Urchin Necklace with a Gemstone Centre
Materials & Tools List - Europe
In addition to the tools and materials listed below you will need the following household items :
a small amount of oil and a paintbrush for making your moulds (I use olive oil but any culinary oil works well)
optional saran wrap/cling film to reseal any clay you aren’t using
deionised/distilled water to rehydrate dry/cracking clay
For torch firing you’ll need a timer (the one on your smartphone is perfect)
Fresh water for quenching
Scissors for cutting out your bail template
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Materials
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Silver Clay
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Silver Chain
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Siligum Moulding Compound
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An Urchin Shell
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OR an Urchin Mould
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Silver Tube (appropriate size for your gemstone)
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A Round, Faceted Gemstone (size to match the centre of the urchin)
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A Small piece of silver sheet for the bail (0.5mm/24 gauge)
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Hard Silver Solder + Medium silver solder (optional)
Tools for Silver Clay
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Cutting Mat
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An Acrylic Sheet
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Scalpel/Craft Knife
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Plasticine
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Doming Punches
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Sandpaper/Emery Paper
Tools for Torch Firing
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Fire Brick
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Blowtorch
Tools for Kiln Firing
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Kiln
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Steel Mesh
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Firing Fork
Tools for after Firing
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A Vernier Gauge
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A Chenier Cutter
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A Jewellers Saw
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Saw Blades
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A Turntable
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Flux
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Steel Tweezers
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Brass Tweezers
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Pickling Unit
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Pickle
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Bench Peg/Jewellers Bench
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A Flat File
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Round-Nosed Pliers
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Parallel or Flat-Nosed Pliers
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A Cotter Pin
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A Set of Needle Files
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Sanding Sponges
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Straight Reverse-Action Tweezers
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A White Polishing Pad
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A Polishing Cloth
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A Setting Burr (size to match your gemstone)
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A Pendant Motor
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Cut Lube/Wax
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Blu Tack
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A Loupe
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A Curved Burnisher
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A Straight Burnisher
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