making bails from sheet ?

[CJ57]

Dear Snowdrops,

Thank you for showing us one of your completed necklaces. Forums thrive on feedback.

Simplicity and economy are what make a piece modern, but Caroline has expressed concern that the support might not be strong enough.

Although it is traditional not to make adverse comments on show and tell, I hope that you will not mind a constructive suggestion. Caroline has said that the supporting metal might not be strong enough for the pendant.

I am sure you have already tested that and found it sufficient, so the unease is in the eye of the beholder. If you had extended the metal and curved it around the bottom, to show the support just slightly, she might not felt the same way about it.

To take an analogy from music: sing Ba Ba Black sheep and stop at Bags. now sing it again and stop at Wool.

I hope you will continue to elaborate on your design and show us the results from time to time. regards, Dennis.

That's seems a very detailed interpretation of what I said Dennis and perhaps I should have asked how much of the 2mm of metal was fixed to the stone. I wasn't aware that I had made an adverse comment, I'm not in the habit of doing so! It was a response to an earlier discussion we had been having when she asked for advice a couple of months ago and then sadly dislocated her shoulder

[snowdrops]

Thanx Caroline, it is a lot more solid behind. I have a substantial length going down behind the cabochon. I attach bails using a specialist epoxy and have tried to prise a bail off to test, didn't budge. I wasn't offended by your comment at all. However, thank you Dennis for your advice too.

The ones I bought were really flimsy, compared to the ones I make, which are unbendable when they're formed. I may get back to popping an order in for some sheet today, tho will have to be cuttable by scissors due to shoulder :/