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Published: 2010-01-25 00:55:40 +0000 UTC; Views: 446; Favourites: 6; Downloads: 15
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This was my first attempt to make speculums, which are sheets of metal that have been hammered and formed into tubes. Ok horrible explanation but oh well, I made two very small speculums out of copper then bent them into crescent shapes, the accent wire is made out of silver and the stone in the center is a peacock crystal. This was a hard piece to do for some reason, can I just say, speculums are stubborn little suckers.Related content
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this is the first time i have seen or heard of a speculum, its a really cool idea and its pretty!
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They are difficult to do....well I guess more time consuming then difficult but the things you can do with them are amazing
check out [link] if you are interested in seeing more spiculums
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i see, wow, thats very beautiful! thank you for showing me that site, its very inspirational, i have many ideas now
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yay! that's great, keep playing with it, if you take a old stump of soft wood like..um.. fir is a good one, you can make it into a good forming surface for spiculums. It's a lot cheaper then getting spiculum forming stakes. If you try one you will have to tell me how it turned out.
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lol i wanted to try one, so i asked my jewelry teacher about spiculums and she didnt even know what that was lol soo i may not be able to make one, but she said to show her what they are soo im not sure.
thank you for the advice
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haha no you have to try one they are so useful in the jewelry world If your teacher does not know how to make one and you still want to learn get the book The Complete Metalsmith: Professional Edition by Tim McCreight. It is a bit expensive but totally worth the price.
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i will definitely try one ^^ if i cant do it in my class ill have my uncle help me (who is also a jeweler) and i think he and my teacher have that book, ill look through it ^^
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I reeeeally like this. The weathered look of the metal really sets of the brilliance of the stone. The juxtaposition is great!
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Yeah this was such a pain to do. Thanks for input about the chain, I think it will work nicely.
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I like I like. I want to wear something around my neck now. I didn't know you made jewelry.
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haha yup I am studying to be a metalsmith now, I love it
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awesome! quite coincidental that soon as I read your reply theres a hammer clanking in the background.
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It's beautiful! You did a great job. Love it <3
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Thanks so much, glad you like it!
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