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How to Make a Brooch Pin

How to Make a Brooch Pin End Cap Catch  - US$25

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How To Make Brooch Pin Catch

This instruction comes with easy to follow pictorials and detailed illustrations which covers:

  • - Making foot end cap
  • - Make pin and hinge 
  • - Accurate filing and soldering 
  • - Fitting the locking pin
  • This tutorial can be made in a standard smithing workshop. You will need:
  •  - Silver or any metal of your choice

You will receive :

  • -- 56 Pictures and illustrations
  • -- 28 Pages of detailed instructions
  • -- Bench tips on tools and techniques
How To Make Brooch Pin - Solder foot end cap
Solder foot end cap.
How To Make Brooch Pin - Locking slide
Fit the locking slide.

A brooch pin end locking cap catch is available commercially, but that does not mean there is never a need to have to custom make one, which is relatively straight forward.

Making a custom brooch pin catch with end locking cap for a high end brooch, adapting non-standardized dimensions and sizes to fit the brooch perfectly.

How To Make Brooch Pin Catch Traditional Way

Custom brooch pin catch completed.

Suggested Follow-up Projects

or select other jewelry making projects from Jewelry Making Class List

Recommended Tool Tips / Videos for this project

Refer to this free tutorial on How To Peen Rivets.

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