How to Make a Flush Cut Inlay - Part 1
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- Опубликовано: 25 июл 2024
- Ever wanted to learn how to make an elegant inlay pendant, ring, or earrings that weren’t just chip inlay? This two-part tutorial will go over a simple flush-cut inlay that will open the doors for your work in silversmithing and lapidary.
Part 1 will go over the silversmithing portion, where I walk you through bending your wire for the framework, soldering all of the pieces together, then cleaning it all up in preparation for the stones. Part 2 is all about the lapidary work, where you will choose your stones, make a template for your design, cut your stones, glue, then cut again and polish it all up to wear! What’s so great about this simple pendant tutorial is that it is so versatile: the general concept could easily be translated to a ring, earrings, or the center piece for a cuff bracelet!
The next tutorial I’ll be working on is a simple pillow inlay (also called a cobblestone inlay), so subscribe to my channel to stay in the loop!
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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
2:52 Materials Needed for Silversmithing Part
4:01 Pick Inlay Design
4:22 Wire Bending for Inlay Shape
5:24 Soldering Inlay Shape
6:08 Prepping/Soldering on a Backplate
7:37 Creating Bail Hook on Backside of Pendant
8:36 Cleaning up Pendant
9:18 Finished Sterling Silver Framework for Inlay
Part 1 Materials List:
-transparent/tracing paper: amzn.to/3z8fqJP
-silver strip wire; I’m using .020 (24 gauge) x 1/8 inch but you could pick any size and width you prefer www.riogrande.com/product/str...
-24ga backplate www.riogrande.com/product/3x3...
-double half round wire for a bail; mine is 4.12 x 1.02mm www.riogrande.com/product/dou...
-hard and medium solder www.riogrande.com/product/wir...
-medium duty fire brick: amzn.to/3O1EbyP
-applique pins bent at the top to make an upside-down L: amzn.to/3Drse0K
-spray bottle of Prips flux (tutorial to come soon!)
-basic silversmithing tools like a torch, solder pick, pliers, files, saw, flex shaft for sanding, polishing compounds, etc.
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You are an absolutely great teacher! Please, give us More, More, More!! And thank you for sharing..❤
Thanks for the kind words, Karie! I'll be working on a few more this month (time permitting, haha!) Glad you've been getting something out of them, if you have any suggestions, just let me know and I'll add it to my list of tutorial ideas.
awesome artwork beautiful idea nice.
Thank you! 🙂
Came over from the lapidary group post. GREAT JOB! I'm really stoked for part 2! 😁
Thanks for watching! Just finishing up some voiceovers and I’ll have Part 2 up shortly! 😊💜
Excellent video!I really would love to learn all of this.
Thanks, Jessica! It’s a really addictive thing to get into 😂
These videos are awesome! As a person with some experience, many videos drag because the presenter is trying to include beginners. Thank you! Also was interested in the 3M wheel- I’ve been searching for smaller versions of what we use in the polishing shop at the craft center. I was wondering about the mandrel you used as well. Again, thanks! You might consider offering courses. In the East it’s hard to find anything lapidary. Metalwerx does video courses…perhaps…. Or you may be able to offer it up to your audience soon.
Thanks for the positive feedback, Donna! I knew going in that I didn’t want to waste y’alls time, so I tried to compress as much info in as short of a video as possible. It’s sad that there’s really a lack of more intermediate/advanced lapidary techniques on RUclips so I’m hoping to keep filling those gaps.
I do plan on teaching soon (I’m also on the east coast in Tampa), and was going to do some classes at the Tampa Bay Mineral and Science Club but I don’t think the demand for this class is quite there yet. I am thinking of teaching at William Holland once my baby is a little older! :) but I’m doing some Zoom one-on-one sessions in the meantime
Specifically what model of 3M wheel are you using to bevel the edges? Beautiful work, thank you so much.
Thank you! And you’re absolutely welcome. So I use Rio’s 3M wheel, here’s the link for it: www.riogrande.com/product/3m-unitized-112-wheel-fine/330561?code=330561
You’ll need a bigger mandrel for it though and I don’t know what size it is offhand because I got it from a workshop years ago. If you go find me on IG at @c.albritton.jewelry I can send you pictures of it through DM then you might have to do a little digging through Rio ;)
I hope you dont mind .. I am looking to try to inlay into a knife handle........I have a background in machining engineered plastics..art is hard but cool is doable
Hey Michael, if you have some experience making cabochons and have done some calibration, a knife handle is simple! You can get blanks at a variety of places, but get one that has a handle that doesn’t have to warp/bend in order to lock it open.
Do you have a style knife you had in mind or a certain stone you wanted to use? You can always reach out if you’re having trouble