New Copper and Sterling Silver Earrings on Etsy

http://www.etsy.com/listing/82678716/copper-and-sterling-silver-earrings

Go places wearing these hammered copper and sterling silver crescent shaped drops. These are a great earring for any occasion. Made from pure copper sheet and sterling silver you get the great look of warm copper and cool sterling silver. The earrings have been shaped with a slight dome to give it dimension. I then applied a patina to further bring out the details. The earrings have been polished to have a good shine to them. The whole earring was finished off with a hand formed sterling silver earwire.

The earrings hang at just under 2 1/4" and are just under an inch at their widest point.       

Etsy Treasury "Industrial Art"

A subject as an engineer by day that seams appropriate for the moment.

http://www.etsy.com/treasury/MTExMDU3NTF8Nzg0NjU1Mjgz/industrial-art?ref=pr_treasury

New Etsy Treasury "The Leaves Are Falling"

http://www.etsy.com/treasury/MTExMDU3NTF8NzczMzY5Mzcy/the-leaves-are-falling?ref=pr_treasury

Stackers, Stackers, and More Stackers Etsy Treasury

I created a treasury on Etsy of stacker rings.

http://www.etsy.com/treasury/MTExMDU3NTF8NjA0MDgwNDgy/stackers-stackers-and-more-stackers

Glass Butte Pics

We are still busy replacing windows on our house, but I got the last ones installed yesterday so only have trim and painting left to complete the project:) I did want to share some of the pics from our Glass Butte trip.

The smaller Glass Butte

The obsidian in the road.

Beautiful blue sky with clouds rolling in

A few pieces I brought home.

Labradorite and Sterling Silver Pendant

We have been busy with all the craziness of summertime.  Took a short vacation and visited central Oregon and spent one day at the Glass Buttes.  The obsidian there is out of this world and a little overwelming of how much variety and quantity is there.  Once we got back, we have been busy replacing windows on our house so been difficult to squeeze in some studio time.  Robin had a great day and created a beautiful labradorite and sterling silver pendant, link to her shop below the picture.

http://www.etsy.com/listing/79135502/labradorite-and-sterling-silver-pendant

Jim

Modifying A Ball Pene Hammer To A Raising Hammer

I modified an old ball peen hammer.

To make the hammer, I marked guide lines on the sides with a sharpie, then ground down the top and bottom to the lines using a 6" bench grinder with 60 grit wheel.  I dipped the steel into a bowl of water often to keep the steel from getting hot and destroying the temper of the steel.  Once it was roughed out I used a finer grinding wheel to smooth the surfaces and refine the shape.  I then used a file to blend and final shape the head.  I used an orbital sander and sanded the piece to a uniform finish using 60 grit paper.  I then hand sanded with 100, 150, 220, 320, 400 sand papers to get the head nice and smooth.  I then polished to finish the hammer.

Jim