Getting Ready to Enamel

Lots of sample colour packs of enamel.

Enamel Prep

Making copper blanks that will be enameled and then made into earrings and pendants.

I sawed a piece of 24gage copper into half inch sections of different heights.  

Once I drilled holes and cleaned each piece using 3M rotary bristles on the flex shaft I tied the match pairs with thread to keep them together.

Here are the larger pieces I plan to enamel during class this afternoon.

The bowl needs to be re-enameled.  I made it last summer but didn't get a chance to do enough enamel layers.  Time to finish it!

Catching up on Little Things

I've had a number of projects in progress that just need one or two little things soldiered, filed, joined, or to have findings constructed.

Here's some of the projects needing some finishing:

Today I drilled holes in the copper spiculum in preparation for making a pin back after I enamel it.

I also made ear wires to finish off a pair of enamel earrings I made in the summer when I was at Penland.

I also fabricated these ear wires for these reversible enameled forged fan earrings (also made at Penland).

For the 3rd pair of enamel earrings I balled silver wire and then made the ear wires to join two enameled pieces.