In this etching piece I used nickel silver. I etched the design on this piece by drawing the design on the metal with a sharpie marker and placing it in acid three times, once everyday. The hardest part of this project was getting the etch deep enough, because the first time i etched it, it did not come out deep enough at all. After the piece was fully etched after three times I cleaned it with Ajax and Goo Gone to make it shiny and presentable. The buffer also helped make the bracelet look better by buffing the edges to get a cleaner and shinier outline. I actually formed this bracelet by using the mandel and using the raw hide hammer so that there wouldn't be any marks on my piece from forming it.
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