To put the staple and hook together: Drill a 1⁄16-in. hole in the staple very close to the top. Drill one in the flat shank of the pin also close to the top. (See [sketch].)
Put a silver rivet in and rivet the two together, making a hinge. Place this on the bar pin or brooch and then put the hook in its proper position. Now you can get the exact length the pin should be. Cut it off long enough to let the end project through the hook about 1⁄8 in. File this to a needle point and polish very smooth. If it is rough it will not push through any kind of cloth easily. To solder, bind the pin and hook to the brooch or bar pin, and solder as you would any other piece. Polish and finish up as you have done before.
BRACELET WITH SAWED OUT DESIGN AND STONE SETTINGS
Material: One piece of No. 20 silver, 8 × 3⁄8 ins. One piece of No. 24, 1⁄6 in. by any length needed for the number of bezels required. Three or five stones (turquoises blend well with silver).
Bracelet with stone
Tools: Saws, saw frame, drill press and drills, small files, borax and solder.
Directions: Secure small stones of uniform size and the same colour, or colours that blend well together. If the stones selected are too large the bracelet is apt to have a heavy or clumsy look. Bracelets should be fine, and above everything else dainty looking. Take your 8-in. piece of silver and divide it into five equal parts if there are to be five stones, and three equal parts if three stones are to be used. Lay each stone in its section and mark the outline with pencil on the silver.
The sawed out design is a matter of spacing between the stones. The design shown here is a good one for this. You will see that the spaces between the stones are cut away so that the stones stand out as the design rather than the bracelet itself.