Acorn Pendant With Oak Tree Remnant

I designed this little acorn to dangle along with an Oak Leaf Pendant I made.  

I made it so that it sits flat.  The whole thing is made of copper sheet which

was cut, formed, textured and soldered together.  

The best way to form a ball shape is with a dapping punch, a block and a hammer.

The wooden bead I made from a piece of an Old Oak Tree.  

I drilled a whole through the wood and through the copper cap (this step is not in the photographs).

Oak Leaf Pendant Almost Finished

I am almost done this pendant.  I'm working on the wood cab you see

on the pendant.  it will be a bit smaller than you see.  

Here is what I'll be doing next:

- Covering the cab with epoxy (the reason for this is because this piece of 

oak comes from old wood pieces salvaged from a dead oak tree and they're

quite fragile.  By completely covering them with epoxy, I figured they 

would be protected from wear and tear).  

2.  Adding a bezel (a strip of silver soldered to the plate to hold the wood cab 

into place).

3.  Finish the bail (to hang to the chain).

4.  Polish it up and add a bit of darkening solution to make the leaf pop out.

5.  Package it and send it on its way to my customer!