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Moving on, trim the right 18-gauge copper wire shorter than the left wire (fig. 5a, 5b, 5c).
Complete the back stone holder frame design by curling the wire ends inwards with a round nose pliers (fig. 5d, 5e, 5f, 5g).
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Step 6 of 17
Fourthly, let’s add fine details onto your copper pendant frame.
For the first layer, take a new 20-gauge copper wire and anchor it on the bottom left of the hexagon wire frame (fig. 6a, 6b, 6c).
Curl a swirl at the left frame and trim off the excess wire with a wire cutter (fig. 6d, 6e, 6f).
Duplicate the wire swirl on the right frame (fig. 6g, 6h).
After that, flatten the wire swirls by hammering them on a base metal plate (fig. 6i, 6j, 6k).
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Coil the flat wire swirls in position using a 26-gauge silver copper wire (fig. 7a, 7b, 7c, 7d).
Then, sharpen the blunt swirl ends with a round needle files (fig. 7e, 7f, 7g, 7h).
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For the second layer, bend a 20-gauge copper wire into a V-shape and align it at the bottom hexagon frame (fig. 8a, 8b).
Coil the wire V-base using 26-gauge silver copper wire and trim off the excess wire (fig. 8c, 8d, 8e, 8f).
