Hammered Hoops

HAMMERED HOOPS

Copper Wire & Sterling Silver Letter Cubes

I just hammered these hoops out the other night (the little silver letter cubes are free-floating) and was surprised that I was able to make a very closely matched set of hoops! The trick seems to be to hold the hoop shape together with your fingers while hammering them flat, so they maintain the basic size. After hammering the hoops I spent some time with the Polish Cloth (Sunshine Polishing Cloth, made in Japan) hand-rubbing up a decent shine & buffing out some of the roughness while also de-burring/buffing the ends - especially the ends that go into the ear hole :)

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