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Food & crafts => Crafts => Topic started by: bb41 on September 17, 2015, 08:10:36 am

Title: Not sure this counts as a craft but .....
Post by: bb41 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
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Post by: Dogwalker on September 17, 2015, 01:24:44 pm: I think we need pictures, ;) it's not something I know much about.
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Post by: Louise Gaunt 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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Post by: Backinwellies on September 17, 2015, 01:34:19 pm: Pictures needed ........... especially as you still live here!!
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Post by: Bionic on September 17, 2015, 02:23:12 pm: Yep, pictures please :thumbsup:
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Post by: bb41 on September 18, 2015, 11:29:25 am: Quote from: Louise Gaunt 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.

Yes I do make the cuffs , just start with a sheet of sterling silver and work away :excited:
Title: Re: Not sure this counts as a craft but .....
Post by: bb41 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
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Post by: Bionic on September 18, 2015, 11:43:31 am: They are lovely :thumbsup:
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Post by: bb41 on September 18, 2015, 11:44:52 am: Thank you it keeps me off the streets ha
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Post by: waterbuffalofarmer 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?
Title: Re: Not sure this counts as a craft but .....
Post by: bb41 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
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Post by: Lesley Silvester on September 19, 2015, 12:30:24 am: Those are gorgeous and definitely a craft.