Nicole Solo:
Solo Working
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Pendant with one bezel soldered.
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Pendant in Progress
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Argggg, Matey - Booty!
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My bezel strip was too wide, so I cut it using my solder snips.
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Marking the length needed for this stone.
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Cut to mark using flush cutters.
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Filing the edges perfectly square.
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File the edges to make a perfect butt to solder.
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Make sure the edges meet perfectly.
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Solder with hard solder.
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Pickle Pot.
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Enlarging on a bezel mandrel, with rawhide hammer.
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I like to polish the inside of the bezels before soldering onto backing.
Nicole Solo:
Bezels fit snugly but not tightly around stones.
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As you can see, very uneven bezels.
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Sand down the edges using a figure-8 motion.
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Fail Of The Day
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Making Filigree, Step One
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Filigree Wire Strips
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Save those silver snippets!
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Bending a heart
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Making Pretties!
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Lines
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Flatten those pretties!
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Soldering Heart Frames
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Arranging the Pretties
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Soldering the Pendant
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Hearts!
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First enameled pieces!
