How to make convex shapes or Tools from trash (Part 1)
Author: Tania Zakharchenko
Many of my tools are “tools from trash”.
Now I'll discover one of my secrets!
For example, to make this pendant I used one unusual tool.
To make convex shapes I use … bottom of beverage cans!
How to use (technical details):
- various cans have different radius of curvature. Use the same cans for twin pieces (earrings).
- the maximum diameter of piese is approx. 47 - 48 mm, sometimes up to 50 mm.
- Take the piece away before it gets cold.
Attention!
Work carefully or protect the sharp edges with sticky tape!
Unbaked pieces look like this:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAeMZVVSawc1nkHzMG8RBVbVubJp4Kbgu3hMCu3SpPW2Or0_gpPd-bSJklsfeCJgnl8WUQQTzkvpzCU-Gx11hnWVMCBYjaTqdmTx6rbGieaLCdwGgkrocrQ6PHNi1vUJrxZUiAnv-5y9Q/s320/2.jpg)
Finally, some of my works (with the use of can bottoms):
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnCotlcQobWSxyiMMOLZr8SkrZj5yToYTgfQfcDKKS0IHCofcdgz1sY_5SGYvr4DKoaZrS8h8DY0jDV3VleXhd_XNAyhH7Xdphqpbw1fE0VcNeyNS34TNZoGXbM3pvbKbRgrI_5-lXMro/s320/ColganteGotasDeColor.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSsIXISV0PuDMl7m5f2WmJpgaAFhgPc1XXAUS4pROFtijOWAOjSRxLETfbCNw6JSqMxq0FrfVLLqi1mYtQufeBiGhCDW3c94KiIOAu9VJIdYST4efJLWt5QfFDAgSDbKvqe3abByfLEsk/s320/PendientesRedondas.jpg)
to be continued...
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Many of my tools are “tools from trash”.
Now I'll discover one of my secrets!
For example, to make this pendant I used one unusual tool.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn-TJeOkFmyxPsl0ni3rY3yLhdL7iVWH-1_stHxUhBQndS7gJr2XC-LJmX42SCjVbci4JAaaSNcPsKu6HPko6pE2A7uoaNjv_v4KkFI0sAf_xENIgwwYr8Js7ElLrJxT257cFAf5heG-A/s320/ColganteRedondoCuenta.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmnae7IGCIHoXVQTLIdOsDx4VpYELklQxv_5rrbL8Z1eL8cSTDeSLvlSoUGPfPPSAmqR58q0VdjsC9l9_t7b5dXlpoDTHP8TbsHW9eNkDHHA8P4TJbAXv2PW0rV2TLGe41TmJn5NhMXQk/s320/1.jpg)
- various cans have different radius of curvature. Use the same cans for twin pieces (earrings).
- the maximum diameter of piese is approx. 47 - 48 mm, sometimes up to 50 mm.
- Take the piece away before it gets cold.
Attention!
Work carefully or protect the sharp edges with sticky tape!
Unbaked pieces look like this:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAeMZVVSawc1nkHzMG8RBVbVubJp4Kbgu3hMCu3SpPW2Or0_gpPd-bSJklsfeCJgnl8WUQQTzkvpzCU-Gx11hnWVMCBYjaTqdmTx6rbGieaLCdwGgkrocrQ6PHNi1vUJrxZUiAnv-5y9Q/s320/2.jpg)
Finally, some of my works (with the use of can bottoms):
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnCotlcQobWSxyiMMOLZr8SkrZj5yToYTgfQfcDKKS0IHCofcdgz1sY_5SGYvr4DKoaZrS8h8DY0jDV3VleXhd_XNAyhH7Xdphqpbw1fE0VcNeyNS34TNZoGXbM3pvbKbRgrI_5-lXMro/s320/ColganteGotasDeColor.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSsIXISV0PuDMl7m5f2WmJpgaAFhgPc1XXAUS4pROFtijOWAOjSRxLETfbCNw6JSqMxq0FrfVLLqi1mYtQufeBiGhCDW3c94KiIOAu9VJIdYST4efJLWt5QfFDAgSDbKvqe3abByfLEsk/s320/PendientesRedondas.jpg)
to be continued...
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Labels: How to make, tools
1 Comments:
At May 31, 2011 at 12:47 AM ,
Unknown said...
What a really clever former - and a nice bit of lateral thinking!
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