Since I do so much wire wrapping and hammering in my jewelry, I thought I’d give you some of the basics of working with wire.

There are two reasons to hammer wire: to harden it and/or to reshape its cross section.

In the video I show you how to hammer to harden but not reshape and how to harden and reshape. I’ll also give you a tips on areas where you need to be careful.

If you or you family objects to all the noise from hammering one of these Leather Sandbags will dampen the sound quite a bit.  The other tools you will need are a Mini Anvil, a chasing hammer and a nylon hammer.

Enjoy the video and happy creating!

You can watch the Friday Findings-Hammering Wire video over at YouTube.

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