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Silver “Rock” Earrings

Posted on March 9, 2018 by Boston Biker

  I carved and cast these silver “rock” earrings for my partner. The hardest part was getting those little jump rings soldered to the top of the “rock” without melting them or the rock…but I did it and she loved them. Continue reading →

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Bike Chain Earrings Part 1

Posted on April 18, 2017 by Boston Biker

I have been experimenting with some different way to turn bike chain into earrings, here is my first try. The entire construction is bike chain parts, except for the silver ear stud. The tricky part was figuring out how to cut the very hard steel rings…until I remembered you can tempter steel to make it […] Continue reading →

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Making Some Crow Feather Earrings

Posted on April 2, 2016 by Boston Biker

Here are some process shots from the latest group of earrings I made. First I print out the design, and then cut and rubber cement it to the copper plate. the design is cut out using a jewelers saw, then you file and polish the burs off. The feathers ready and prepped for soldering.  Silver […] Continue reading →

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Brass Half Circle Stud Earrings

Posted on October 24, 2015 by Boston Biker

Very elegant half circle earrings, highly polished and sit nicely against the ear.
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Brass Half Circle Wing Earrings

Posted on October 24, 2015 by Boston Biker

    Silver studs with high polished brass.  These are cool because they are big enough to stick out off the ear, but not so large that the drag your ears down. Continue reading →

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Art Deco Geometric Earrings

Posted on September 16, 2015 by Boston Biker

Copper over brass.  I like the way these little guys came out.

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Ginkgo Leaf Brass Earrings

Posted on September 16, 2015 by Boston Biker

  Its fall and the leaves of trees are starting to fall, saw some ginkgo leaves and was inspired to make these handsome little brass earrings. Continue reading →

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Custom Bianchi Head Badge

Posted on August 17, 2015 by Boston Biker

I made this for my uncle, took the Bianchi off the logo and instead put his initials, silver over patina copper.  It was really fun cutting all those little bit and bobs out, and the soldering went well, hope he likes it!
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Custom Silver Star Trek Headbadge

Posted on February 2, 2015 by Boston Biker

    When I got the specs for this I knew it was going to be a larger badge, and the client wanted it in silver, so I was stoked to see a nice big badge with some classy materials.  I really like the way it came out, with the layers, and the oxide providing […] Continue reading →

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Brass Hexagon Earrings

Posted on January 6, 2015 by Boston Biker

  Simply and fun, a reproduction of an earring I saw at a store, best part about making your own metal projects is you can just make stuff at home if you see something you like.  Brass with silver posts. Continue reading →

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