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Sawing
|  | | | Using a jeweler's hand saw, silver shapes are cut out of the sterling sheet |
The jeweler’s saw hasn’t changed much over the years. A very thin blade of steel, a little wider than a piece of thread, is put under tension between the two arms of the saw frame. The blade is then brought to the edge of the metal and drawn in a downward motion, removing metal with its tiny teeth. The saw is then guided back up to the start position and the process begins again. In this photograph an interior shape is being cut out of the silver sheet. To perform this technique I first drill a small hole in the silver inside the shape that is to be removed, then one end of the saw blade is threaded through the hole, retightened in the frame, and the shape is sawn out.
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