Weaving a Turkshead (4)

The steps in weaving a four strand Turkshead ring in gold.

Start with plain round wire.
For this ring I used 14K White Gold, 20 gauge dead soft and 18K Yellow Gold, 24 gauge dead soft.

Then I twisted the 18K Yellow, three strand right hand lay

I tie an original model in fishing line.

Replace Fish Line with Gold - First Pass

I then follow the fishing line with the twisted yellow gold. The gold wire replaces the fishing line as I weave.

First time around with the yellow gold.

Second time around.

Completed Twisted Wire. Smooth Wire Next.

I've completed tying the first pass in twisted yellow gold. The wire weaves four times around. Next will be the white gold.

First time around with the white gold.

Four Times Around Completes the First Pass of White Gold

Four times around with one side of the white gold. Two full passes are finished. One pass to go.

Weaving is Finished. One Pass twisted Yellow Gold. Two Passes plain White Gold.

Four times around on the second side of the white gold and the ring is tied.
Next will come clipping off the ends, soldering the ends, shaping, forming, sizing, and polishing the ring.

Finally a finished ring.

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