INTRODUCTION ................................. 6
BASICS
Materials & Tools .........................................8
TECHNIQUES ....................................................12
Size a Cuff ..............................................................12
Prepare Metal ........................................................12
Work-harden ..........................................................12
Anneal Metal and Remove Firescale ....................13
Rivet (in the Round) ...............................................14
Set Eyelets .............................................................14
Create a Ruf¬ed Edge ...........................................15
Braze Copper ........................................................16
Draw a Bead on a Wire .........................................16
Emboss ..................................................................17
Texture ...................................................................17
Shape .....................................................................17
Add Patina with Ammonia .....................................18
Make a Flat Spiral ..................................................18
Add Patina with Liver of Sulfer ..............................19
Seal ........................................................................19
CHAPTER 1: WIRE CUFFS
The Perfect Storm ............................................... 22
Gypsy Woman ..................................................... 26
Calder Cuff ........................................................... 29
Triple Twist ........................................................... 33
Washer Cuff ......................................................... 36
Spinning Wheels .................................................. 39
From the Ruins of Pompeii .................................. 42
Budding Vine ....................................................... 45
CHAPTER 2: METAL CUFFS
Melodies in Metal ................................................ 50
Woven Cuff .......................................................... 53
Corset Cuff .......................................................... 56
Petticoat Cuff ....................................................... 59
Cool Corrugated Cuff .......................................... 62
Fast & Fun Fold-Forming..................................... 65
Folded and Flamed ............................................. 69
Wired and Fired ................................................... 73
Margarita Cuff ...................................................... 76
CHAPTER 3: METAL & WIRE CUFFS
Bezel Wire Cuff .................................................... 84
Basketweave Cuff ............................................... 87
Wire Rosette Cuff ................................................ 91
Scroll Cuff ............................................................ 94
A Ribbon Runs Through It ................................... 97
The Hurricane Cuff ............................................ 101
Hot-Wired Cuff................................................... 105
Fused Rings ....................................................... 108
About the Author ............................111