How To Make A Cuff Bracelet Out Of Copper Sheet

Using the soft faced hammer start to bend the very edge of the bracelet.

How to make a cuff bracelet out of copper sheet.

Sold per dozen these copper cuff bracelet blanks are made from solid 20 gauge copper. Each blank measures 1 3 4 wide and 6 long. Making cuff bracelets is a great project for budding metalsmiths. 1 75 x 6 these are unfinished.

Cuff bracelets were also popular with the ancient greeks romans indians byzantines chinese mayans incans and aztecs. Cuff bracelet fabricating allows you to use basic skills in several areas such as forming annealing stamping texturing and finishing. The curved ends aren t too bad as they are quite stiff but the rest of the cuff is still too easy to bend out of shape. You do not have to apply much pressure as again the copper is soft.

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How to make a rustic cuff bracelet. Gently start to file the corers follow the length of the blank and start to smooth the corners. Use your jeweler s saw or tin snips to cut out your bracelet metal. As simple or complex as you want it to be cuff bracelets are one of the oldest pieces of jewelry in human history.

Use your ruler and super fine sharpie pen to mark your bracelet measurements on your metal sheet. I tried it in my oven at max temp maybe 270 290 degree celcius it did bring the copper to the surface but still didn t harden. Use the file to file the edges and top. I m using copper for this tutorial.

Use sharp overlapping strikes along the width of the copper to start the copper curving. Apply a little pressure and smooth. I use a large file. They will come with a pvc plastic film on one or both sides to protect the surface peel before use if desired or before applying heat.

Cuffs do not have to be sized too precisely so this is a great beginner project. Your bracelet should now look like this. Get a large diameter piece of steel or iron tube for your mandrel.