Question on wire-wrapping small cabachons

I have wire-wrapped cabachons of about 24x18 mm size (w/ 21 ga wire), they
are not hard. However, I have some nice 18x13 mm cabachons, and am trying
to figure out a way to wire-wrap them. The two outer wires (of the eight
that make up the bundle) become the "prongs" that are on top of the two ends
of the cab, and they are way too long for such a small stone. Also, if you
try to slip them back up through the two cross-waps to shorten them the
needed amount, you end up scratching them up. Have used up a mile of brass
trying to do it. I could maybe put "zig-zag" bends in them until they fit
snug on the cab...but that is a lot of zig-zagging"...and you would have to
do the same with the two wires that form the bottom support for the cab,
also.
I know it would be very difficult to describe how without pictures, but
mainly I just want to know if it CAN be done. A lot of women don't like to
wear such large cab rings as 24x18.

Small cabs are pretty easy to wrap without prongs -- you just twist the top
wire up and over the edges of the stone. There are some pictures of cabs
done like this (not mine, in fact not anyone I know, just the first thing I
found when I googled) at
http://www.mandarava.com/Retail/Wire_wrap_jewelry.htm.

Elise
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"Jim Caldwell" wrote in message
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I have wire-wrapped cabachons of about 24x18 mm size (w/ 21 ga wire), they
are not hard. However, I have some nice 18x13 mm cabachons, and am trying
to figure out a way to wire-wrap them. The two outer wires (of the eight
that make up the bundle) become the "prongs" that are on top of the two
ends
of the cab, and they are way too long for such a small stone. Also, if
you
try to slip them back up through the two cross-waps to shorten them the
needed amount, you end up scratching them up. Have used up a mile of brass
trying to do it. I could maybe put "zig-zag" bends in them until they fit
snug on the cab...but that is a lot of zig-zagging"...and you would have
to
do the same with the two wires that form the bottom support for the cab,
also.
I know it would be very difficult to describe how without pictures,
but
mainly I just want to know if it CAN be done. A lot of women don't like to
wear such large cab rings as 24x18.

You may want to post your question he

http://forums.delphiforums.com/wirejewelry

Lots of wire artists there.

Paul Tarlow
Izm Studio

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why don't you just set them in fabricated work?

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"Jim Caldwell" wrote in message
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I have wire-wrapped cabachons of about 24x18 mm size (w/ 21 ga wire), they
are not hard. However, I have some nice 18x13 mm cabachons, and am trying
to figure out a way to wire-wrap them. The two outer wires (of the eight
that make up the bundle) become the "prongs" that are on top of the two
ends
of the cab, and they are way too long for such a small stone. Also, if
you
try to slip them back up through the two cross-waps to shorten them the
needed amount, you end up scratching them up. Have used up a mile of brass
trying to do it. I could maybe put "zig-zag" bends in them until they fit
snug on the cab...but that is a lot of zig-zagging"...and you would have
to
do the same with the two wires that form the bottom support for the cab,
also.
I know it would be very difficult to describe how without pictures,
but
mainly I just want to know if it CAN be done. A lot of women don't like to
wear such large cab rings as 24x18.






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