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Plasma03/01/2020 19:58:37
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Unusual jewellery style project here, pair of moustache combs in nickel silver with pearl handle and gold rivets.

File work on the spine of the larger comb.

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daveb03/01/2020 21:51:55
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Posted by Bill Phinn on 03/01/2020 01:16:36:

daveb, relatively few high street jewellers these days fabricate rings (as opposed to having them cast or buying off-the-peg castings) and even fewer fabricate them on site. This means that even routine jobs like resizing increasingly have to be sent out. "Sent out" can mean somewhere like www.makermends.com or as far as Hong Kong

Thanks Bill, that is why I did the job myself. It is getting very difficult to find tradesmen who actually know their trade. I now have so many skills that I can make anything except money. I intend to start an engraving project next! nerd

Bill Phinn04/01/2020 01:24:50
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Posted by daveb on 03/01/2020 21:51:55: I now have so many skills that I can make anything except money. nerd

Priceless!

Bill Phinn04/01/2020 01:26:50
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Posted by Plasma on 03/01/2020 19:58:37:

Unusual jewellery style project here, pair of moustache combs in nickel silver with pearl handle and gold rivets.

File work on the spine of the larger comb.

20191229_161621.jpg

Nice!

Is that a bottle opener on the upper one, by any chance?

Plasma04/01/2020 09:44:23
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Not a bottle opener, just a large choil from knife making terminology.

Would work as a bottle opener though with robust enough metal.

All the tash combs I have seen are wood or plastic, I wanted something with a bit more oomph lol.

Mick

Steviegtr04/01/2020 12:37:33
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Posted by Plasma on 03/01/2020 19:51:44:

As an engineering solution I would definitely turn a ring from titanium.

I've made quite a few over the years, both male and female styles.

Heating the titanium when finished gives a beautiful colour finish, but I also file work them for decoration.

It's far easier to make the ring to size on a lathe for me, unless you're going to precious metals and have very deep.pockets.

Mick

Some pictures of those rings would be nice. I've seen the rainbow effect on titanium. Looks very good.

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