Category Archives: Jewelry

Steel and Gold Dragonfly Earrings

Posted on November 13, 2012 by metal_musings

A pair of steel and 24k gold dragonfly earrings we did, inspired by a possible commission.  These were a lot of fun to make!  The 24k gold inlays are parallel wire inlays, inlaid into the steel.  24k gold has an … Continue reading →

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Dancing Frog Silver Earrings

Posted on November 8, 2012 by metal_musings

Here are a pair of tiny dancing frog earrings I just finished.  They’re made of hand fabricated and engraved Sterling silver, and are 3/4 inches tall, and 5/15 inches wide. Thanks for looking!

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Floating Treasures Part 2

Posted on November 8, 2012 by metal_musings

Here is the Dragonfly Floating Treasure Pendant finished. It’s about 1 1/2 inches in diameter, with a Sterling silver bowl, engraved and textured steel “floating” plate with .999 Fine silver and copper inlays.  

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Floating Treasures Part 1

Posted on November 1, 2012 by metal_musings

In the distant past I made a bunch of pendants I called “Floating Treasures.”  These were loosely based upon kagamibuta style netsuke.  Kagamibuta netsuke became popular in Japan after the wearing of swords was banned, and the metal artisans who … Continue reading →

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Koi Pendant

Posted on October 17, 2012 by metal_musings

Another project I just finished (it’s been a sort of cleanup the projects kind of month), the Koi Pendant.   It has an inlaid silver koi and copper inlaid lily pads and is backed with silver, with an Argentium™ silver chain. … Continue reading →

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Experimenting with Titanium part 3

Posted on April 24, 2012 by metal_musings

Finally finished.  I sculpted the other moth using a flat graver and a fairly large hardened steel punch.  I did finally go with stippling the background with a sharp, four sided punch, but initially had some problems with the steel … Continue reading →

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Experimenting with Titanium part 2

Posted on April 20, 2012 by metal_musings

Moving along, I did a little more today.  Above, I’ve removed all of the background. Here, I’ve finished sculpting the right hand moth. And another quick and dirty inking.  Rather than the scribble texture, I may try stippling the background. … Continue reading →

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Experimenting with Titanium

Posted on April 19, 2012 by metal_musings

I have been curious about engraving 6ALV4 Titanium.  A lot of high end knives are available using this titanium alloy for the handle scales.  It has a bad reputation among engravers, so I thought I would experiment with some and … Continue reading →

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Ants Miseretto part 13 – Risk Reduction

Posted on March 9, 2012 by metal_musings

Finishing up the pendant by adding my signature to the silver backing, and beginning texturing.  On the left you can see the beginnings (outlining) of my “scribble” texture, and on the right, starting to fill in – it’s a pain, … Continue reading →

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Ants Miseretto part 12 – Risk Reduction

Posted on March 9, 2012 by metal_musings

OK. no more dancing around, time to add the gold legs. I started by engraving the cuts for the legs, first with a Lindsay Universal graver, followed by a Carl Bleile narrow graver, so the cuts are quite deep.  The … Continue reading →

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