A new bracelet pic and clasp tutorial for those with basic silverworking skills that include soldering

Here are pics of my Bacchus bracelet (so called because in this setting the
garnets look like luscious little grapes) using a new clasp. I think it
finishes the piece neatly and is comfortable to wear, ties in nicely with
the Bali silver and I like anything that allows me to use more beads as this
does in the loop closing! There's a detail of the clasp, a shot of the whole
bracelet so you can see how the clasp ties in and since this shot is very
dark, a close up; all with Bacchus in the title:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beader...%27s%20Jewels/

I notice that pictures are not loading well on Yahoo today, even the
thumbnails. I can email the pics for those who don't do Yahoo.

I designed and have now made and 'road tested' this clasp on a few bracelets
and I am delighted with the results so I feel confident to post
instructions. The clasp is an adaptation of a shank button. It is attached
with a bead loop.

Materials
4mm wide flat silver wire
0.7 mm round wire
1 small Bali daisy spacer
easy silver solder
0.7 drill bit
hand tools: saw, needle files, round nose pliers, side cutters

Method
Measure off and lightly score 15mm of the flat wire, but don't cut it yet.
It's easier to drill it before cutting. Centre punch then drill three holes
in the flat wire; one at 7.5mm, and a hole either side about 2mm on either
side. Now you can cut off your length of flat wire. File the ends straight
and finish to 1200 wet and dry.

Blob an end of the 0.7mm wire and snip it off about 4 -5mm below the blob.
Set aside. Make a U-shape in the end of the wire with round nose pliers. The
arms of the U need to be 4mm apart and 8mm long. Flatten one side of the
daisy spacer slightly by rubbing it gently on some 600mm wet and dry paper.

Coat the arms of the U-shaped wire with flux and fit it into the two outer
holes of the flat wire, allowing them to protrude from the top of the flat
wire. You can stretch or compress the arms to fit. This forms the shank on
your clasp. Test to see if size 11 seed bead will pass through easily
(string a few temporarily as your test strand). Adjust if necessary by
pushing the shank in or out. Solder using medium or easy solder. Pickel and
clean the piece. Snip and then file the ends off the U-shape wire that are
protruding until they vanish from the surface. Grip the shank and sand the
top, using progressively fine grades of wet and dry to 1200 grit.

Flux the top of the clasp and the tail of the blobbed wire. Thread the daisy
spacer onto the blobbed wire and then push this into the center hole on top
of your clasp, with the flattened side of the spacer and the flat wire
together. Solder. Carefully file out the end of the wire protruding from the
back within the U shape. Pickle and polish the clasp with rouge. You're
done.

To use the clasp, attach it with 6 to eight beads, make the closing loop 14
- 18 beads, what ever length you attach it with, you need 2 extra beads for
the loop closing to centre it when it's closed.

--
Marisa (AU)
ESBC

Pics did not show up for me Marisa!

--
Kandice Seeber
Air & Earth Designs
http://www.lampwork.net

Here are pics of my Bacchus bracelet (so called because in this setting
the
garnets look like luscious little grapes) using a new clasp. I think it
finishes the piece neatly and is comfortable to wear, ties in nicely with
the Bali silver and I like anything that allows me to use more beads as
this
does in the loop closing! There's a detail of the clasp, a shot of the
whole
bracelet so you can see how the clasp ties in and since this shot is very
dark, a close up; all with Bacchus in the title:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beader...%27s%20Jewels/

I notice that pictures are not loading well on Yahoo today, even the
thumbnails. I can email the pics for those who don't do Yahoo.

I designed and have now made and 'road tested' this clasp on a few
bracelets
and I am delighted with the results so I feel confident to post
instructions. The clasp is an adaptation of a shank button. It is
attached
with a bead loop.

Materials
4mm wide flat silver wire
0.7 mm round wire
1 small Bali daisy spacer
easy silver solder
0.7 drill bit
hand tools: saw, needle files, round nose pliers, side cutters

Method
Measure off and lightly score 15mm of the flat wire, but don't cut it yet.
It's easier to drill it before cutting. Centre punch then drill three
holes
in the flat wire; one at 7.5mm, and a hole either side about 2mm on either
side. Now you can cut off your length of flat wire. File the ends
straight
and finish to 1200 wet and dry.

Blob an end of the 0.7mm wire and snip it off about 4 -5mm below the blob.
Set aside. Make a U-shape in the end of the wire with round nose pliers.
The
arms of the U need to be 4mm apart and 8mm long. Flatten one side of the
daisy spacer slightly by rubbing it gently on some 600mm wet and dry
paper.

Coat the arms of the U-shaped wire with flux and fit it into the two outer
holes of the flat wire, allowing them to protrude from the top of the flat
wire. You can stretch or compress the arms to fit. This forms the shank on
your clasp. Test to see if size 11 seed bead will pass through easily
(string a few temporarily as your test strand). Adjust if necessary by
pushing the shank in or out. Solder using medium or easy solder. Pickel
and
clean the piece. Snip and then file the ends off the U-shape wire that are
protruding until they vanish from the surface. Grip the shank and sand the
top, using progressively fine grades of wet and dry to 1200 grit.

Flux the top of the clasp and the tail of the blobbed wire. Thread the
daisy
spacer onto the blobbed wire and then push this into the center hole on
top
of your clasp, with the flattened side of the spacer and the flat wire
together. Solder. Carefully file out the end of the wire protruding from
the
back within the U shape. Pickle and polish the clasp with rouge. You're
done.

To use the clasp, attach it with 6 to eight beads, make the closing loop
14
- 18 beads, what ever length you attach it with, you need 2 extra beads
for
the loop closing to centre it when it's closed.

--
Marisa (AU)
ESBC

in article Hz5Ua.124859$OZ2.24953@rwcrnsc54, Kandice Seeber at
wrote on 25/7/03 4:08 PM:

Pics did not show up for me Marisa!
I'll send them to you, Kandice.

None showed up.
Susan W

"Marisa Cappetta" wrote in message
...
Here are pics of my Bacchus bracelet (so called because in this setting
the
garnets look like luscious little grapes) using a new clasp. I think it
finishes the piece neatly and is comfortable to wear, ties in nicely with
the Bali silver and I like anything that allows me to use more beads as
this
does in the loop closing! There's a detail of the clasp, a shot of the
whole
bracelet so you can see how the clasp ties in and since this shot is very
dark, a close up; all with Bacchus in the title:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beader...%27s%20Jewels/

I notice that pictures are not loading well on Yahoo today, even the
thumbnails. I can email the pics for those who don't do Yahoo.

I designed and have now made and 'road tested' this clasp on a few
bracelets
and I am delighted with the results so I feel confident to post
instructions. The clasp is an adaptation of a shank button. It is
attached
with a bead loop.

Materials
4mm wide flat silver wire
0.7 mm round wire
1 small Bali daisy spacer
easy silver solder
0.7 drill bit
hand tools: saw, needle files, round nose pliers, side cutters

Method
Measure off and lightly score 15mm of the flat wire, but don't cut it yet.
It's easier to drill it before cutting. Centre punch then drill three
holes
in the flat wire; one at 7.5mm, and a hole either side about 2mm on either
side. Now you can cut off your length of flat wire. File the ends
straight
and finish to 1200 wet and dry.

Blob an end of the 0.7mm wire and snip it off about 4 -5mm below the blob.
Set aside. Make a U-shape in the end of the wire with round nose pliers.
The
arms of the U need to be 4mm apart and 8mm long. Flatten one side of the
daisy spacer slightly by rubbing it gently on some 600mm wet and dry
paper.

Coat the arms of the U-shaped wire with flux and fit it into the two outer
holes of the flat wire, allowing them to protrude from the top of the flat
wire. You can stretch or compress the arms to fit. This forms the shank on
your clasp. Test to see if size 11 seed bead will pass through easily
(string a few temporarily as your test strand). Adjust if necessary by
pushing the shank in or out. Solder using medium or easy solder. Pickel
and
clean the piece. Snip and then file the ends off the U-shape wire that are
protruding until they vanish from the surface. Grip the shank and sand the
top, using progressively fine grades of wet and dry to 1200 grit.

Flux the top of the clasp and the tail of the blobbed wire. Thread the
daisy
spacer onto the blobbed wire and then push this into the center hole on
top
of your clasp, with the flattened side of the spacer and the flat wire
together. Solder. Carefully file out the end of the wire protruding from
the
back within the U shape. Pickle and polish the clasp with rouge. You're
done.

To use the clasp, attach it with 6 to eight beads, make the closing loop
14
- 18 beads, what ever length you attach it with, you need 2 extra beads
for
the loop closing to centre it when it's closed.

--
Marisa (AU)
ESBC

I got them, Marisa, but they still aren't showing. Maybe Yahoo is down,
because I seem to be having trouble accessing a couple of different pages on
the web tonight.
I will check back after sleeping - hopefully all will be okay then!

--
Kandice Seeber
Air & Earth Designs
http://www.lampwork.net

Pics did not show up for me Marisa!
I'll send them to you, Kandice.

Well I see it and it is gorgeous! I am intrigued by your clasp instructions,
but confused - when you say "shank", do you mean that is the toggle?



"Marisa Cappetta" wrote in message
...
Here are pics of my Bacchus bracelet (so called because in this setting
the
garnets look like luscious little grapes) using a new clasp. I think it
finishes the piece neatly and is comfortable to wear, ties in nicely with
the Bali silver and I like anything that allows me to use more beads as
this
does in the loop closing! There's a detail of the clasp, a shot of the
whole
bracelet so you can see how the clasp ties in and since this shot is very
dark, a close up; all with Bacchus in the title:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beader...%27s%20Jewels/

I notice that pictures are not loading well on Yahoo today, even the
thumbnails. I can email the pics for those who don't do Yahoo.

I designed and have now made and 'road tested' this clasp on a few
bracelets
and I am delighted with the results so I feel confident to post
instructions. The clasp is an adaptation of a shank button. It is
attached
with a bead loop.

Materials
4mm wide flat silver wire
0.7 mm round wire
1 small Bali daisy spacer
easy silver solder
0.7 drill bit
hand tools: saw, needle files, round nose pliers, side cutters

Method
Measure off and lightly score 15mm of the flat wire, but don't cut it yet.
It's easier to drill it before cutting. Centre punch then drill three
holes
in the flat wire; one at 7.5mm, and a hole either side about 2mm on either
side. Now you can cut off your length of flat wire. File the ends
straight
and finish to 1200 wet and dry.

Blob an end of the 0.7mm wire and snip it off about 4 -5mm below the blob.
Set aside. Make a U-shape in the end of the wire with round nose pliers.
The
arms of the U need to be 4mm apart and 8mm long. Flatten one side of the
daisy spacer slightly by rubbing it gently on some 600mm wet and dry
paper.

Coat the arms of the U-shaped wire with flux and fit it into the two outer
holes of the flat wire, allowing them to protrude from the top of the flat
wire. You can stretch or compress the arms to fit. This forms the shank on
your clasp. Test to see if size 11 seed bead will pass through easily
(string a few temporarily as your test strand). Adjust if necessary by
pushing the shank in or out. Solder using medium or easy solder. Pickel
and
clean the piece. Snip and then file the ends off the U-shape wire that are
protruding until they vanish from the surface. Grip the shank and sand the
top, using progressively fine grades of wet and dry to 1200 grit.

Flux the top of the clasp and the tail of the blobbed wire. Thread the
daisy
spacer onto the blobbed wire and then push this into the center hole on
top
of your clasp, with the flattened side of the spacer and the flat wire
together. Solder. Carefully file out the end of the wire protruding from
the
back within the U shape. Pickle and polish the clasp with rouge. You're
done.

To use the clasp, attach it with 6 to eight beads, make the closing loop
14
- 18 beads, what ever length you attach it with, you need 2 extra beads
for
the loop closing to centre it when it's closed.

--
Marisa (AU)
ESBC

The clasp operates like a toggle although instead of being threaded through
a metal ring, it't threaded through a bead loop. By shank I mean that it is
based on a shank button. The toggle has a U-shaped shank.
Thanks for the compliment!

Well I see it and it is gorgeous! I am intrigued by your clasp instructions,
but confused - when you say "shank", do you mean that is the toggle?



"Marisa Cappetta" wrote in message
...
Here are pics of my Bacchus bracelet (so called because in this setting
the
garnets look like luscious little grapes) using a new clasp. I think it
finishes the piece neatly and is comfortable to wear, ties in nicely with
the Bali silver and I like anything that allows me to use more beads as
this
does in the loop closing! There's a detail of the clasp, a shot of the
whole
bracelet so you can see how the clasp ties in and since this shot is very
dark, a close up; all with Bacchus in the title:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beader...%27s%20Jewels/

I notice that pictures are not loading well on Yahoo today, even the
thumbnails. I can email the pics for those who don't do Yahoo.

I designed and have now made and 'road tested' this clasp on a few
bracelets
and I am delighted with the results so I feel confident to post
instructions. The clasp is an adaptation of a shank button. It is
attached
with a bead loop.

Materials
4mm wide flat silver wire
0.7 mm round wire
1 small Bali daisy spacer
easy silver solder
0.7 drill bit
hand tools: saw, needle files, round nose pliers, side cutters

Method
Measure off and lightly score 15mm of the flat wire, but don't cut it yet.
It's easier to drill it before cutting. Centre punch then drill three
holes
in the flat wire; one at 7.5mm, and a hole either side about 2mm on either
side. Now you can cut off your length of flat wire. File the ends
straight
and finish to 1200 wet and dry.

Blob an end of the 0.7mm wire and snip it off about 4 -5mm below the blob.
Set aside. Make a U-shape in the end of the wire with round nose pliers.
The
arms of the U need to be 4mm apart and 8mm long. Flatten one side of the
daisy spacer slightly by rubbing it gently on some 600mm wet and dry
paper.

Coat the arms of the U-shaped wire with flux and fit it into the two outer
holes of the flat wire, allowing them to protrude from the top of the flat
wire. You can stretch or compress the arms to fit. This forms the shank on
your clasp. Test to see if size 11 seed bead will pass through easily
(string a few temporarily as your test strand). Adjust if necessary by
pushing the shank in or out. Solder using medium or easy solder. Pickel
and
clean the piece. Snip and then file the ends off the U-shape wire that are
protruding until they vanish from the surface. Grip the shank and sand the
top, using progressively fine grades of wet and dry to 1200 grit.

Flux the top of the clasp and the tail of the blobbed wire. Thread the
daisy
spacer onto the blobbed wire and then push this into the center hole on
top
of your clasp, with the flattened side of the spacer and the flat wire
together. Solder. Carefully file out the end of the wire protruding from
the
back within the U shape. Pickle and polish the clasp with rouge. You're
done.

To use the clasp, attach it with 6 to eight beads, make the closing loop
14
- 18 beads, what ever length you attach it with, you need 2 extra beads
for
the loop closing to centre it when it's closed.

--
Marisa (AU)
ESBC

I should add that the U-shaped shank is what enables the clasp to lie flat
on the wrist.

--
Marisa (AU)
ESBC


The clasp operates like a toggle although instead of being threaded through
a metal ring, it't threaded through a bead loop. By shank I mean that it is
based on a shank button. The toggle has a U-shaped shank.
Thanks for the compliment!

Well I see it and it is gorgeous! I am intrigued by your clasp instructions,
but confused - when you say "shank", do you mean that is the toggle?



"Marisa Cappetta" wrote in message
...
Here are pics of my Bacchus bracelet (so called because in this setting
the
garnets look like luscious little grapes) using a new clasp. I think it
finishes the piece neatly and is comfortable to wear, ties in nicely with
the Bali silver and I like anything that allows me to use more beads as
this
does in the loop closing! There's a detail of the clasp, a shot of the
whole
bracelet so you can see how the clasp ties in and since this shot is very
dark, a close up; all with Bacchus in the title:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beader...%27s%20Jewels/

I notice that pictures are not loading well on Yahoo today, even the
thumbnails. I can email the pics for those who don't do Yahoo.

I designed and have now made and 'road tested' this clasp on a few
bracelets
and I am delighted with the results so I feel confident to post
instructions. The clasp is an adaptation of a shank button. It is
attached
with a bead loop.

Materials
4mm wide flat silver wire
0.7 mm round wire
1 small Bali daisy spacer
easy silver solder
0.7 drill bit
hand tools: saw, needle files, round nose pliers, side cutters

Method
Measure off and lightly score 15mm of the flat wire, but don't cut it yet.
It's easier to drill it before cutting. Centre punch then drill three
holes
in the flat wire; one at 7.5mm, and a hole either side about 2mm on either
side. Now you can cut off your length of flat wire. File the ends
straight
and finish to 1200 wet and dry.

Blob an end of the 0.7mm wire and snip it off about 4 -5mm below the blob.
Set aside. Make a U-shape in the end of the wire with round nose pliers.
The
arms of the U need to be 4mm apart and 8mm long. Flatten one side of the
daisy spacer slightly by rubbing it gently on some 600mm wet and dry
paper.

Coat the arms of the U-shaped wire with flux and fit it into the two outer
holes of the flat wire, allowing them to protrude from the top of the flat
wire. You can stretch or compress the arms to fit. This forms the shank on
your clasp. Test to see if size 11 seed bead will pass through easily
(string a few temporarily as your test strand). Adjust if necessary by
pushing the shank in or out. Solder using medium or easy solder. Pickel
and
clean the piece. Snip and then file the ends off the U-shape wire that are
protruding until they vanish from the surface. Grip the shank and sand the
top, using progressively fine grades of wet and dry to 1200 grit.

Flux the top of the clasp and the tail of the blobbed wire. Thread the
daisy
spacer onto the blobbed wire and then push this into the center hole on
top
of your clasp, with the flattened side of the spacer and the flat wire
together. Solder. Carefully file out the end of the wire protruding from
the
back within the U shape. Pickle and polish the clasp with rouge. You're
done.

To use the clasp, attach it with 6 to eight beads, make the closing loop
14
- 18 beads, what ever length you attach it with, you need 2 extra beads
for
the loop closing to centre it when it's closed.

--
Marisa (AU)
ESBC

They do not for me because I do not get in to Yahoo.
Shirley



In article Hz5Ua.124859$OZ2.24953@rwcrnsc54, Kandice Seeber
writes
Pics did not show up for me Marisa!


--
Shirley Shone