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Starting with two gold strips
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Do it yourself wedding band workshop
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This 2 ft gold wire will stretch to 7 miles in length
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David at his workstation
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David files down band seam
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Filing down edges
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Ginormous "diamond"
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Goldsmith workstation
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Jane evens out the soldering seam
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Gold dust residue
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Torch station
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Lessons on annealing the gold
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Hot plate for annealing the gold
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First bent by force
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Learning to use the oxo-propane torch
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David's up first
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Spark plate to light torch
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Heating up the gold
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Annealing oxides the gold
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Jane's turn at torch
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Red hot gold
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Annealed gold is easier to bend
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The oxided band
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Using the press to shape ring
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Tools to size ring
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Plastic hammer and clamp to straighten rings
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3/10 mm saw for cutting bands
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David's ring stage 1
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Jane's ring stage 1
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Time for safety goggles
