20 Gauge Dead Soft Sterling Silver Wire RIO100320

20 Gauge Dead Soft Sterling Silver Wire RIO100320

This dead-soft, sterling silver round wire, the bread-&-butter of jewelry making, is useful for creating components and for a wide variety of techniques. Dead soft wire is easy to bend, shape and hammer; it is an ideal starting point for forming, shaping and wire-wrapping. Keep in mind that hardness is changeable (by annealing or heat-hardening) and is relative among metal types (each temper will feel and handle differently from one metal to another). When finishing your pieces, also keep in mind that the harder the metal is, the brighter a finish it will take.

20-gauge wire is a good all-purpose weight; it is useful for head pins, jump rings, cuff and wire bracelets, neck wires, ear wires, earring posts, rivets. As you know, jewelry wire has as many uses as there are jewelers and designers who use it to achieve their vision; these suggested uses simply represent some of the more common applications of this metal weight.

• Shape: Round
• Metal Type: Sterling silver
• Purity: .925
• Hardness: Dead-soft
• Dimensions: .032″ (0.81mm)
• Thickness: 0.032″ (0.81mm)
• Country of Origin: United States
• What It’s Sold By: Inches

Please note: You must be a AHC member to be able to purchase the wire as a stand alone item, thank you for understanding.

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