{"id":102,"date":"2014-05-22T11:41:48","date_gmt":"2014-05-22T17:41:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fredkaems.com\/?p=102"},"modified":"2014-05-22T11:41:48","modified_gmt":"2014-05-22T17:41:48","slug":"cast-silver-and-copper-pendants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fredkaems.com\/?p=102","title":{"rendered":"Cast Silver and Copper Pendants"},"content":{"rendered":"

This was my first time casting metal, and my first time soldering, so I had a lot to learn on this project. I used direct casting which is a fairly simple process to cast the silver components, I then soldered posts onto the silver pieces to elevate them from the copper back plates. I didn’t know much about patina, so the finish of the pieces is really simple, but that is part of the learning curve. \"Fred<\/a> \"Pendants<\/a> \"Fred<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This was my first time casting metal, and my first time soldering, so I had a lot to learn on this project. I used direct casting which is a fairly simple process to cast the silver components, I then soldered … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-102","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8qvRk-1E","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":136,"url":"https:\/\/fredkaems.com\/?p=136","url_meta":{"origin":102,"position":0},"title":"Casting a ring shank out of silver","author":"Fred","date":"May 23, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"The blue stuff is wax that I carved into the form of the ring. Once I have it cast in silver and cleaned up I will be attaching a wooden component to the top to complete the project.","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredkaems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Ring-Sketch.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredkaems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Ring-Sketch.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredkaems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Ring-Sketch.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":144,"url":"https:\/\/fredkaems.com\/?p=144","url_meta":{"origin":102,"position":1},"title":"Ranges- wood and silver ring","author":"Fred","date":"May 23, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Here is the finished piece. It has a cast silver ring shank with a wooden piece on top. For the wooden piece I laminated two pieces of Walnut with an Oak piece in the middle. 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I don't think I will be making anything like this again, but I enjoyed the process, and like the end results. Each new project that I do\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredkaems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Kaems-Universal-ear.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredkaems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Kaems-Universal-ear.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredkaems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Kaems-Universal-ear.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredkaems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Kaems-Universal-ear.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredkaems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Kaems-Universal-ear.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fredkaems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Kaems-Universal-ear.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":120,"url":"https:\/\/fredkaems.com\/?p=120","url_meta":{"origin":102,"position":3},"title":"Making a Belt Buckle","author":"Fred","date":"May 22, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"I am making a belt buckle with copper and brass, I will be soldering posts onto the pieces and using tube rivets to elevate the different layers. 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