make a cuff out of something this small. The disk at the bottom is 1 5/8" diameter and 5 1/2" circumference.
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enlarge 61KB, 640x496 164 AAT Andrew A. Taylor mark with Cartier underneath. Silver plated copper engraving plate for my parents wedding announcement. August 15, 1929
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enlarge 54KB, 640x640 166 2" Fine Silver fold formed cuff with Swarovski crystals.
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enlarge 46KB, 640x640 170 2" fold formed and anticlast copper bangle with rock crystal and turquoise
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enlarge 50KB, 640x465 182 Started at 9:30am 4/3/13 cut out initial
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enlarge 69KB, 720x362 185 Filed all edges with two grades of files, then used 4 different grits of fine sanding until totally smooth. Shaped on anvil.
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For Melissa Hatfield, Ziaggo Sporthorses, TX
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enlarge 65KB, 640x563 202 my new necklaces, featuring my handmade clasps and bead caps.
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enlarge 51KB, 467x640 218 Fold Formed Burdock Leaf with coral, labradorite, Cultured Pearl, and Trade Bead Necklace. Hand made clasp.
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enlarge 1.78MB, 640x544 226 Set for Erin Buffaline Mechanicsville NY
2 1/2" Fine Silver Cuff with Czech flowers, matching Fine silver ring, Fold formed Heart Earrings, and Pendant.
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enlarge 57KB, 640x553 234 After sawing out heart pendant (3" x 3") and earrings (1 1/2" x 1 1/2"), filing, sanding.
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enlarge 47KB, 720x410 238 Back of earrings with L and R so they are put on correct ears.
enlarge 57KB, 640x578 239 Very dimensional, and will lay perfectly.
enlarge 68KB, 640x525 240 test piece for Erin in Copper. Not the metal or colors of flowers I'm going to use, but just to let you see what the form/design is. Piece is 2 1/4" x 2 1/4". heart with twisted silver bail pendant.
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enlarge 70KB, 640x536 249 2 1/2" wide Fine Silver Fold Formed cuff with vintage Swarovski Beads wired on.
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enlarge 81KB, 633x640 260 Copper Fold Formed Cuff with Swarovski Crystals, in hot pink, black diamond and tourmaline. 2" wide.
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enlarge 59KB, 640x552 266 Test cuff.
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enlarge 72KB, 640x637 275 Full Copper Fold Formed Bangle with Turquoise and Rock Crystal with Sterling ends.
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enlarge 74KB, 546x640 278 Balanced Coverage, Brass Fold formed cuff. Love to wear this.
enlarge 84KB, 640x625 279 Brass Fold formed Cuff with Garnet bicones, Peridot RS bicones, and rough rock crystal.
enlarge 85KB, 640x582 300 "How about this ring for Me..." View Comments...
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enlarge 65KB, 640x485 304 3" x 2" copper fold formed leaves, and 12mm labrodite stone.
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enlarge 74KB, 720x443 306 Cuff from Gayla. Lovely but a bit big-haha The opening was about 3", so I knew it was going to have to be reformed.
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enlarge 67KB, 720x432 309 As you can see, this would work for a man but not most women. It would have been about 9" or so.
enlarge 86KB, 605x640 310 Finished cuff, formed to fit, and filed, sanded and buffed to 1500 grit, finished with Fabuluster. "OMG,OMG,OMG Dinah this is ..." View Comments...
enlarge 101KB, 635x640 311 "I love this so much!" View Comments...
enlarge 72KB, 640x435 312 after pickling this is what I had. "I cannot believe the trans..." View Comments...
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enlarge 71KB, 640x427 314 This is about half way through the sanding, about 800 grit.
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enlarge 60KB, 640x444 325 Here are photos after it was cleaned up and I buffed it with Fabuluster and my buffing wheel.
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enlarge 41KB, 576x393 329 Unfinished ring on the side is going to be an open top box ring (these are made with an inner and outer ring with two sides, all soldered. I still have to hand saw the inside disk out, saw off the outside bottom plate, add the top plate, saw that off, add the stones, weave and solder the wire through weaving it so that the stones don't fall out. This one will be an open top, with loose stones, and a sterling wire woven top.
enlarge 65KB, 410x576 330 first side soldered on and inner and outer plate hand sawn off. Then I placed it on the other plate, soldered and sawed it, drilled holes, and finished it before setting amber and wire.
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enlarge 38KB, 576x528 332 wire is soldered on one end inside, then pushed through one hole, through the bead, with a half knot and pushed down through the other side.
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enlarge 98KB, 638x640 347 Sterling Silver Gallery Bezel set Agate on Sterling Silver 1 1/4" wide cuff.
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enlarge 57KB, 640x431 351 3 strands of 8gauge Sterling, Silver caps soldered on ends after twisting. Preliminary finish. Needs more. 3/8" diameter, 50 grams weight.
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enlarge 82KB, 640x501 353 Copper 6ga. twisted bangle for Sean with hammered ends and silver. Funny how it resembles a horses head. LOL
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enlarge 99KB, 619x640 372 brass, template, copper, tissue. Template needs to be reversed. The color printed logo, after it gets cut out, needs to face the brass, then the template, then the copper, then the tissue, taped together and then rolled.
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enlarge 69KB, 392x640 374 This is before sanding and buffing. I'm using this as a test, but also as one of the wind chime clappers for Shane's windchimes.
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