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TUTORIAL 008:
Off-Beat Pendant
by DK Heath
(nic Remy) Î
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This tutorial was written for you as a gift of thanks, in appreciation for your
patronage. I hope you enjoy it.
Remy. . .
(DK Heath)
In this tutorial you will learn how to create a decorative freeform squiggle frame around your
cabochons to create very modern Òoff-beatÓ pendants. You will learn how to create the
hammered effect in your design without shattering a single cabochon
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This design is perfect for showing off those eye catching dichroic cabochons, which are sure
to be a big hit with your customers. This design allows you the freedom to work with your
cabochons and use the wire squiggles to enhance the unique features on them.
This design also works beautifully with freeform stone cabochons (see the Lapis Lazuli
cabochon on page 32).
I recommend using long-ish cabochons to give you more room to play with those squiggles.
Now is the time to use up all of those enormous cabochons you have collected and not been
able to use.
Another ideal use for this design is to use large rectangle pillow shaped beads (see variation
examples of these on pages 32 & 33). Have you ever wondered what to do with a whole
strand of these beads, which,.. to the untrained eye, look very much like cabochons? These
beads while usually gorgeous to look at, are often difficult to use in projects because of their
shape and size. Look for strands that contain the most beads with interesting characteristics
and colours that are bold/attractive enough to be used individually. Divide the cost of the
strand by the number of beads and youÓll probably find itÓs a very cost effective way to make
a dozen of these pendants.
This tutorial is 33 pages long, and contains 98 photographs
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Contents
Materials
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Wire
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3
Cabochon
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3
Tools
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3
Step 1:
Creating the decorative squiggle
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3
Special Note
: Using two hammers
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5
Step 2:
First bail wire
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14
Step 3:
Completing the frame
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19
Step 4:
Second bail wire
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22
Step 5:
Decorative bail curl
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24
Step 6:
Weaving the bail wires
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27
Special Note
: While working on the weave
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29
Step 7:
Step 7: Lace up the frame
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30
Variations
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32
Variations
continued
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33
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Materials:
The list below shows the actual materials used to
make this pendant however, other metals, and
cabochon sizes can be substituted. Slightly less
20ga (0.80mm) wire will be needed for smaller
cabochons. Cabochons that are considerably smaller
may require a smaller gauge wire, but I do not
recommend any smaller than 21ga (0.72mm).
Wire:
•
16Ñ (40.5cm) of 20ga(0.80mm) Half Hard,
round sterling silver.
•
16Ñ(40.5cm) of 24ga(0.50mm) DS round
sterling silver.
Cabochon:
•
1 1/8 Ñ x 1 ĐÑ (30mm x 35mm)
Tools:
Flat nose pliers, chain nose pliers, round nose pliers,
flush cutters, ruler, rawhide hammer (not shown),
two Ball Pein hammers or one hammer and small
metal block, and a 5mm mandrel.
Step 1: Creating the decorative squiggle
Trim the end of the 20ga(0.80mm) wire so
that it is flush.
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With your round nose pliers, grasp the end of
the wire and put a little curl in the end.
Nice and small.
With your flat nose pliers, hold the little curl
flat in the jaws and rotate the pliers to roll the
curl up the wire a little way.
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When you have the little curl sized to your
liking, hammer it flat as shown.
Special Note
: IÓm using two hammers here
instead of one hammer and my huge round
metal block, simply because using the two
hammers for this project is actually easier than
using a block as youÓll see in the next few
steps.
It also shows that while we might all like to
have a studio full of the perfect tools for every
job, this is not always possible and sometimes
improvising leads to handy tricks and practical
solutions, especially while doing shows.
You should now have a little flattened curl.
With these squiggle frames you can basically
do any squiggles in the wire that you desire.
The following squiggles are therefore by no
means something you need to follow strictly,
however in order to show you the basic
technique, I will show you one way of many
ways you could do them.
With your round nose pliers, grasp the wire as
shown and rotate your pliers away from you as
you bend the wire around the prong.
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