Enameled Pendant with Guilloche Project Download

Description

Build your jewelry making skills as you learn Guilloche enameling and cameo techniques. Create the cameo setting and then use riveting to set the enameled piece.

Required Materials:

• 18 X 13 mm cameo
• Approximately 49 mm fine silver bezel wire for the cameo setting
• 1 x 1″ piece of 24 ga sterling silver for the cameo setting
• 2 x ½” piece of 24 ga sterling silver for the bail
• 2 x 2″ piece of 24 ga sterling silver sheet for the back plate
• 2 x 2″ piece of 18ga fine silver for the guilloche enameling
• Approximately ½” of fine silver tubing; we used 0.375 OD, 0.335 ID for the tube rivet
• Light, transparent enamels, washed and dried
• Counter enamel
• Optional: decorative wire to surround the cameo and bezel

Tools:

• GUILLOCHE: spirograph, duct tape, scribe
• ENAMELING: glass brush, 80 mesh sifters, kiln set to 1550°F (843.3°C), trivets, firing racks, firing fork, 50:50 dilution of Klyr Fire in a spray bottle
• FABRICATION: jeweler’s saw, saw blades, files, drills, torch, flux, solder, pickle
• FINISHING: felt buffs, white diamond and green rouge
• SAFETY: safety goggles should be worn during all steps

Technique: fabrication and basic enameling