My girlfriend has started making jewelry. She loves doing it and I would lie to get her some stuff for Christmas to help her out. I would like to get her some wire so that she can use the skills she learned on a bead course. Also I want to get her some silversmithing tools because she is hoping to do that course sometime.
For wire:
1. What diameter should I get for earrings. I wish to get sterling silver and was thinking 0.8mm or 0.7mm?
2. Also should I buy it fully annealed or half hard (I was thinking fully annealed would be better due to ductility)?
For silversmithing:
1. Should the mallet be Rawhide or another material?
2. Is hard solder the better type to use?
3. For rings - Is 4mm D-wire at 2mm thickness suitable or is it too stiff to bend to a tight curve?
Thank you very much in advance for your help,
Paul
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