{"id":7889,"date":"2015-04-17T10:04:47","date_gmt":"2015-04-17T14:04:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/keepsakecrafts.net\/blog\/?p=7889"},"modified":"2015-04-17T10:04:47","modified_gmt":"2015-04-17T14:04:47","slug":"friday-findings-hammering-wire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/keepsakecrafts.net\/blog\/2015\/04\/17\/friday-findings-hammering-wire\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday Findings-Hammering Wire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/keepsakecrafts.net\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/beads-and-jewelry\/friday-findings-hammering-wire.JPG\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ngg-singlepic ngg-none alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/keepsakecrafts.net\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/beads-and-jewelry\/friday-findings-hammering-wire.JPG\" alt=\"friday findings-hammering wire.JPG\" width=\"450\" height=\"253\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Since I do so much wire wrapping and hammering in my jewelry, I thought I&#8217;d give you some of the basics of working with wire.<\/p>\n<p>There are two reasons to hammer wire: to harden it and\/or to reshape its cross section.<\/p>\n<p>In the video I show you how to hammer to harden but not reshape and how to harden and reshape. I&#8217;ll also give you a tips on areas where you need to be careful.<\/p>\n<p>If you or you family objects to all the noise from hammering one of these\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0058EDUS2\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B0058EDUS2&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=secroforgapeo-20&amp;linkId=BZZ24OHTMPQG7UQL\" target=\"_blank\">Leather Sandbags<\/a>\u00a0will dampen the sound quite a bit. \u00a0The other tools you will need are a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B004PBBKJA\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B004PBBKJA&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=secroforgapeo-20&amp;linkId=NB6A3DFGWJYB2ZWZ\" target=\"_blank\">Mini Anvil<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=secroforgapeo-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B004PBBKJA\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>, a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B001UP7X2M\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B001UP7X2M&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=secroforgapeo-20&amp;linkId=JOQPVM5LJBAHMTIE\" target=\"_blank\">chasing hammer<\/a> and a <a title=\"nylon &amp; rubber hammer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B000NPR2U8\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B000NPR2U8&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=secroforgapeo-20&amp;linkId=BUEUVFIB6CX5CKX3\" target=\"_blank\">nylon hammer<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B004PBBKJA\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B004PBBKJA&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=secroforgapeo-20&amp;linkId=NB6A3DFGWJYB2ZWZ\" target=\"_blank\">.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Enjoy the video and happy creating!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4hg3kcf5mNI\" width=\"450\" height=\"253\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>You can watch the\u00a0<a title=\"Friday Findings-Hammering Wire\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/4hg3kcf5mNI\" target=\"_blank\">Friday Findings-Hammering Wire<\/a>\u00a0video over at YouTube.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since I do so much wire wrapping and hammering in my jewelry, I thought I&#8217;d give you some of the basics of working with wire. 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