Woohoo - well done you! I love it when things go well with the torch.
I love the texture on them too. What did you use to texture them with?
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Well done.
My learning technique is to rush into something and melt stuff at the beginning until i don't.
Nice earrings
It was indeed a texturing hammer from Cookies, then I washed the surface with liquid soap and some scotchbrite and burnished the high points. I'm going to make a pendant in the same way. I really enjoyed making them, so I think I might just use the other dimpled side of the hammer and make some more.
I'd have been devastated had I melted them! As I said they are nothing special, and not a comission for someone (although my mum wants some now!), and I know it wouldn't have taken long to redo them, but I hate failing!
Thanks to the others for saying you like em too. I know in comparison my stuff is crud, but I like it when you comment - unless it's to say something's rubbish!
Last edited by wheely; 18-09-2010 at 05:24 PM.
Very nice earings, love the texture, great that your first attempt went so well :-)
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They're a credit to you, and to think you had a torch phobia once. Kind regards, Dennis.
Lovely well done Wheely
It kinda depends on the torch Dennis. I used the cooksons jewellers torch that my tutor has for those earposts, and with that I'll solder anything - lovely little torch. He also has one with a rather large canister of propane I think it is (could be butane, I can't remember, it's yellow anyway lol) and the flame is lovely and thin - I did some rather nice reticulation with it that I've yet to do anything with - but it scares the crap outta me! It's so heavy, and the noise! I'm better with the smaller, lighter torches, I can cope with them! Where I haven't got much strength or co ordination I feel a bit out of control with the big ones.
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