A friend has enquired about a ring in this style, all I can think of is beading up lots of silver balls and soldering them together, but I wondered if anyone else had any thoughts or suggestions?
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A friend has enquired about a ring in this style, all I can think of is beading up lots of silver balls and soldering them together, but I wondered if anyone else had any thoughts or suggestions?
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You could do it with granulation; one of Codina's books has something similar.
But for something that simple I'd just use the beaded wire...
I didn't know there was such a thing! Thank you both for enlightening me!
Beaded wire, or if you're aiming for a more handmade look with slight variations in shape and size, but still keeping them spherical, I'd make each ball individually.
Once balled, then file a very small flat on the adjoining edges to solder them together before shaping. Alternatively, make them in Argentium which balls up perfectly then fuse them together. Ive just made a bracelet in Argentium using balls and it worked out great.
Nick
A filigree knife would also create the ball effect on wire
Well I never
Excuse my lack of knowledge but what is a filigree knife, is it like a miligrain tool
I had never heard of it either so I Googled it and found this video;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foKA5yAtDAk
Interesting, you learn something every day
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