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Wire Working Basics: How to create beautiful shapes from wire.

Published on Fri, Mar 22nd 2019 Howto & Style Rectangular HD

Learn how to make beautiful, easy wire shapes! Discover the secrets to creating scrolls, double scrolls, swirls (coils), the question mark scrolls, U-shaped scrolls and a lot more, in this video. Find out how to make perfect circles, every time, as well as how to create matching wire sets, how to straighten wire, finish your wire shapes and tips on designing with wire.

Use these shapes in wire wrapping or use them by themselves to create beautiful jewelry, build chains or solder one or a few together to create an amazing piece of jewelry!
I have two other videos in this series that will help you on your way: Wire-Working: Intermediate Shapes and The Wire-Worked Pendant. Learn how to master wire bail creation, necklace links and a lot more! https://youtu.be/v6Q-1RzKaz4 and https://youtu.be/ILpQacA5pak

Related information:
Nancy LT Hamilton, YouTube, How to Anneal Wire: https://youtu.be/ZplNQhvO-Rw
Nancy LT Hamilton, YouTube, How to Anneal Sheet Metal: https://youtu.be/T2b4dPWUHLM
Nancylthamilton.com, Questions & Answers: Wire - https://nancylthamilton.com/questions-and-answers/wire-questions/
Nancylthamilton.com, Annealing Temperature Chart: https://nancylthamilton.com/resources/charts/annealing-temperatures-melting-points-annealing-information-from-aluminum-to-tin/

Tools used in this video

Round Nose Plier Brands:
Swanstrom
Lindstrom
Wubbers
Tronex
Xbow
(There are more)

Round Nose Plier Sources:
Micro-Tools.com: https://www.micro-tools.com/pages/search-results-page?q=round+nose+pliers&aff=10
Amazon: https://amzn.to/2YdgXu7
Other suppliers:
Otto Frei, Contenti, FDJ Tools, Rio Grande Jewelry, etc.

Flat Nose Pliers Brands
Swanstrom
Lindstrom
Wubbers
Tronex
Xbow

Sources:
Micro-Tools.com: https://www.micro-tools.com/pages/search-results-page?q=flat+nose+pliers&aff=10
Amazon: https://amzn.to/2USnFUw
Otto Frei, Contenti, FDJ Tool, Rio Grande.

Flush cutters - ensure that your cutters will cut the gauge of wire you will be working with now, and in the future. If it doesn't state what gauge it will cut to, contact the seller before buying!

Power Max by Keiba (my favorite): At Amazon: https://amzn.to/2TjMk2t.

Other Brands:
Xuron, Tronex, Xbow, Lindstrom,
Suppliers: Amazon: https://amzn.to/2To0Ia7, Micro-Tools.com: https://www.micro-tools.com/pages/search-results-page?q=flush+cutters&aff=10
Wire:
Buy dead-soft whenever possible. If not, you can always anneal it. I buy in one pound spools usually. In a pinch, I'll purchase from my local hardware store.

Metalliferous has the best prices at less than 8 cents a foot (.076). Rio Grande is also less than 8 cents a foot (.079). Watch buying in small quantities! I've seen up to .50 cents a foot on some sites. Huge price difference compared to .08 a foot!

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