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Copper sheeting – 18 gauge – about 1 inch on short side and
3 inches tall –
long cut triangle shape
18 gauge wire
20 or 22 gauge wire – 5 inches, 5-6 pieces
20 or 22 gauge wire – 6 inches long for hanger/connection
Beads for necklace
7 ply waxed linen for neck cord or silver chain or chocker
Beadalon® wire cutters
Propane torch
Safety glasses
Beadalon® needle nose pliers
Scissors or metal sheers
Hammer and anvil
Wood block
Burnishing tool
Old pliers
Always use safety glasses when working with heating tools and
cutting metal.
1. Cut copper sheeting into a triangle shape with metal cutters. It should
measure 1 inch on the short side and 3 inches tall.
2. Use safety glasses. Apply heat to the copper sheet with the torch to
achieve color variations – to anneal and make more pliable –
quench with water.
3. Hammer edges and texture the copper triangle.
4. Make the cone by starting to roll the top of the triangle – gradually
keep rolling – leaving a slight opening all the way around the cone
as it spirals.
5. Cut 5 or 6 pieces of 20 gauge wire about 5 inches long. Burn balls
with the torch on the end of the wire Black – air dry – Red
– cold water quench.
6. Bend the pieces in half with the pliers.
7. Cut a 6 inch piece of 18 gauge wire – take the 20 gauge bent
pieces and thread them on to the 18 gauge wire. Secure them about 1/3
the length of the wire by a wrapped loop.
8. Thread the wire through the bottom of the cone – leaving the
ends of the 20 gauge wires out of the bottom. Beads can be added to the
wire before the wrapped loop is made. Make a wrapped loop with the wire
out of the top of the cone for the neck chain.
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