Spacers with Flare Necklace Project Download

Description

Skills Needed to Complete This Project:

• Basic metalsmithing

Materials Needed to Complete This Project:

• 16 mm chrysocolla round beads
• 11 mm lapis round beads
• 9 mm sandblasted black onyx round beads
• 6 mm black onyx round beads
• 6 mm freshwater round pearls
• 8 mm × 22-gauge sterling silver tubing
• 5.5 mm × 22-gauge sterling silver tubing
• 4.5 mm × 22-gauge sterling silver tubing
• 4 mm × 22-gauge sterling silver tubing

Tools Needed to Complete This Project:

• Fretz: Set of TFM-1 through TFM-3 mandrels, TFB-1 base, STH-1 brass-ended stamping hammer, HMR-413 very small sharp cross pein hammer, HMR-12 sharp cross pein hammer
• Other: Pitch pot with rubber base, round bezel mandrel, buffing motor and 4″” cotton buff, pickle pot, torch, heat gun, jeweler’s saw, 2 /0 saw blades, tube cutter jig, workbench
• Optional: Tri-Cord Knotter

Originally Published: Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist, Summer 2021