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Chain nose pliers Extra long round nose pliers Wire snips 4 oz ball peen hammer Rawhide mallet or rubber dead blow hammer Steel bench block Sand bag or towel (for bench block) 20 gauge black annealed steel wire 24 gauge black annealed steel wire Foam sanding block, fine grit; cut in half Faceted glass beads Chandelier crystal drop
How to: 1 Cut 10 inches 20-gauge steel wire. Clean by running between two pieces of fine grit foam sanding block.
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Hammer one end to create a paddle.
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Grasp paddle using round nose pliers and create a loose spiral.
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Use chain nose pliers to bend a 90-degree angle just below spiral.
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Flatten the top of the spiral.
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Use rawhide mallet or dead blow hammer to harden the wire by hammering it for about four inches below the spiral.
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