Silver And Corrugated Copper Earrings DIY Tutorial
Tear Sterling silver and corrugated copper earrings
Corrugation is a method of producing parallel pleats onto a flat sheet of material, in our case sheet metal.
The deep texture of corrugated metal ads a great deal of visual interest to a piece of jewelry.
Those deep pleated folds are also very good at holding colored patinas to enhance the design even more.
This tutorial is an instant downloading PDF file, it has 13 pages and 43 photos.
The tutorial is for beginner’s students with some soldering experience.
But it can be easily modified to be a solderless project.
SKU:
S1-EAME0002
Manufacturer part number:
S1-EAME0002
Condition:
New
Try corrugation on this small format, these earrings are definitively unique, drawing lots of attention with their intriguing mix of textures and deep rich blue-green patina.
Materials
Sterling silver sheet and wire
Copper sheet and tubing
TOOLS AND SUPPLIES
Jeweler’s saw
Half round file
Small Round needle file
Steel bench block
Shop shears
Flat nose pliers
Cutting pliers
Disk cutters 1 “and 1 1/8”
Steel stamps
Cross-peen or riveting hammer
Brass hammer
Leather or nylon mallet
Corrugating tool
Rotary tool (flex shaft)-optional
Hand punch
Tube cutter-optional
Soldering station