2017 Jewelry, so far

I haven't posted in a while because I got too busy and simply didn't want to take the time.  But I should have a bunch of posts to make up for it.

I made a few new pieces of jewelry.  This is my nordic dragon bracelet.  The terminals are based on an original in the swedish museum.  I make it in bronze and silver, and you can buy it in my Etsy store.

I also made an extra-heavy version as a custom order.  I might make more of these, but I have to figure out a reasonable fabrication method before I start offering them as a regular item.

I also got a chance to make The Chelsea Ring.  It's an anglo-saxon ring they found in the Thames near Chelsea.  It's been dated to about 800AD, and it's one of my favorite historical pieces of jewelry.

Its construction was an experiment in ring fabrication.  I carved the ring as a flat strip.  This allows me to trim the ring to the right length for any size, and then bend it to shape using a couple different mandrels.

Again, it's in my Etsy store.

I also did what is quite literally my biggest piece of jewelry as a custom order.  It's an angel wing torc necklace.  And yes, I had to carve two different wings - every single feather.  It took a loooong time.

It weighs in at 11 ozt, but my wife reports it's quite comfortable to wear and no pokes from the feathers.

Next, I'll post about the blade work I've been doing in the last 6 months.