How To Make A Cuff Bracelet Out Of Copper Sheet

The cuff bracelet timeless and classic.

How to make a cuff bracelet out of copper sheet.

First get out your piece of sheet metal. Making cuff bracelets is a great project for budding metalsmiths. Cuff bracelet fabricating allows you to use basic skills in several areas such as forming annealing stamping texturing and finishing. It will look much smoother when you are completed.

Cuffs do not have to be sized too precisely so this is a great beginner project. How to cover a brass cuff in lillypilly copper sheets duration. 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. You do not have to apply much pressure as again the copper is soft.

Use your jeweler s saw or tin snips to cut out your bracelet metal. 1 75 x 6 these are unfinished. How to make a rustic cuff bracelet. Apply a little pressure and smooth.

I use a large file. Using the soft faced hammer start to bend the very edge of the bracelet. Use sharp overlapping strikes along the width of the copper to start the copper curving. Get a large diameter piece of steel or iron tube for your mandrel.

Your bracelet should now look like this. I m using copper for this tutorial. 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. Each blank measures 1 3 4 wide and 6 long.

Use your ruler and super fine sharpie pen to mark your bracelet measurements on your metal sheet. As simple or complex as you want it to be cuff bracelets are one of the oldest pieces of jewelry in human history. Sold per dozen these copper cuff bracelet blanks are made from solid 20 gauge copper. Cuff bracelets were also popular with the ancient greeks romans indians byzantines chinese mayans incans and aztecs.

With the corners cut i want to smooth them out. Use the file to file the edges and top. 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.