Seashore Setting Pendant Project Download

Description

Skills Needed to Complete This Project:

• Intermediate metalsmithing

Materials Needed to Complete This Project:

• Pyritized ammonite negative
• Ram’s horn shell
• 2 aquamarine 8mm Cabochons
• 1 cubic zirconia 3mm stone
• 3″ of fine silver ⅛” 26-gauge bezel wire
• 1×1″ sterling silver 24-gauge textured sheet
• 5″ of sterling silver smooth and beaded pattern twist wire
• 5″ of sterling silver 14-gauge wire
• 2″ of sterling silver 2mm bead wire
• 2″ of sterling silver 14-gauge half-round wire
• 3mm sterling silver tube setting
• 1 sterling silver 4mm 19-gauge jump ring
• 1 sterling silver 24mm curved tube bail
• Hard, medium, and easy solder paste
• Flux
• Pickle
• 400-, 500-, and 600-grit sand paper
• #0000 steel wool
• Liver of sulfur (optional)

Tools Needed to Complete this Project:

• Metal files
• Needle files
• Multi-looping pliers
• Propane or acetylene torch with fine tip
• Soldering surface
• Rawhide
• Mallet
• Round bezel mandrel
• Flush side cutters
• Bezel shears
• Bench block
• Brass brush
• Honeycomb soldering board with pins
• Fire tweezers (cross-locking are best)
• Heavy duty wire cutters
• Bezel rocker
• Curved burnisher
• Setting burnisher set
• Round-nose pliers
• Nylon-nose combo pliers
• Wooden dowel rod set
• Fine tweezers
• Notched bezel pusher
• Rotary tool

Originally Published: Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist, Fall 2021