Many Thanks! You are Fantastic! This has been SOOOOO much better than other videos with dorky music drowning out the actual info you so generously share.Please Give us more and NEVER CHANGE YOUR STYLE!!!!
This was great for me... I always struggle trying to make the perfect jump rings. I think part of it is all my cutters leave a point and I never file it right. This looks so much easier, and it helps to have a good pair of flush cutters! Gonna work on this tonight.
A good tip I read- when making jump rings (to save the x-tra work) turn your flush cutter back and forth when cutting so both sides are flush... Sandy is adorable! My dog hates the hammering also!!
ENLIGHTENMENT is HEAVEN! YOU ARE SO EASY TO UNDERSTAND AND CAMERA WORK IS SPOT ON. My chains need re-functioning. There is enough wire in my beginners kit to move forward and have cute fashion jewelry. You've supplied the equation. HAPPY, PROSPEROUS, HEALTHY 2015!
ps I have long nails and all the negative comments about your nails they are just jealous cause they don't have natural nails. people are so rude. i loved your video and you are a sweet heart for sharing it with us. Ignore the idgets. hugs, debs from Texas
thank you so much....loved the video...i've been making jewelry for about over a year and tired of buying expensive clasps.....can't wait to try this but will need strong round nose pliers. awesome job. thanks, Debs from Texas
Just beginning to make jewelry. I learned so much here. I kept saying, "wow", "wow". Thanks so much. Sorry you pinched your finger. Now I don't feel so clumsy, I guess it happens. Great video and your explanations were very precise. I like that.
I thought the video was very helpful and am very grateful for it. I think your nails are very nice and well taken care of. I have never been able to grow my natural nails. The problem I had and did not see expressed here is at times they hid things you were doing especially when demonstrating jump rings.
Thank you for a really great tutorial! You gave some info wayyy better than many!! others! P.s. Great nails! Looking forward to seeing many more tut's from you! God Bless~
Great video. First time I've seen it and I did hook and spiral eye along with you. I definitely need some practice but I was rather pleased at my first attempt. Thank you :)
I'm not sure if someone else brought this technique to your attention or not, Szarka, but it is much easier to flush cut your rings as you are snipping them off the coil. For example, cut a ring, then before you cut another, flush cut the pointed edge directly from the coil, then turn your flush cutters around, and flush cut the other end of the jump ring as you cut it from the coil. You completely avoid misshapen jump rings. Hopefully that makes sense!
Well the gauge really depends on how big of a diameter you need the rings to be and how heavy the jewelry is that you will be adding it to. 18 gauge is always my go to size for most things.
I buy stranded wire from Home Depot. Sold by the foot. Stay away from braided. I make my jump rings on my pepe jump ring maker. I am venturing into Sterling sliver now as well. I like your video and your findings! Thanks!
I thank you for sharing.your expertise with us.I need to make a few strong hooks and eyes for my husbands welding jacket and these will be perfect.they are so expensive to buy.would love to make them thanks.Linda
Wow, yr video is excellent, u covered the popular wire clasps - the same ones I use in my classes. However, I don't know how u manage to do wire work with ur nails, all mine has chipped so I no longer grow them!! Thanks for sharing such informative video.
The hammering shown is not excessive but just right. No it will not make the copper brittle. Not in those gauges. It would have to be much more hammering than you were shown. Annealing the wire with a torch will make the wire soft. After a long tumble it's hard again. I anneal wire with torch (heat till glowing then quench in water) then use my saw. Makes my rings easier to work. And you can use chain pliers to along the gaps to perfection. After a tumble they are perfect! Keep up your work!
Toggle claps rock! I need to improve my S clasps. All that hammering is needed. One could be surprised what can be made with wire, pliers and a hammer.
It all depends on the size you are making and whether or not you harden them with a tumbler or hammer. The bigger the clasp the bigger the wire you should probably use. Not sure if that answers your question. Grab copper wire in many gauges and play making clasps until they are the style you like and the strength you need.
Thank you a lot this is a great tutorial , and you r so nice to :), I wanted to know the brand or type of this wire cutter as I tried many and they r not sharp enough to get a flat result like yours .. and I can't find the tools video you wrote about .. thank you for ur efforts
Enjoyed your tutorial and it's good to know that I can go to the recycle place and get wire. Never thought of that! Just so you know, the audio and video aren't sync. Kind of funny to watch like this. Lol.
Thank you! Great helpful video...I needed to refine my wire wrapping and this video helped with that and also how to make stronger jump rings! What wire do you recommend for sterling silver filled or sterling silver jewelry? :)
Thanks for sharing the video Szarka. Very helpful! But can you pls tell me why pounding the wire makes it harder? I've heard this before on other videos.
If you were to take a spoon and bend it and bend it and bend it it becomes harder and harder to bend and eventually becomes so hard it becomes brittle and just breaks. The molecules in metal when worked or manipulated work harden and keep getting harder. Some metals behave differently than others, aluminum becomes brittle quickly, sterling a little less quickly and copper even less so you have a period of working it where it becomes harder but not brittle. The actual science behind it I really am not all that up on but if you google work hardening wire you might find a scientific explanation. I hope that helps?
Thank you for sharing this video. For just over a year I have gone back to beading and have dabbled in wire work. My question is about the hammering block. I see different kinds of blocks and am unsure of which one to purchase. I do not have money to just experiment, do you have suggestions? I just want to be able to make my own findings and small jewelry projects such as earrings. By the way, I have never been able to grow my nails very long before they break off into my nail bed or crack/split. Your nails are fabulous and I am amazed that they don't get in the way of your work. Just adore Sandi and I am just now going to explore the rest of your videos.
Misty Williams Sorry it took me so long to respond, I didn't see your question. I recommend you buy a block and a solid metal one, not a thinner one with a wood backing. It makes all the difference. You should be able to pick one up on amazon.
where did u say u buy your wire in big bunches? ive found 1 store here called cal-ranch stores but all they have is gavanized and some with a green coating which is kind of fun to play with and i did ask if its available in other colors thx for the video it was very helpful
I buy a lot of my wire from Rio Grande Jewelry Supply, Thunderbird jewelry supply, metal recycling yards and "hardware and tools" on the web. Of course I can't include any links unfortunately.
26 gauge wire is way too fine to use as a clasp of any kind. I only use 26 gauge for wire weaving, wrapping or coiling. In my opinion you need at least a 20 gauge or larger, 18 and 16 gauge is what I use. Hope that helps! :)
Wow, rude much? Szarka takes time out of her day to provide free tutorials for ungrateful people, and the thanks she gets are posts bitching about how disgusting it is that she has long nails?! First- her nails are clearly kept clean, second- they are kept nice, it's not like they are chipped and jagged, third- having nails actually makes it EASIER to pick up jump rings and beads, kthx.
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Many Thanks! You are Fantastic! This has been SOOOOO much better than other videos with dorky music drowning out the actual info you so generously share.Please Give us more and NEVER CHANGE YOUR STYLE!!!!
This was great for me... I always struggle trying to make the perfect jump rings. I think part of it is all my cutters leave a point and I never file it right. This looks so much easier, and it helps to have a good pair of flush cutters! Gonna work on this tonight.
A good tip I read- when making jump rings (to save the x-tra work) turn your flush cutter back and forth when cutting so both sides are flush... Sandy is adorable! My dog hates the hammering also!!
Really good video. I must admit my favorite part was where you introduced Sandy...what a cutie!
Thank you Szarka! You are awesome, love all your jewelry. I really appreciate your videos and tips.
ENLIGHTENMENT is HEAVEN! YOU ARE SO EASY TO UNDERSTAND AND CAMERA WORK IS SPOT ON. My chains need re-functioning. There is enough wire in my beginners kit to move forward and have cute fashion jewelry. You've supplied the equation. HAPPY, PROSPEROUS, HEALTHY 2015!
This was so incredibly helpful. Will watch again and make with you. Thanks for the post and for letting us see your loverly dog.
I'm new to jewellery making and really enjoying your tutorials thank you, but I have to say, I do love your dog, she's beautiful.
Oh she thinks she is too! lol
Great trick with the crimp pliers on the jump rings! I love that you make your jump rings the same way I do...right on the round nose pliers!
Thank you for the lesson on jump rings! I love your finger nails!
ps I have long nails and all the negative comments about your nails they are just jealous cause they don't have natural nails. people are so rude. i loved your video and you are a sweet heart for sharing it with us. Ignore the idgets. hugs, debs from Texas
thank you so much....loved the video...i've been making jewelry for about over a year and tired of buying expensive clasps.....can't wait to try this but will need strong round nose pliers. awesome job. thanks, Debs from Texas
Just beginning to make jewelry. I learned so much here. I kept saying, "wow", "wow". Thanks so much. Sorry you pinched your finger. Now I don't feel so clumsy, I guess it happens. Great video and your explanations were very precise. I like that.
Thank you so much for demostrating how to use wire in which I'm kinda new at!
Your welcome. I am glad you found it helpful.
I thought the video was very helpful and am very grateful for it. I think your nails are very nice and well taken care of. I have never been able to grow my natural nails. The problem I had and did not see expressed here is at times they hid things you were doing especially when demonstrating jump rings.
Thank you for a really great tutorial! You gave some info wayyy better than many!! others! P.s. Great nails! Looking forward to seeing many more tut's from you! God Bless~
Nice! Thank you for your time. I appreciate it. Angel from the Bay
Great video. First time I've seen it and I did hook and spiral eye along with you. I definitely need some practice but I was rather pleased at my first attempt. Thank you :)
Thanks so much for sharing. You do wonderful work and are very skilled.
Thanks I appreciate your kind comments.
Great info on the clasps :) But watching you make ONE jump ring tells me that a jewelers saw is a worth while investment ;) lol
Schizo Isn't that the truth!
I use lindstrom super flush cutters. I love them!
Wow I like your technique! Really nice!. Thanks for sharing❤
Enjoyed watching that and will try it! Give Sandy a hug from me! x
I'm not sure if someone else brought this technique to your attention or not, Szarka, but it is much easier to flush cut your rings as you are snipping them off the coil. For example, cut a ring, then before you cut another, flush cut the pointed edge directly from the coil, then turn your flush cutters around, and flush cut the other end of the jump ring as you cut it from the coil. You completely avoid misshapen jump rings. Hopefully that makes sense!
you, miss, are very good at making cool clasps
Well the gauge really depends on how big of a diameter you need the rings to be and how heavy the jewelry is that you will be adding it to. 18 gauge is always my go to size for most things.
Loving your videos! Another awesome tutorial :D
Great help! Thank you! Love your videos :)
Very good tutorial. You are very good with wire.
great video on clasp and jump rings and your dog is beautiful and love your fingernails
I drive by and search through the metal scrap yards whenever I can. Ours in this town is called Green Guy Recycling.
I buy stranded wire from Home Depot. Sold by the foot. Stay away from braided. I make my jump rings on my pepe jump ring maker. I am venturing into Sterling sliver now as well. I like your video and your findings! Thanks!
I thank you for sharing.your expertise with us.I need to make a few strong hooks and eyes for my husbands welding jacket and these will be perfect.they are so expensive to buy.would love to make them thanks.Linda
Excelente,, me gusta tu enseñanza
Wow, yr video is excellent, u covered the popular wire clasps - the same ones I use in my classes. However, I don't know how u manage to do wire work with ur nails, all mine has chipped so I no longer grow them!! Thanks for sharing such informative video.
The hammering shown is not excessive but just right. No it will not make the copper brittle. Not in those gauges. It would have to be much more hammering than you were shown. Annealing the wire with a torch will make the wire soft. After a long tumble it's hard again. I anneal wire with torch (heat till glowing then quench in water) then use my saw. Makes my rings easier to work. And you can use chain pliers to along the gaps to perfection. After a tumble they are perfect! Keep up your work!
titorial for these clasps are very useful for me.
I know and I can't figure out how to fix that.
Thank you for your help ... I love your videos :))
Great video ..thank you for sharing
Beautiful work and I would like to know how do you keep your nails so strong and beautiful?
I really enjoyed your tutorial but it would be nice to show how the particular types of clasps are used.
Toggle claps rock! I need to improve my S clasps.
All that hammering is needed. One could be surprised what can be made with wire, pliers and a hammer.
your video is fun and helpful
If you scroll down through the comments this question was asked previously, I answered it down there, but thanks for asking!
Splendid!
It all depends on the size you are making and whether or not you harden them with a tumbler or hammer. The bigger the clasp the bigger the wire you should probably use. Not sure if that answers your question. Grab copper wire in many gauges and play making clasps until they are the style you like and the strength you need.
Just made my first jump rings.... Thx
Thank you a lot this is a great tutorial , and you r so nice to :), I wanted to know the brand or type of this wire cutter as I tried many and they r not sharp enough to get a flat result like yours .. and I can't find the tools video you wrote about .. thank you for ur efforts
Enjoyed your tutorial and it's good to know that I can go to the recycle place and get wire. Never thought of that! Just so you know, the audio and video aren't sync. Kind of funny to watch like this. Lol.
Boy! Was this helpful!
Thank you! Great helpful video...I needed to refine my wire wrapping and this video helped with that and also how to make stronger jump rings! What wire do you recommend for sterling silver filled or sterling silver jewelry? :)
Hola que chulo tu vídeo, me podrías decir como se llama ese alambre
Good luck and show us when you get them done!
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Oh thanks!
love your nails
thank you very helpful
Oh so much smarter thanks!
Great tutorial.. Thanks for sharing ^_^
Thanks for sharing the video Szarka. Very helpful! But can you pls tell me why pounding the wire makes it harder? I've heard this before on other videos.
If you were to take a spoon and bend it and bend it and bend it it becomes harder and harder to bend and eventually becomes so hard it becomes brittle and just breaks. The molecules in metal when worked or manipulated work harden and keep getting harder. Some metals behave differently than others, aluminum becomes brittle quickly, sterling a little less quickly and copper even less so you have a period of working it where it becomes harder but not brittle. The actual science behind it I really am not all that up on but if you google work hardening wire you might find a scientific explanation. I hope that helps?
Thank you for sharing this video. For just over a year I have gone back to beading and have dabbled in wire work. My question is about the hammering block. I see different kinds of blocks and am unsure of which one to purchase. I do not have money to just experiment, do you have suggestions? I just want to be able to make my own findings and small jewelry projects such as earrings. By the way, I have never been able to grow my nails very long before they break off into my nail bed or crack/split. Your nails are fabulous and I am amazed that they don't get in the way of your work. Just adore Sandi and I am just now going to explore the rest of your videos.
Misty Williams Sorry it took me so long to respond, I didn't see your question. I recommend you buy a block and a solid metal one, not a thinner one with a wood backing. It makes all the difference. You should be able to pick one up on amazon.
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You are awesome! :)
Maravilhoso.
Oops. Nail comments been & done! Nice jump ring info. Thank you.
where did u say u buy your wire in big bunches? ive found 1 store here called cal-ranch stores but all they have is gavanized and some with a green coating which is kind of fun to play with and i did ask if its available in other colors
thx for the video it was very helpful
I buy a lot of my wire from Rio Grande Jewelry Supply, Thunderbird jewelry supply, metal recycling yards and "hardware and tools" on the web. Of course I can't include any links unfortunately.
Excellent thank you :)
oh my Jesus WIRE!!! recycling place omg such a great idea. very thrifty :)
Hi Can we see the crimping pliers better .Please Thank you.
If you look at the other videos we have up you can see them there. One is tools, and another video is about crimping.
You my friend are obsessed with hammering
Your welcome.
I saw a pair of crimping pliers like the ones in the video on ebay.
meraviglioso tutorial e lei carissima è di una simpatia travolgente
excuse me is the wire you use for electrical work, or is it a special wire.
wow, those are some serious nails!
oh yeah, great vid, very helpful! ;)
There is another video covering tools, check that one out and you will see the pliers better.
The clasp with the T and the O is called a toggle clasp. :)
beautiful nails
Yep.
26 gauge wire is way too fine to use as a clasp of any kind. I only use 26 gauge for wire weaving, wrapping or coiling.
In my opinion you need at least a 20 gauge or larger, 18 and 16 gauge is what I use. Hope that helps!
:)
dark videi need just more light,but perfect work
how do you keep such stunning finger nails whilst jewellery making!! Mine have all been sliced and filed off! haha
I think it would be too flimsy and by the time you hardened it enough it would be brittle and break.
Can you not see the close ups on your computer or did you not go that far into the video?
Hallo I will ask you for new video, thank you
She looks like Flores Hartman .
Nice dog but how do you get ANYTHING done with those goofy fingernails?
Wow that was fairly harsh. Thanks?
I wish we could see how you are cutting , your hands are in the way..lol But I love your videos!
fingers [[ & way too long nails] in the way, sometimes too dark then off camera, sigh!
Called a toggle clasp...
dark video
Wow, rude much? Szarka takes time out of her day to provide free tutorials for ungrateful people, and the thanks she gets are posts bitching about how disgusting it is that she has long nails?! First- her nails are clearly kept clean, second- they are kept nice, it's not like they are chipped and jagged, third- having nails actually makes it EASIER to pick up jump rings and beads, kthx.