Materials and Supplies:

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• 24 g copper Sheet rio #132124 6.5"x 2.5" (minimum)  3 to 4” width is better especially on 1st practice cuff

• 24 g fine silver sheet rio #100460 6.5"x 3"  for bracelet   2.5” will do if you like narrow cuffs

• 24g red brass sheet rio #130124 6.5"x 2.5" (minimum)    3 to 4” width is better.

*if you have a very small wrist, you can maybe get by with 6” length. The folding gathers up length…how much depends on the direction and height of the folds. I allow a minimum ½” more than my normal bracelet length. If your wrist is very large, start with 7” or more. It is better to have to cut your bracelet shorter than it is to have it too small for your wrist.

* a wider width is actually easier to do than narrow. So we start wider.

* if you have slightly heavier metal already, you could roll it down to 24g.(and it gets longer!)

*It’s nice to have extra copper/ brass to experiment with or do multiples

*You could do the projects without the fine silver, but the Sterling silver cuff  is very difficult to open and the folds are too stiff. That is why we don’t use it.

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Tools to bring:

• bench block, larger is better

• Metal shears

• You may need your jewelers saw and blades

• Files & sanding stick for edges #0000 steel wool. One pad

• Flat nose pliers

• Planishing hammer or very smooth metal hammer to confirm folds without much marring

•  Black rubber mallet , non mar mallet, or seasoned rawhide mallet

• design stamps (not hammer) for texture (smaller is better)

• opening tools: dull table knife, wood wedge, dull short flat screwdriver 

• hearing protection if sensitive 

• safety glasses

• Magnification

• White paste flux like Handy flux or Griffin ( for red heat coloring)

• Rag or small towel for drying

• Sharpie pen

Optional*  if you don’t want to share or want to make more at home.

• Confirming pliers  some like these pliers available in 3 sizes. I will bring 3 to share

•  Seaming Pliers  3.5”   I will bring a few to share

• wood forming pocket & clamps   I will bring one for each student and a few for sale if they wish to purchase

• vise

• Aluminum vise jaw covers or bending block  I will bring enough to share and some for purchase

• Punch set to alter for punches if you want to make your own:   SKU: #4885 harbor freight punch set