Cold connections

A small selection of metal elements using micro fasteners to hold them together. Screws, washers, nuts. Brass, copper, aluminum, wire mesh. Flame patina, various textures. Photo showing a few of the tools used for micro fastener cold connect. A few micro fasteners shown by the brush. When I'm working the tools aren't that neatly placed!

Welcome to our next BOOT CAMP! This go round we are going to show all sorts of amazing ways to create using cold connections. Cold connec...

H̟e̟x̟x̟R̟e̟x̟x̟ on Instagram: "Mourning eye. You may have spotted this on my stories last week. It’s mixed metal and fabricated entirely from cold connections ( no soldering used) even the pin on the back. Just shows what is able to be done with very little equipment. It was a fun project."

Ring by Jan Materek

*** Assignment for today: Jewelers, like other artists, are always looking for new ideas. Where better to look that the work of other artists? Do some research online and find some artist-made jewelry that you like. You should be looking for things that you might be able to make with the techniques we have learned so far (or something similar that looks like you might be able to do). Experiment with searching for different combinations of "key words". Some words you might use could be: cold…

Following the recent completion of my new jasper necklace, I decided I should continue my momentum and repurpose another of the Bead Fest acquired pendants. I still felt the need to create a unique setting so that I could ditch the cheap, uninspired bail that came with each stone. The pendant 2nd in from the left in the top row became the new candidate for pendant/necklace #2. I took my time in planning out the setting because I decided I wanted to make the piece using only cold connections…

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