Part 2 - The Elements
You Will Need: A length of 2.5mm (10 gauge) round wire, a vernier gauge or ruler, a bench peg, a jewellers saw, 2/0 saw blades
The final element to prepare is the ‘T’ clasp. Use your vernier gauge or a ruler to measure and mark 18mm on a piece of 2.5mm or 10 gauge round wire.
Place it on your bench peg, and using your jewellers saw, saw out the length of wire.
Now you should have all the elements of your bracelet ready to solder together. Lay out all the pieces as they will be assembled starting with the ‘T’ bar, 4 small jump rings and one large jump ring, then alternate a frame and a jump ring until they are all laid out, and finally the final three large jump rings with the two tube links you made earlier in between them.
Your bracelet should be around 175mm long, but as each coin is unique the length will vary design to design. If the bracelet is too long, you can remove a frame (and follow the last part of the botanical shadow box necklace project to turn it into a necklace), or if you need more length, you can add more large jump rings and tube connectors until you reach the desired length.