How To Make A Cuff Bracelet Out Of Copper Sheet

Cuffs do not have to be sized too precisely so this is a great beginner project.

How to make a cuff bracelet out of copper sheet.

I m using copper for this tutorial. As simple or complex as you want it to be cuff bracelets are one of the oldest pieces of jewelry in human history. Each blank measures 1 3 4 wide and 6 long. Cuff bracelets were also popular with the ancient greeks romans indians byzantines chinese mayans incans and aztecs.

Sold per dozen these copper cuff bracelet blanks are made from solid 20 gauge copper. Making cuff bracelets is a great project for budding metalsmiths. 1 75 x 6 these are unfinished. Use your jeweler s saw or tin snips to cut out your bracelet metal.

Apply a little pressure and smooth. Cuff bracelet fabricating allows you to use basic skills in several areas such as forming annealing stamping texturing and finishing. How to cover a brass cuff in lillypilly copper sheets duration. 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.

Gently start to file the corers follow the length of the blank and start to smooth the corners. 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. 7 000 year old metal cuffs have been found in egypt. It will look much smoother when you are completed.

First get out your piece of sheet metal. Your bracelet should now look like this. Use sharp overlapping strikes along the width of the copper to start the copper curving. You do not have to apply much pressure as again the copper is soft.

I use a large file. Get a large diameter piece of steel or iron tube for your mandrel. Using the soft faced hammer start to bend the very edge of the bracelet. Use your ruler and super fine sharpie pen to mark your bracelet measurements on your metal sheet.

The cuff bracelet timeless and classic. With the corners cut i want to smooth them out. 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.