Wire Wrapping

Using gold filled or silver wire and shaping tools, you will make bracelets, pendants or rings. You will learn how to incorporate cabochon stones or beads into your pieces. Basic tools are supplied and wire is for sale at the class session.

TOOLS and SUPPLIES 
Basic Tools Required: 
   File 
   Flat-nose pliers (with smooth jaws) 
   Penknife (Pocket knife) 
   Pin vise 
   Round-nose pliers 
   Wire cutters (Flush cutters recommended) 

Other Useful Tools and Supplies: 
   Dowels, various diameters 
   Emery paper, very fine 
   Lighter fluid 
   Masking tape 
   Optivisor 
   Permanent marker, very fine point 
   Polishing cloth or rag 
   Ruler, flexible (both English and metric units) 
   Scissors 
   Shampoo 
   Telephone wire 
   Toothbrush 
   Towel or placemat 

Optional Tools: 
   Bracelet mandrel 
   Chain-nose pliers (with smooth jaws) 
   Cordless screwdriver with keyless chuck 
   Forming pliers 
   Hemostat (with smooth jaws) 
   Mallet with rawhide or plastic head 
   Parallel-action pliers 
   Ring mandrel 
   Stepped ring mandrel 
   Vise, small (with smooth jaws) 

Wire: 
   Temper:
   Half-hard -- used in most wirewrap (including this book) 
	 Soft -- used in wire sculpture 


   1120 14K Goldfilled 
   1110 14K Goldfilled 
   Sterling Silver 

   Shape:
   Square -- most uses 
   Round -- ear wires, hooks and eyelets 
   Half-round -- wrap or binding wire 

   Gauge:
   18 (1.040 rom) -- wrap (occasionally) 
   20 (0.812 rom) -- wrap 
   21 (0.723 rom) -- bracelets, rings and pronged pendants 
   22 (0.644 rom) -- heavy pendants, ear wires and wrap 
   24 (0.511 rom) -- light pendants