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by Gwen Youngblood
The Riveting Essentials riveting tools are a unique set of tools designed by Gwen Youngblood to make riveting easy-peasy and nearly foolproof. Rivets are formed with short pieces of wire, which are passed through holes in the jewelry pieces and the ends of the wire are flattened to secure the pieces in place. The wire used to form the rivet must be of the proper diameter, i.e. fit snugly in the holes. And more importantly, the wire must be cut to the proper length—too short and the rivet will not be secure; too long and the wire will bend instead of flatten. Learning to cut the rivet wire to the correct length to form the rivet properly has been the “trickiest” part of learning to rivet, usually requiring a great deal of practice. In this project, students will learn to use the Riveting Essentials Rivet Gauges† to cut the rivet wire to the correct length every time. In addition, students will learn to use the Riveting Essentials Rivet Punches† to attach bezel cups. Students will also learn some simple metal working techniques.
This project assumes that the student has completed the Easy-Peasy Riveting project.
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Gwen Youngblood’s Riveting Essentials
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