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Copper Cone Necklace
By Mary Hettmansperger

 

 

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Material needed

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

Tools

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.

Instructions:

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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