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Handmade Components without Soldering

November 12, 2019
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by Detrina Kofroth

I have published several posts in the mini-series Handmade Components over the last few weeks. The focus was on using soldering techniques to create the base components. Today, I want to share a technique for creating a base component using basic wire wrapping techniques. I will present the tutorials in two video tutorials. In the […]

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Metalsmithing 101 – Handmade Components – Wire Wrapping Bronze Diamonds

November 1, 2019
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by Detrina Kofroth

Hello and welcome back to my mini-series, Handmade Components. Today, I am going to walk you through a simple organic way to add embellishment to the Bronze Diamond Components we made a few weeks ago, and offer a few different accent options along the way. Tools and Materials I will be using the Bronze Diamond Components I […]

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Handmade Components – Wire Wrapped Copper Ovals

October 29, 2019
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by Detrina Kofroth

Hello and welcome back to my mini-series, Handmade Components. Today, I am going to walk you through a simple yet elegant way to add embellishment to the Copper Ovals with Eye Loops, we made a few weeks ago. In today’s tutorial, I will demo how to make both versions of the component shown here. Let’s […]

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Metalsmithing 101 – Handmade Components – Wire Wrapping Brass Ovals

October 25, 2019
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by Detrina Kofroth

Hello and welcome back to my mini-series, Handmade Components. Today, I am going to walk you through a simple yet elegant way to add adornments to the Brass Ovals with Eye Loop, we made a few weeks ago. I am really pleased with the way my projects turned out and want to share the technique. […]