Hammering the sterling again (literally)

gunsil

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Been back to pounding out some heavy sterling bracelets again. The thicker the metal the harder they are to shape. Heavy pounding with a 16oz steel hammer to shape the ends and then pound to wrist shape with a rawhide mallet. Lots of filing to remove hammer marks from the ends and round them off, and lots of sanding/polishing to get a fine finish.

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SusanMN

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Those are stunning. Great work.
 

billb

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Congratulations on your major accomplishments making these very beautiful bracelets..Well Done
 

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