Wrapping it up

Continuing the first project, Transcription.

Reminder - the arches! Now doubled, with mirror image below.

More work on an embellishment which also covers the joints. Tried some aluminium shim (0.6mm thick) with texturing from the rolling mill (sandpaper, different plastic packing tapes, net and metal mesh).

Aluminium definitely looks better than copper.

I wrapped the main, central joints. The aluminium is so soft that I lost the mesh texturing in the process of getting a close fit, so I redid it using the vice, but it's not as distinct as on the original.

I tried using X-shaped wraps to hold the top of the arches but they kept breaking so I ended up wrapping strips of aluminium instead.

The finished piece.

The design works but I'm not sure these are the right materials. The white tape looks right, and there's enough give in the design for the cuff to stretch over the hand, without needing a fastening, but it is not sufficiently flexible when the cuff is being worn. And the aluminium shim is too fragile.


If developing this further, I would try translucent tube with sterling silver wire threaded through it to hold the arch shapes, with wrapped silver wire to fix the joints.