Brass on stainless steel, customized for a client. Came out really nice.
Tag: bike heart
Bike Heart
Made another bike hear for a customer, this one came out really nice and a dark black that really shines. That’s the thing about using patinas they don’t always come out the way you want, but sometimes they come out much nicer than you hoped. Copper with patina, silver jump ring, hand cut.
Bike Heart Pendant
Made this for a customer, I really liked the way it came out. Copper, and silver.
Ambidextrous Bike Heart Pendant
Made this for a customer, copper, with silver jump rings, just like other heart pendants I have made but with jump rings on both sides as per the customers request. I really like the way the patina turned out.
Bike Heart Pendant Photos
Copper (with a silver jump ring), for a customer.
Bike Heart Pendant Process
I had a request from another customer to make some more bike heart pendants. These are fun to make but take a while due to all the piercing and sawing. They are not complicated, just involved, so I thought it might be fun to take some process photos and share how they are made.
Start by prepping and cleaning the copper, then I apply the printed design to the copper with rubber cement.
Then plan out where you are going to drill all your holes, I do this by hand with a little manual drill (I find power drills to be a little hard to control sometimes when I want to drill into really tight areas). You can do this with a punch and a strike plate first if you are having trouble keeping the drill bit from jumping around.
Then the fun part, cut out all the tiny pieces.
Then I sand, file, and finish the copper with some liver of sulfur.
I use a slightly thicker gauge copper for the pendants than for the earrings, mostly for strength, and also because it gives it more dimension.
Bike Heart Pendant
Copper, with a silver jump ring, with patina and burnished edges. A request from a customer.
Copper And Silver Bike Heart Earrings
I fell in love with cycling a long long time ago, and it has been a life long partner ever since. To commemorate this love of cycling I created these bike heart earrings.
The heart itself is copper, the rest is silver. They are very light and airy and hardly weigh anything at all. The heart was hand cut using a jewelers saw and the ear wires made by myself.
Heart Bike 8oz Flask
This sturdy stainless steel flask has been embellished with a hand cut brass bicycle inside a heart. The brass bike heart has been polished to a nice shine, and the stainless steel flask will remain polished for years to come. The strong screw top will protect your precious drink from escaping until you want it to. A flask built to last.
This is the perfect gift for anyone who might like to carry a “special” water bottle on that long bike ride. It is also great for post ride (internal) embrocation.
Please use flask responsibly.
