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    Default Fixing a silver plaque to a leather bracelet

    What would be the best way to do this please?
    The leather is 500mm wide and 35mm thick and I want to attach a 0.7mm thick 30mm by 70mm silver plaque.
    I was thinking of soldering 2 strips of flat silver on they went through the leather and then opened up on the back, maybe 0.5mm thick by 3mm wide or so, any thoughts?

    Thanks

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    Are you familiar with saddlers' rivets?

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    Thanks Peter,
    Yes I have some rivets but could only find them in nickel and the customer is allergic to nickel, should I just make them?

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    Not sure I'm quite grasping the measurements here (sounds like a very, very wide bracelet!) but if you're making what I think you are I've made a few of these, usually with names on, for my horsehair jewellery makers, and usually add a fairly short (3mm ish) round or rectangular slider tube to either end of the bar to match the leather size which can then slide on and off.

    You could easily rivet it, but I found having both ends attached meant the bar was less likely to catch or deform with wear.

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    Default Fixing a silver plaque to a leather bracelet

    The last few minutes of this video from Soham Harrison may help
    http://m.youtube.com/results?q=soham+harrison&sm=3

    Whoops not the right link, I'll try again
    Barry the Flying Silversmith👍

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    Try this link, should work
    http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=O_dnRcKnpE8
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    Great thanks folks, fab video thank you Barry, I have some instructions in a book but Sohams videos are much easier for me to follow.

    George, Im not sure if its the same thing, Im struggling to picture what you are describing- this is why I struggle with books
    It is wide but oops at my measurements LOL
    I meant to say 50mm wide and 3.5 mm thick !

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