Heres one of my brooches that i make.Based on an ancient design that goes back to at least roman times..
I make these from 2mm wire.For the ring part i tie a bundle of four wires together and fireweld the ends,i repeat this on the other end of wires and then twist.
The pin is made from three wires firewelded and twisted.
When i first tried this i failed because my anvil was too far away from my forge(..and its onlly a step away!)the metal cooled too much and the weld failed.So now i have a very small anvil actually in my forge right next to the fire.No more failed welds.Enough now!Pictures...
I make these from 2mm wire.For the ring part i tie a bundle of four wires together and fireweld the ends,i repeat this on the other end of wires and then twist.
The pin is made from three wires firewelded and twisted.
When i first tried this i failed because my anvil was too far away from my forge(..and its onlly a step away!)the metal cooled too much and the weld failed.So now i have a very small anvil actually in my forge right next to the fire.No more failed welds.Enough now!Pictures...