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Tutorial 012: Finishing off leather

cord

By Eni Oken - www.oken3d.com/jewelry

There are many ways to finish off a leather cord

by gluing the cord to a hook end, however, the

method shown here is sturdy and does not

require any use of glue. This finishing might be a

little bulkier than other solutions, but from a

purist's point of view, it makes for a more

elegant piece of jewelry for not using any glue or

solder.

Step 1: Wrap the end of the leather cord

Take a length of 12 inches or more of 20

gauge wire. Fold the end of the leather cord

and make a simple wrapped loop around it

with the wire.

Step 2: Wrap the other end into a loop

and coil heavily and tightly

Wrap the other end into a rather large loop

and triple wrap the base of the loop. Pinch the

loop which holds the leather cord, to make it a

bit slimmer and continue coiling well into the

leather part. Try to fill up the areas that are

too thin to even out the wrap, by triple

wrapping them. The goal is to form a neat,

tight wrapped cone.

Trim the leather cord and the wire.

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Step 3: Create the simple hook clasp

Take a length of 18 (or thicker) gauge wire of

about 4 inches and create a loose spiral at one

end. Bend the other end backwards, forming a

hook.

Step 4: Finish off the ends and flatten

Coil the very tip of the hook so it will not hurt

the wearer and then flatten the entire piece

with a chasing hammer over metal, to make it

sturdier. Attach a jump ring to the spiral part.

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