Making a Twist Forged Bracelet with the Fretz Jeweler's Sledge Hammer

[@amandathompson8431]

Great tutorial! This hammer and some Fretz stakes are added to my wish list of supplies. Thanks for sharing!

[@candyem6622]

Just a reminder that brass needs to cool after annealing and not quench too soon. I might have got a bit heavy with the hammer or quenched to quickly after heating and the edges of the brass cracked. You need to anneal on the brass a lot , eg I couldn’t open the loop successfully after hammering until I had annealed again.

[@janearcher3834]

Bill, would it kill you to smile? Once in a while?

[@philipray5824]

Thanks. I never knew how to use a hammer before

[@teristeinborn4872]

Thanks for the great tutorial! I'm excited to say I'll be purchasing several pieces of your hammers AND stakes! Rio Grande is offering an amazing package (actually, several packages!) that I believe will be perfect for me. I am already the proud owner of one of your hammers so, of course, now I'm hooked! I suppose I could have worse additions....Teri....

[@julieshipman-rockley606]

Have you dressed the anvil and if so how have you done this also will it be suitable to use silver like this, kind regards Julie

[@RioGrande1944]

Hello, we will reach out to our Tech Team and get you a professional answer.

[@RioGrande1944]

Hello Julie, we spoke with our Tech Team and they said that in that video the anvil does show wear, however you can clean up the surface of any anvil with sand paper list like sanding wood or silver. They personally recommend using 3m Wet or dry sand paper and to start with what ever grit you need to remove the blemishes and then work down in grit to 1000 grit. They also recommend to use the paper with a hard sanding block and wet it with water, just make sure you remove any water and dry the surface after you are finished. We hope this helpful for you!

[@abstractbybrian]

This is brilliant!

[@abstractbybrian]

Where did you get that Gorgeous anvil? I would love to have one.

[@azharalam659]

Hi me azhar and I want to know that how this cable braclet is made which machine or tool is used

[@RioGrande1944]

Hi Azhar, Thanks for your question. The hammer featured here is the Fretz Jeweler's Sledge Hammer. You can find it here: www.riogrande.com/product/fretz-sh-1-jewelers-sledge-hammer/112656 Hope this helps!

[@riswanjiru8984]

what is the name of that machine you are laying the brass on

[@RioGrande1944]

Hi Ris, Thanks for asking! The larger piece of equipment is a cast iron bench anvil (bit.ly/2BMy9xc), and the smaller piece is a Fretz® F-7 Specialized Miniature Thin Shell Forming Stake (bit.ly/2txV8aD). Hope this helps, and have a great day!

[@sisteryaya24]

Thank you!

[@Candyp971]

Hello Bill, can you tell me where to find the exact brass cable reference you used in this video please?

[@mafia2mom]

😱😵😨😍💞Thank you! Good to learn before I wear out my arms with a smaller hammer!

[@johnnynephrite6147]

just another advert for another useless over priced "thing" you dont need to make jewelry.