Just for the body of the bracelet, this HP 4-in-1 took me over 6 hours of hard labor, all because of these little stubborn titanium jump rings. They are not kidding about this material is not for beginners. Titanium rings are tough, brittle, very springy. Aligning the ring ends is nothing compared to trying to close the gap. Good thing with HP, half the rings can be pre-closed before starting the weave. Can't imagine doing a JPL with these rings....
Specs:
Rings are saw cut titanium from The Ring Lords, 18 ga, 7/32" ID; I measured them to be 1.2 mm thick, 6.1 mm ID, exactly as listed on their website. Body of bracelet is 6 1/2"; about 13.5 RPI; total length including closure is just under 7 1/2". The little butterfly toggle is store bought, a good buy from San Gabriel Bead Company's last quarterly sale! Don't know what material it is... probably not anything silver-ish, but very cute, and just the right weight and tone to go with titanium's light gray finish.
WOW! Titanium is really tough to deal with but you made it and the toggle is a plus.
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Fabulous! Where are the bloody finger pics though??? :-) J/K - another awesome Kwansation!!
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