Just before
Christmas I was asked to make a forged neckpiece made of 18
karat gold and platinum. I agreed to do it, although it had
been several years since I'd made my last one of this type
of neckwear. It sounded like an interesting diversion from
the much tighter type of work I had been doing. I was
provided a general drawing showing what he hoped it would
look like, which can be seen on the following page. However,
due to some technical issues I had some serious thinking to
do before deciding exactly what materials to order to get
started. The materials arrived, two pieces of 6 mm square
wire, each being six and a half inches long. There was also
a piece of 18 gauge platinum sheet that would ultimately be
incorporated into the lower center portion where diamonds
were to be set in the pavé style.
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