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bb41

  • Joined Sep 2015
Not sure this counts as a craft but .....
« on: September 17, 2015, 08:10:36 am »
my other hobby is making silver etched cuff bracelets, I sell the odd few if someone asks me to but mostly do for fun and give to a charity for donation.

Maybe when I have more time  end of the year I can think about doing it more productively .

Not sure if anyone else on here does any non acid etching

Dogwalker

  • Joined Nov 2011
Re: Not sure this counts as a craft but .....
« Reply #1 on: September 17, 2015, 01:24:44 pm »
I think we need pictures, ;) it's not something I know much about.

Louise Gaunt

  • Joined May 2011
Re: Not sure this counts as a craft but .....
« Reply #2 on: September 17, 2015, 01:28:28 pm »
It sounds very much like a craft to me! I agree, it would be lovely to see some pictures. Do you make the cuffs first? I went on a basic silversmithing course and loved it, I would really like to learn more.

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Re: Not sure this counts as a craft but .....
« Reply #3 on: September 17, 2015, 01:34:19 pm »
Pictures needed ........... especially as you still live here!!
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Bionic

  • Joined Dec 2010
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Re: Not sure this counts as a craft but .....
« Reply #4 on: September 17, 2015, 02:23:12 pm »
Yep, pictures please  :thumbsup:
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bb41

  • Joined Sep 2015
Re: Not sure this counts as a craft but .....
« Reply #5 on: September 18, 2015, 11:29:25 am »
It sounds very much like a craft to me! I agree, it would be lovely to see some pictures. Do you make the cuffs first? I went on a basic silversmithing course and loved it, I would really like to learn more.

Yes I do make the cuffs , just start with a sheet of sterling silver and work away   :excited:

bb41

  • Joined Sep 2015
Re: Not sure this counts as a craft but .....
« Reply #6 on: September 18, 2015, 11:42:54 am »
A cuff I made, earlier in the year...not a great example as some of my tools were still in boxes and prefer etching but a little of what I enjoy

I do the odd bit of wire weaving, but it can get tedious at times especially when you forget where you are

Bionic

  • Joined Dec 2010
  • Talley, Carmarthenshire
Re: Not sure this counts as a craft but .....
« Reply #7 on: September 18, 2015, 11:43:31 am »
They are lovely  :thumbsup:
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bb41

  • Joined Sep 2015
Re: Not sure this counts as a craft but .....
« Reply #8 on: September 18, 2015, 11:44:52 am »
Thank you it keeps me off the streets ha

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Re: Not sure this counts as a craft but .....
« Reply #9 on: September 18, 2015, 11:52:25 am »
They're amazing! Have you ever thought about making it a full time thing, maybe even setting up your own online shop?
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bb41

  • Joined Sep 2015
Re: Not sure this counts as a craft but .....
« Reply #10 on: September 18, 2015, 12:04:53 pm »
No not really, I have done the odd piece if someone asks me as the etching makes them personalised quite easy, I enjoy doing them for family and hopefully when I move I can set up my big torches for heavier soldering as i hand mould copper leave and then secure onto a cuff which makes them very eclectic which is not always mainstream appeal.

Here I have only my hand torches so can't get real heat in them to hard solder and have set fire to my temporary work bench

Lesley Silvester

  • Joined Sep 2011
  • Telford
Re: Not sure this counts as a craft but .....
« Reply #11 on: September 19, 2015, 12:30:24 am »
Those are gorgeous and definitely a craft.

 

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