Blue & Yellow Lab Pendant Project Download

Description

Skills: Intermediate metalsmithing

Materials:

• Gem cabochon (labradorite shown)
• Shell
• Gem bead with hole large enough for bead wire to pass through (London Blue topaz shown)
• 6″ x 1/2″ 26g fine silver sheet (width you need depends on thickness of your stone, length on size of your stone)
• 18″ 3mm x 1mm sterling silver rectangle wire (depending on your design)
• 6″ 3mm x 1.5mm sterling silver rectangle wire 9depending on your design)
• 10″ sterling silver 18g wire
• 3″ sterling silver 3mm rolo chain
• 16″ -24″ sterling silver bead chain
• 2 sterling silver terminations for bead chain
• 2 3mm (OD) 19g sterling silver open jump rings
• 4 5mm (OD) 19g sterling silver open jump rings
• 1 sterling silver lobster clasp
• Fine tip Sharpie
• Solder (hard, medium, easy)
• Flux
• Pickle
• 400, 500, 600 sandpaper
• Euro Lustre or tripoli

Tools: Edge scissors, metal files, bezel shears, curved burnisher, butane torch, tripod with mesh, fire tweezers, soldering board, rotary tool, muslin wheel for polishing or a buffing wheel, heavy duty wire cutters, ultra-flush wire cutters, nylon nose pliers, rawhide mallet, bench block, prong pusher, tube cutting pliers, wooden dowel rods of varying sizes depending on your design, caliper or divider, metal ruler, chain nose pliers.

Originally published in Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist, September/October 2019.