Suggestions on ways to make this?

[Unhindered]

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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[Tabby66]

Here you go......http://www.cooksongold.com/Strip-Bez...prcode-NVZ-002

[ps_bond]

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...

[Unhindered]

I didn't know there was such a thing! Thank you both for enlightening me!

[Nick martin]

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

[Tabby66]

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

Would love to see a picture if you have one Nick

[1711ag]

A filigree knife would also create the ball effect on wire

Well I never

[china]

Excuse my lack of knowledge but what is a filigree knife, is it like a miligrain tool

[Goldsmith]

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

[china]

Interesting, you learn something every day