Making Silver Earrings
Step by step process of making silver wire earrings.
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silver techniques
Photos from the Workshop
You might have notice I took last week off from the blog. It wasn’t an intentional break, it was just that the making side of the business took over! There were lots of lovely jobs coming in to the workshop but here are some photos of just one to better explain my absence. I’ll
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Synclastic and Anticlastic Forming
This is part two of a series on anticlastic forming and spiculums.
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Cutting Silver Part 2
This is part two of a series on how to transfer and cut out a design on a sheet of silver using a jewellers saw.
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Cutting Silver Part 1
This is part one of a series on how to transfer and cut out a design on a sheet of silver using a jewellers saw.
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Spoon Part 4
This is part four in a series on how to make a baby spoon. This post goes through the different stages of polishing and finishing the piece.
Spoon Part 2
The second in a series of posts on making a spoon from scratch by Eileen Moylan, Irish Silversmith. While this example is in copper, the same methods apply to silver.
Models for a spoon
At the moment I’m making a simple child’s spoon to give me the opportunity to try out and show off my new stakes. Through this process I will demonstrate the various techniques used such as sinking, planishing and annealing. The first step involves designing and making a pattern for my spoon. As with all of
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Etching with acid
One of the great things about having more space in my workshop is that I can try out different silversmithing techniques. Since I have the place nearly set up I’ve decided to try my hand at acid etching.
Cake Slice, The Next Step
This is part three of my cake slice project. If you want to see part one and two click here.
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