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My boss gave himself alcohol poisoning and made me open the store this morning. I brought my lovely girl along and while she read, I made her this silver key heart pendant.
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~ScX Jul 23, 2010  Hobbyist Photographer
How much would you charge if I were to commission one just like this one?:D
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~passivefreedom Aug 12, 2010
Well... I'd do it for $100 plus shipping. If it was a cast piece I would say $45 but I don't have a mold for this one. I would have to make it by hand.
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~ScX Aug 12, 2010  Hobbyist Photographer
I'll see if I can have the money in the next couple of days and I'll sedn you a note:D
Thanks for the feedback! :aww:
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~passivefreedom Aug 12, 2010
Sorry it took so long. I was in Italy for a few weeks.
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~DarkTreeDesigns Sep 23, 2008
That's really beautiful, is it soldered wire work?
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~passivefreedom Sep 23, 2008
Yes it is. Another hand fabricated piece as opposed to lost wax casting.
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~DarkTreeDesigns Oct 3, 2008
You're very talented, being able to melt the tips of the wires into those balls in such a controlled way, without completely destroying the piece. What kind of torch do you use? maybe that's my problem....
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~passivefreedom Oct 3, 2008
I had NevaehLleh, who had never worked with a torch or made jewelery make one too using the same process. It looked really good for a first piece. I'll see if she'll show it on one of her accounts.
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~passivefreedom Oct 3, 2008
I use The Little Torch with tip number 5 for most work. Here is a little bit about the process I used that made it easier. First I made about a dozen even sized rings. I apply boric acid in denatured alcohol to stop oxidation. Using a third hand with tweezers, I set up the ring slightly spread with the ends facing up and melted one or both ends. Setting up the rings the same way each time helps the silver ball to drop uniformally. Once I had all the beaded ends made, then I started shaping together the pieces. Having all the same sized rings helped with symetry and if I cut one ring down or reshaped it, I did the exact same to its twin. I used silver hard solder to connect all the pieces making sure to use jeweler's flux at the joints. Before polishing, I cleaned the piece in an ultrasonic, skipped pickling because I was in a hurry, and went directly to sanding, polishing, and again cleaning.
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~DarkTreeDesigns Oct 5, 2008
Wow. Thanks a lot. I'll have to try some wire work of my own when I'm somewhere where I'm not at risk of burning down the apartment building.

You've got a lot of talent. Keep it up.
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