Single Row Pattern Hoop Posts - Sterling - Large french wire earring Once I got Ricard II

Once I got Ricard II where I wanted him

This is very similar to the ring I made during the segment of “A Craftsman’s Legacy” on PBS a few years ago

These are made with a solid round rod cut into links and hammered with a clasp ear wire soldered on

I then make a mold and pull a wax copy of this original granulation

This Milky Way band is almost 3mm wide and is exactly 2

Single Row Pattern Hoop Posts - Sterling - Large french wire earring Once I got Ricard IIThese Hoop posts are made from my Single Row pattern with heavy granules and have a sterling silver post and ear nut. I made the original band in Fine silver using the process of Granulation. I then made a mold of that polished granulated original, pulled some wax copies of it, then cast them using the lost wax process, and added a snap catch to the hoops! Granulation is an ancient fusing process utilized for thousands of years by the Etruscans and