Projects: Weeks 1-4
Cold Work in Wire and Sheet
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Week 1-Forged Copper Bracelet
5.0mm. diameter, 7.0" long wire
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Week 2-Copper and Steel Grape Vine Earrings
1.2mm. diameter, 0.75" diameter copper wire hoop, 1.2mm. diameter
mild steel wire of three stretched coils each "vine"
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Week 3-Copper Spiral Curve Ring
1.2mm.-1.6mm. diameter, 4.5" long wire
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Week 4-Sawing and Filing Exercise
2.0" square, 0.5mm. thick copper sheet
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Project: Weeks 5-8
Pieces Requiring Soldering
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Forged, Formed and Soldered Copper
Chain w/Toggle
2mm. diameter wire, 0.5" diameter links, approximately 22"
long chain
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Detail of Forged, Formed and Soldered Copper Chain
w/Toggle
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Project: Weeks 9-10
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Pierced and Soldered Copper Pendant w/Copper Twist Wire Border
1.5" diameter, 0.5mm. thick copper sheet, 1.0mm. square wire
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Project: Weeks 10-12
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Black Onyx Cabochon Pendant in Copper Bezel
w/Sterling Twist Wire Border
0.85" diameter, 16mm. Onyx cabochon, 0.5mm. copper sheet for bezel
and floor,
2 pieces 1.0mm. round sterling wire twisted together, flat sterling wire
bail, commercial sterling snake chain
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Additional Cold Work Wire Projects
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Copper Roman Cloak Pin
2.5mm. diameter wire, approximately 1.75" circle
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Copper Celtic Hair Ornaments
Top: 2mm. diameter copper wire, 9.5" long excluding pick
Bottom: 2.0mm. diameter wire, 15" long including pick
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Copper Link Bracelets
Top: 2.0mm. diameter wire, each link 2.0", 7.75" overall
length
Bottom: 2.0mm. diameter wire, each link 1.5", 7.75"
overall length, ends of links are forged
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