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Wrap the two lengths of silver wire

together tightly with the iron binding

wire. Wrap a few overlapping twists at

each end to hold them together.

Making sure to keep the silver straight

and not to twist it.

Place the wires on a soldering board.

Paint some flux on each end of the

wires and using your soldering torch,

melt the ends together completely

making sure that approximately

10mm at each end is melted together.

STEP 1 STEP 2

Two 24cm lengths of 2.0mm

diameter sterling silver wire

Easy solder

Bench with bench peg

Piercing saw with 3/0 blades

Tweezers

Iron binding wire

Soldering torch

Soldering board

Steel Block

Heavy hammer

Ring File

Buff Sticks

Vice

Mole grips or heavy duty pliers

Safety pickle

Tripoli and Rouge polish

Bristle brushes, hard felt mops

and soft wool mop.

Hand held or bench mounted

polishing motor

By Jason Brooks

Hand made 2 s

trand twisted

bangle

Hand made 2 s

trand twisted

bangle

Hand made 2 s

trand twisted

bangle

Hand made 2 s

trand twisted

bangle

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Securing one melted end of the wires

in a vice, grasp the opposite end in a

pair of heavy duty pliers or Mole

grips, gently twist the wires making

sure the twist is even. If the twist is

uneven, anneal the whole length,

leaving it to cool and then carry on

twisting.

Once the twist looks like the above

picture, remove the iron binding wire

and anneal the whole length of

twisted wire. Place the wire on a

steel block and using the flat face of a

hammer, start to flatten the twists

evenly.

Once you are satisfied with the

hammering, measure a length of

20.5cm (for an average sized hand),

making sure that the pattern matches

at each end. If it does not match, then

hammer it slightly longer. Tap the

wire round and cut through your

marks.

Make sure to align the ends perfectly.

Flux the joint and using easy solder,

solder the joint. Don’t use too much

solder otherwise it will flow into the

design and spoil it.

Using a ring file, carefully file the

excess solder off the joint and then

gently go over the rest of the bangle

removing all the hammer marks. Once

you are happy, use a flat buff stick and

go over the outside of the bangle

removing the file marks. use a round

buff stick on the inside.

You can use a hand held drill to polish

the bangle using hard felt mops

charged with tripoli. If you use a still

bristle brush you can also polish the

inside of the twists. Change the mops

to a soft wool mop with rouge polish.

Wash in warm soapy water, pat dry

and enjoy!

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