Fairly Hasty Cufflinks

Dick C - Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 9:16am

The morning of the one day I wore a tux I realized I didn't have cufflinks. These are what I came up with. They are scratch finished, oxidized, sterling silver with 14 kt. yellow accents. The back side simply has my logo stamp for decoration.

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cufflinks and studs

lin - Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 10:59am

Nice, they don't look hasty at all. Lin

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Dick, These are clean and

Fred Zweig - Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 12:24pm

Dick,

These are clean and well designed. Like the handmade findings. Great job. Would like to see your logo.

Fred Zweig
Metalsmith

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Thanks Fred. The motif was

Dick C - Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 2:27pm

Thanks Fred. The motif was to some degree "borrowed" from a design book. I took a moment to try to find it again, but haven't located it.

Since the camera was still set up I took a photo of the back. I would make a similar mark when I started out by making my initials, D.C., with a chisel and center punch. Some years after I got into jewelry I needed a mark for something and this was an easy stamp to make -- three saw kerfs and two holes in a rectangular punch face.

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Hi Dick, I really like the

eligius1427 - Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 3:43pm

Hi Dick, I really like the cuff links, it's nice to see a pair that aren't shiny gold or silver. Might have to give you a buzz and get a pair. Are those screws on the back? It sure looks like it, but they'd have to be really tiny.

Jake

Jake Balcom
Mettle Design
Lincoln, NE

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Thanks Jake. The two things

Dick C - Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 7:45pm

Thanks Jake. The two things that look like screws are just wires that I clipped flush to the back. I don't recall why, but for some reason they were clipped and the ends left raw. The result of being hasty I guess.

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rugged

warren - Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 10:08pm

Dick I really like your cuff links, kind of rugged look to them would go good with a flannel shirt too.

Now when you put on the jacket reach in the pocket and there probably are the cuff links and buttons.

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Cufflink findings

stoneaddict - Friday, September 25, 2009 - 7:05am

I see what you mean about designing your own- nice job. Adds a nice feel to the whole piece!

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These are even better then

QuiQue - Friday, September 25, 2009 - 3:54pm

These are even better then the spiral ones I just commented on. Are you selling these as part of your line of work? Do you feel comfortable posting a price on them?

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