Sun Worship Duo Necklace Project Download

Description

Use both hot and cold connections to create this warmly colored carnelian and silver station necklace.

Skills: Soldering, Stone setting, Wire wrapping

Materials Needed to Complete this Project:

• 24g sterling silver sheet, approximately 1" square 
• Bezel wire, fine silver, 28g serrated, ?" or 3⁄16" high 
• 14g sterling silver wire, half-round (for bail), 3" 
• 20g sterling silver wire, half-round, 1.5" (as an inner bezel), 2" (optional)
• 14g sterling silver wire, half-round, annealed (for wire wrapping), allow up to 18" 
• Carnelian cabochon, 12mm x 5mm dome  
• Carnelian cabochon, 16mm x 5mm dome 
• Argentium sterling silver round wire, 24g, dead soft, 5"
• Argentium sterling silver round wire, 18g, dead soft, 6" (for S clasp) 
• Argentium SS or sterling silver jump rings, soldered, 6mm I.D. (for S clasp closure)
• Carnelian faceted round beads, 10mm, 6 
• Carnelian tumbled beads, 12mm, 6 
• Swarovski crystal pearls, round 8mm, Iridescent Red, 8 
• Sunstone rondelle and carnelian round beads, 4-5mm, 18

?Tools Needed to Complete This Project

• HAND:
  • Chain nose,
  • Flat nose and flat-round forming pliers
  • Stepped barrel pliers (one pair at 2-4mm and one pair at 5-7mm)
  • Metal shears
  • Round nose, bent nose pliers and pointy side cutters
  • Nylon jaw covered flat-round forming and covered bending pliers
  • Wood dowels and wood carpenter’s pencil (oval shape)
  • Bezel mandrel
• SOLDERING:
  • Torch set up
  • Tweezers
  • Copper tongs
  • Steel cotter pin
  • Steel T pins
  • Solderite board (soft)
  • Gas
  • Flux 
  • Solder
  • Pickle
• POLISHING & FINISHING:
  • Rotary tool
  • Burnishing tools
  • Tumbler (optional) with steel shot
  • Pumice
  • Bristle brush
  • Steel wool (0000)
  • 3M radial bristle discs (coarse to fine grits)
  • Liver of sulfur

Originally Published: Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist, January/February 2018