Cuttlebone | Silver Drops Blog

February 2012
M	T	W	T	F	S	S
« Jan
	1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18	19
20	21	22	23	24	25	26
27	28	29

Browsing Posts tagged cuttlebone

Cuttlebone Cast 3: Finishing a Cuttlebone Cast

September 10, 2011 Lavafalls No comments

Introduction Now that the piece is cast it is tempting to hurry up and finish it. With my first couple of cuttlebone casts I just tied a ribbon or a necklace right around the button and said the piece was finished. Later on I realized that proper finishing is what makes a great piece “pop.” [...]

Fabrication cast, casting, cuttlebone, cuttlebone cast, cuttlebone cast pendant, cuttlebone casting, cuttlebone series, finishing, Firebrick, handmade pendant, pendant, polishing, silver

Cuttlebone Casting Part 2: Pouring the Cast

September 2, 2011 Lavafalls No comments

Introduction Now that the cuttlebone is sanded flat and the mold is dug out you are ready to cast the first step is preparing the silver. The second step is setting up the mold for casting. The third is heating and pouring the silver and then the last is removing the piece. For a quick [...]

Fabrication cast, casting, crucible, cuttlebone, cuttlebone cast, cuttlebone cast pendant, cuttlebone casting, cuttlebone series, Firebrick, pendant, silver, torch

Cuttlebone Casting Part 1: Prepping and Carving

August 25, 2011 Lavafalls No comments

Introduction Cuttlebone casting is a wonderful and easy casting method. If you are planning on making small pendants or parts, cuttlebone casting can be done in a small studio in an apartment. Other methods of casting, such as lost wax and larger cuttlebone casts, require much more equipment and larger space and are not the [...]

Fabrication cast, casting, cuttlebone, cuttlebone casting, cuttlebone series, Jewelry Making, making jewelry, metal smithing, scrap metal, silver, silver casting, silver scrap, Silver Smithing

Cutting Edge Cutouts

August 5, 2011 Lavafalls No comments

Introduction Cutting designs in metal has always been a popular form of creating simple yet elegant jewelry pieces. People often cut the shapes of countries, states, animals, and other items that have personal meaning. An area that many metalworkers ignore is the metal behind stone settings, but this area is perfect for cutouts. Some stones [...]

Find a Niche for Niche Items

January 23, 2011 Lavafalls 3 comments

Introduction Niche items are interesting. They are something that the majority of the population sees and think “why would I want to buy this?!” On the other hand a minority see’s it and says “I WANT IT NOW!” Ok, that might be little bit extreme but that seems to what happens. I have had the [...]

Silver Drops Blog

Tags

Meta