How to Form Convex Bracelets with Fretz Tools

[@TheShorelady]

This was an outstanding video. Good Mother's Day gift.... heck with flowers...I want this!

[@maudale]

Thank you so much for sharing!! many cuff bracelets I noticed have a thick inner edge which gives them more rigity, would one simply solder a half round/thick wire along the inside edges before shaping the bracelet?

[@marlenemccall2424]

Where in the heck can I find this Brass tubing? I've looked everywhere. What am I missing or what is it called or measured by?? I really would like to play with this.

[@farooqalikhan8400]

Great 💯 good idea ❤

[@parveenjohal5009]

Great hammer 🔨 work ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@teristeinborn4872]

Fabulous! This is on your videos that I own as well. However, my question is, I would like to make a bangle as opposed to the cuff. How would I figure the right amount \ length of silver to use? As stated in the video, the outer diameter gets smaller due to the hammering. Would anyone happen to know what the difference is? I want to sell both large and small sizes.

[@RioGrande1944]

Hi Teri! Thanks for reaching out to us :) Kate Wolf came up a bangle size gauge that comes in quite handy for these types of things. (Item 115338 www.riogrande.com/Product/TRUE-SIZE-by-Kate-Wolf-Bangle-Bracelet-Gauge/115338) Unfortunately, there really is no universal standard bangle sizes like rings have. This tool references the inside diameter of the bangle, so the length would be the inside diameter + the metal thickness (gauge) x pi (3.14). For example, to make a bangle from 16 gauge round wire with an inside diameter of 2.5” you would add 2.5” + .051” x 3.14 = 8.01," you would need 8” to make a bangle out of 16 ga wire with a inside diameter of 2.5”. This is the same formula for creating rings. If they are making wide anticlastic bangles, they will need to add metal to compensate for the anticlastic shape, which depends on how severe the anticlastic shape is. Does this help? Let us know if we can provide any more information!

[@farooqalikhan8400]

Very nice sir

[@rubendarioduertelaserna4657]

Hi! I have a question? How is the name of the tool you use

[@SusanRoseArt]

Hi, I got lost :( You started with an open ended bangle but suddenly you were working with a solid bangle. At what point did you solder the ends? Was this cut out of the video or is this a completely different bangle? Thanks, Sue ~

[@BANDANA-GIRL]

I'm with you shore lady!

[@anna-nn4ix]

thanks for this tutorial..

[@RioTechs]

+anna c Hi Anna, thanks for watching. Thats the Fretz Nylon Tipped hammer. You can check them out at www.riogrande.com/Search/fretz-nylon-hammer. I hope this is of some help. Mark N Tech

[@JanetAlexanderJewelry]

The bracelet in the introduction was a different piece. He starts with a tube, forms it into shape, and then cuts it open with a saw, file the edges and then hammer the edges to finish them.