Etched Bracelet

I love etching metal but often find it difficult to actually use the pieces of etched loveliness.

If I use it, it will be gone.

I know...it makes no sense.

I finally decided to do something with part of that lovely stockpile.

Bracelets.....

With my metal guillotine, I cut segments of different metals etched with different patterns, making what felt like my own strange form of currency.

I purposely varied the lengths and widths by a smidge because I'm not one to go for everything perfectly matched and logically coordinated.  

That's just a bit too predictable for my liking.

My collection of etched segments were filed and sanded on all edges and corners.

Using a previously made bezel feature with a resin set image from an old Biology textbook as my pattern, I marked the drill hole locations which were drilled with my flex shaft and then cleaned up with a bur.

I mixed pieces of copper, brass and nickel and joined them with 16 gauge copper jump rings.

While I liked how everything was coming together, I thought it looked too clean and bright.

Out came my old can of liver of sulfur.

After soaking in  a warm solution of liver of sulfur and a selective cleaning with a foam sanding block....

now it's done.