Monday, November 22, 2010
Hollow Forms Class
I took a class from Joyce Thor through the Flint Schools recently on making hollow beads. I successfully completed a couple after discovering that paste solder is the way to go after I tired of chasing little solder chips around. The ones that I made are the copper and brass tube bead in the middle of the bracelet and the little brass lentil on the end. I wanted to make bigger ones, and I might someday, but that will involve sawing-not my favorite thing-because I couldn't get my Harbor Freight disc cutter to cut larger circles from 22 gauge brass sheet, even after annealing. So after lots of pounding, I settled for making three of the little brass lentils. It was fun but I think this will remain one of those things that it's more cost efficient to buy unless you're got a super high end clientele.
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It's excellent you are learning such things and then you do such things!
ReplyDeleteI admire! That tube bead is awesome with its colour and texture and is 'hit' in this beautiful bracelet!
Thank you, Licho!
ReplyDeleteThe tube bead is excellent, but I am partial to your brass lentils. Thye look yummy!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Mary!
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