cages necklace

by Mario Cesari on October 23, 2011 · 9 comments

in jewels

A simple necklace, made of iron wire

you just need a mandrel, snippers, round nose and flat nose pliers

make a coil around the mandrel (can be iron, wood or any material), don’t need to be precise

 

cut a series of almost 2 coils (or one and three quarter coil)

 

with round nose pliers make a loop at both extremities

 

with flat nose pliers bend the coil twice at half circle lenght

 

now let them enter into each other the way you see in the picture

 

close the loop so that it grasps the bend

 

when you’ve added enough pieces, add a ring and a hook for closure

 

instead of interlocking the pieces, if the end loop is wide enough, you can connect each piece with a small ring.

 

 

 

Mario Cesari
Mario Cesari Born in Venezia, Italy, metalworker for thirty-odd years, learning blacksmithing and chasing in London, cuttlefish bone casting and jewel construction back in Venezia, small-scale sand casting and other traditional nepalese techniques in Katmandu. Went to live in the country and learnt forge welding and Damascus steel making, attended seminar on Ancient Etruscan Techniques and learnt granulation, made replicas of scientific instruments for museums. In 1999 at UGA in Athens, GA, as visiting artist. Translated Metalwork and enameling by H. Maryon, wrote articles for Italian and American crafts magazines. In the last years mostly researching, teaching and taking care of my site http://www.pennabilli.org
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Mario Cesari
Mario Cesari Born in Venezia, Italy, metalworker for thirty-odd years, learning blacksmithing and chasing in London, cuttlefish bone casting and jewel construction back in Venezia, small-scale sand casting and other traditional nepalese techniques in Katmandu. Went to live in the country and learnt forge welding and Damascus steel making, attended seminar on Ancient Etruscan Techniques and learnt granulation, made replicas of scientific instruments for museums. In 1999 at UGA in Athens, GA, as visiting artist. Translated Metalwork and enameling by H. Maryon, wrote articles for Italian and American crafts magazines. In the last years mostly researching, teaching and taking care of my site http://www.pennabilli.org
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martinsmith February 22, 2012 at 8:39 am

I love the way u made it .i love this .it is such an amazing thing.
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jean January 25, 2012 at 2:15 pm

i especially like your last photo. it shows how graceful the links are. they remind me of leaves.

Mario Cesari October 26, 2011 at 7:59 pm

No need to clean it, at least if the wire is not soiled at first: you don’t anneal or solder it.

Joan North October 26, 2011 at 6:05 pm

You don’t mention cleaning the wire. When I work with steel, I find that the hardest part is getting it clean so it won’t rub off on the wearer.

Joan

Mariela October 25, 2011 at 1:29 am

Great! beautiful and easy thank’s for sharing

Michele October 25, 2011 at 12:13 am

Am showing this to my high school students…helps them to think about how a simple twist can change everything!

Mario Cesari October 24, 2011 at 7:23 am

The wire is square in section because It was reduced with the rolling mills.
The gauge depends on how you want to balance it against its other main measures: if you want a light necklace you use thinner wire and bigger interlocking pieces, if you want a sturdy bracelet, better use thicker wire and smaller pieces.

Jody October 24, 2011 at 4:20 am

Very attractive. What gage wire… and I see it is flat?

Angela October 24, 2011 at 3:06 am

I love this!. I think I’ll try a small version of the link in copper for a bracelet. Thanks for posting this, it’s beautifull.

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