Just made a copper paracord bead.....

[WULF]

heres the bead fitted on the paracord.

 

[BogdanS]

Very nice work - lovely piece of gear!

All the best!
Bogdan

 

[WULF]

Very nice work - lovely piece of gear!

All the best!
Bogdan

Thanks mate

 

[humdrum_hostage]

Shiny shiny!

 

[vestlenning]

Bling-bling!

 

[WULF]

These are addictive and im currently making an hammered bead!

 

[Essexman]

Looking good, nice work.

Another use, you could make a DIY GITD keyfob. Buy some tritium and insert, secure with optical grade adhesive, attach to keyring.

 

[WULF]

Looking good, nice work.

Another use, you could make a DIY GITD keyfob. Buy some tritium and insert, secure with optical grade adhesive, attach to keyring.

cheers mate,thats an option im looking into.

 

[Essexman]

You can buy Tritium on eBay, or at fishing tackle shops. Green is normally brightest.

 

[Monikieman]

Looks fantastic. I would have set aside 30mins in my head to do that!!! 3hrs for a bead is some going, well done. Kind of gets you these projects once you get started.
Thanks for showing.

 

[WULF]

Looks fantastic. I would have set aside 30mins in my head to do that!!! 3hrs for a bead is some going, well done. Kind of gets you these projects once you get started.
Thanks for showing.

Thanks mate
Im just on with a hammered version so get pictures up when its done

 

[WULF]

More beads made today,10mm and 12mm copper bar with hammered finish and various ageing finishes!
comments welcome

 

[Baelfore]

Those are lovely!

What are the finishes pray tell?

Ste

 

[WULF]

Those are lovely!

What are the finishes pray tell?

Ste

Thanks mate.
I got the finish with the blowtorch heating/blackening to different stages,just experimented really to see how they turned out.

 

[humdrum_hostage]

they are great! almost wooden like effect to the darker ones.

 

[Harvestman]

I suppose the blowtorch patina will protect them from tarnishing to green, as copper is wont to do?

 

[Monikieman]

The redish/purple finish is really nice. How did you treat them or is that a secret. I've used bleach/salt and vinegar in the past and somehow ended up adding a bit.....urine!!!

 

[crosslandkelly]

More beads made today,10mm and 12mm copper bar with hammered finish and various ageing finishes!
comments welcome
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Mate, you have been busy, lovely work again Steve.

 

[WULF]

Thanks for the comments guys.
all ive done is heated them up to different heats with the blowgun,the darkest one was glowing red!i havent treated any as im going to let nature decide that.
im sure the shiny polished ones wont stay like it for long!
Im going to try some more in bronze.

 

[Monikieman]

Bronze is sounding good. Kind of wondering about doing these flat and then wrapping round a steel pin or nail. This has given me too many ideas........