Axis Earrings Project Download

Description

These riveted, fold-formed earrings feature an exciting blend of modern, edgy, and industrial flair. These are easy to make and can be customized with more texture or less texture, more folds or fewer folds, shiny and bright, or dark and grungy.

Finished Size: 1″ square
Required Materials:

• 22-gauge copper sheet, 2″ x 1″
• 28-gauge copper sheet, 2″ x 1″
• 14-gauge 1/4″ copper nail-head rivets, 4
• 18-gauge 4 mm ID copper jump rings, 2
• Antiqued copper ear wires, 2

Tools: Rubber mallet, sharp texturing hammer (optional), riveting hammer, steel bench block, butane torch, soldering pad, pickle pot and pickling compound (optional), soldering tweezers, quench bowl, liver of sulfur, 1.5mm heavy duty hold punching pliers or a helicopter-style hole punch, soft bristle brass brush, mild dish soap, sanding sponges or sandpaper in medium and fine grits, metal file medium to fine grade, heavy duty metal shears or tin snips (not serrated), ruler, permanent magic marker, rusty iron or concrete for texturing (optional), chain-nose pliers
Technique: Annealing copper between series of folds, Riveting
Originally Published: Easy Metal Jewelry 2015