pend.

[didyoung]

bright cut flower (sterling)
rope edge border(brass)
hinged bail
1/4 blue Montana saph.

 

[ihsfab]

If you wouldn't mind I would like to know more about how you made this piece. It looks nice.

 

[didyoung]

2 squares 1 brass 2 silver
brass tube and silver wire.
saw shape of flower
saw brass border
solder brass border to square of silver
solder flower to silver
then build hinge and solder to top of pend.
clean and buff silver
engrave flower add texture to back ground
set stone

 

[Willem Parel]

Thank you shawn for discribing the making proces, it sure is a nice pendant.
Is it commonly in Amerika to combine silver with.brass?, it wouln't sell here that much.
And doesn't it wear green because of oxidation?

 

[Peter_M]

That hinged bail is cool, great idea, nice looking pendant. Nice braided necklace also.

Peter

 

[ihsfab]

2 squares 1 brass 2 silver
brass tube and silver wire.
saw shape of flower
saw brass border
solder brass border to square of silver
solder flower to silver
then build hinge and solder to top of pend.
clean and buff silver
engrave flower add texture to back ground
set stone

Thank you for the info.

 

[a.khaksari]

Nice work, beautiful as always

 

[Southern Custom]

Nice pendant Shawn. I remember in my younger days when I couldn't afford gold. I made some nice things with brass and silver and to this day, they are still some of my favorite pieces. You've come up with a beautiful little design. Were you a jeweler first or did that come later?
Layne

 

[didyoung]

that's my real job...someday I will be known as an engraver