Making Granulation Balls And Decorative Spheres

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In this video, Professor John Ahr of the Online Jewelry Academy demonstrates how to make metal spheres for granulation effects.
Granulation is traditionally done in gold. But, you can simulate the look fairly easily in silver.
In a previous video entitled "Wire Cutting Jig For Granulation", you can learn how to make a simple tool that will help you to create uniform sized spheres to use in your work.
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@cb1ification 3 жыл бұрын

So glad to have found your channel. I am one year into my silversmith journey - and i love it! Great informative content

@OnlineJewelryAcademy 3 жыл бұрын

I’m glad that you’re enjoying our channel. You can find the complete OJA playlist on our website at: www.onlinejewelryacademy.com. Thanks for watching! 😀

@maurac953 7 жыл бұрын

Professor, I can't thank you enough for your wonderful instructional videos. I have learned a ton! Keep 'em coming!

@OnlineJewelryAcademy 7 жыл бұрын

Hi Maura, I'm so glad that you like the OJA's videos. Thanks for your support! : )

@Enigma758 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, that is amazing! So cool.

@terrysanders8041 8 жыл бұрын

I learn a lot with the videos. it's not much but every $ counts. thank you for your videos.

@OnlineJewelryAcademy 8 жыл бұрын

+Terry Sanders Thank you for your support Terry. We will use the $ to produce more videos. Glad you find the information helpful. Thanks again! : )

@Sweetp45 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much. Loved it. And all of your videos

@OnlineJewelryAcademy 8 жыл бұрын

+Margie Shubin Hi Margie, Glad you're enjoying our videos. Thanks for your support! : )

@flyingcheff 8 жыл бұрын

You are SUCH an excellent teacher.

@OnlineJewelryAcademy 8 жыл бұрын

+Gabby Flying Chef Awe Gabby, Thank you so much for the sweet compliment.

@flyingcheff 8 жыл бұрын

I can't not say it, it's soooo true. Few and far between.

@fashionchaffey3658 8 жыл бұрын

Great video! I learned so much from you.

@OnlineJewelryAcademy 8 жыл бұрын

+Fashion Chaffey I'm so glad that you enjoyed the video. Thanks for your support! : )

@mauval7957 Жыл бұрын

Thanks

@OnlineJewelryAcademy Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! 😀

@KremenaVenkova 8 жыл бұрын

Thank you,so much!!!

@OnlineJewelryAcademy 8 жыл бұрын

+Kremena Venkova Glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for your support! : )

@celesteg9020 3 жыл бұрын

very good! thank you!!

@OnlineJewelryAcademy 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for watching. 😀

@YadahYahweh 7 жыл бұрын

Hi, so you know how some bezels have a granulation ball border around it? I heard that the granulation balls all fused together can be bought as a wire if I don't want to solder each and every ball individually myself. Do you know what this product is called? I can't find it on google . Thank you

@YadahYahweh 7 жыл бұрын

Never mind I found it. Full-bead wire!

@jennifervanwinckel1463 7 жыл бұрын

Can this be done with sterling or only fine silver? Thank you! You make it look so easy what a great teacher.

@OnlineJewelryAcademy 7 жыл бұрын

Hi Jennifer, Thanks for your compliment. You can ball both sterling and fine silver. Just be sure to make a round bottomed dimple on the surface of your charcoal block to melt into so that the bottom of the ball stays round. Thanks for your support! : )

@itaca5352 6 жыл бұрын

hello john, great video! as usual. Thank you! I have a question: is it possible to make a band of these silver balls to substitute the shank of a ring? I've seen some rings like this. Thanks!

@OnlineJewelryAcademy 6 жыл бұрын

Hi Soledad, You can purchase " bead wire" to make a ring shank that looks like it's made from small individual spheres. Most jewelry supply companies sell it. In my experience, the bigger bead wire works well but, the smaller gauges seem to break under stress. Thanks for your support! : )

@itaca5352 6 жыл бұрын

OnlineJewelryAcademy thanks john!!!

@itaca5352 6 жыл бұрын

OnlineJewelryAcademy Could you recommend a company that sends to the whole world? because look in amazon and only the small one appears... thanks!

@OnlineJewelryAcademy 6 жыл бұрын

I recommend that you look online for jewelry supply companies. Amazon is not a jewelry supply company. You might also find the bead wire on E-bay or Etsy. Shop around for the best price. Good luck.

@itaca5352 6 жыл бұрын

OnlineJewelryAcademy thanks a lot john!

@ingridsaab5413 6 жыл бұрын

Hi professor John Ahr, I tried doing this and my charcoal brick started to crack. It's not the soft kind you are using in the video. It's the regular chsrcoal one used for soldering. Anyway, mine was cracking so I put some wire all around the sides. I saw wire around a charcoal block in some instructional video, so I decided to copy that so I can keep my charcoal block from getting ruined. So, here comes another question. My charcoal is turning white at the top is this normal? Also, my fine silver wire didn't melt at all because I noticed the charcoal was cracking. Anyway, I will try doing this again now that my charcoal block has wire all around it and it won't cracked on me

@OnlineJewelryAcademy 6 жыл бұрын

Hi Ingrid, The fact that your charcoal block was making a cracking noise tells me that it is a soft charcoal block. The white ash on the top confirms my assumption I believe. You were smart to wire it together. A compressed hardened charcoal block won't give you quite as much trouble. Thanks for your support! : )

@mariaelenalassosanchez822 7 жыл бұрын

What kind of flux do you use? Is it pure silver? Do you know something about chrysacolla soldering? How did you soldered the spheres? Thank you for your instructional videos...

@OnlineJewelryAcademy 7 жыл бұрын

I generally use white paste flux with my silver projects. I have no idea of what chrysocolla soldering might be. The spheres are not soldered in place. They are fused in place. You can find videos on fusing and soldering on the OJA's website at: www.onlinejewelryacademy.com The videos are conveniently organized by category on the website. Good luck with your projects. Thanks for your support! : )

@sanadee9378 6 жыл бұрын

Hi! Will this only work well with a charcoal block? Any alternatives? Can you divet into a fire brick?

@OnlineJewelryAcademy 6 жыл бұрын

I've never tried to make metal spheres on a fire brick. It will probably work. I tend not to use fire bricks because they are a little messy and stick to the projects sometimes. I recommend that you stick with using a charcoal block. Thanks for your support! : )

@OnlineJewelryAcademy 6 жыл бұрын

The metalsmithsociety posted something interesting on Instagram today. They showed using a fire brick for making metal spheres. They positioned the block so that the spheres would roll off of the brick into a pan of water. Thought you might like to know about the post.

@sanadee9378 6 жыл бұрын

OnlineJewelryAcademy thanks for letting me know! What a great tip! I did succeed in making granules on a flatly positioned fire brick but was a bit sticky to remove and resulted in some brick bits needing to me sanded off. Will check out metal smith society on Instagram. Thanks!

@YadahYahweh 7 жыл бұрын

Hi, my teacher told me I need to use argentium silver because if I don't, the balls won't fuse together well if I were to make a border around a bezel with all the balls. Is this true? Will my border look sloppier if I don't use argentium?

@OnlineJewelryAcademy 7 жыл бұрын

I don't want to get between you and your instructor. You should follow their instruction and let them assist you in your process. But, sterling silver will fuse. And, we have a few videos on it. I vote that you work with your teacher and experiment on your own. I'm sure you'll have fun while you learn. And, when you feel confident, try your hand at working in gold. Thanks for your support! : )

@deby7821 5 жыл бұрын

John, questions..is that sterling or fine silver or does it matter and where do you get the soft charcoal andddddd have you ever used this method with copper ?? Thank you soooooo much.

@OnlineJewelryAcademy 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Deby, I used sterling silver in the video. You could also use fine silver. I've listed links to the recommended tools and supplies in the description of each of the OJA's videos. No, it won't work with copper. Copper does not behave the same as silver. Remember, this is a technique that is typically performed in high karat gold. Thanks for your support! : )

@deby7821 5 жыл бұрын

@@OnlineJewelryAcademy Yes...sorry...I saw that afterwards.. You are amazing John. Thank you for everything.

@tammygurl64 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Deby, I know it's been a while since you commented and this video is very good but here's a another video of someone making copper balls. It can be done but there's a slightly different technique because copper and silver behave differently. Cheers! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/acqnqtdn3pjRlX0.html

@beaddemon2572 6 жыл бұрын

I love the video, but I am shocked. You didn’t wear your eye protection! 😱 Question: Can granulation work with brass and copper?

@OnlineJewelryAcademy 6 жыл бұрын

Well, even the great and wise Professor Ahr sometimes forgets to put on his eye protection. ; P Granulation is primarily done with high karat gold. But, you can fuse silver and achieve a similar result. Unfortunately, you cannot use copper or its alloys for granulation. You could always make a wax granulation project and cast it in brass. Just an idea. Thanks for your support Barbara! : )

@DandyLionDesigns11 7 жыл бұрын

Hi, what guage of fine silver wire did you use? Thank you in advance!

@OnlineJewelryAcademy 7 жыл бұрын

Hi Christine, I believe that I used a 20 gauge round wire in the video. But, you can use any size of wire that you have on hand. Just experiment to determine how long you need to cut your wire segments to make the right size of silver spheres for your project. Good luck and have fun. Thanks for your support! : )

@DandyLionDesigns11 7 жыл бұрын

OnlineJewelryAcademy I forgot to ask, did you use half hard, or soft? Does it matter?

@OnlineJewelryAcademy 7 жыл бұрын

It doesn't matter if you're just cutting segments and melting them. : )

@DandyLionDesigns11 7 жыл бұрын

OnlineJewelryAcademy Thank you :)

@pijnto 8 жыл бұрын

Why did you flux them to prevent firescale, could you substitute Boric Acid

@OnlineJewelryAcademy 8 жыл бұрын

+pijnto In this case it was easier to just use the flux. Plus, the flux is more effective than the Boric Acid solution. Thanks for your support! : )

@ingridsaab5413 6 жыл бұрын

Hi professor John Arh, I got the silver to become a ball, but I got ash rising and flying about a foot upwards . Is this normal?

@OnlineJewelryAcademy 6 жыл бұрын

The ash is flying up because you are burning up your soft charcoal block. Be sure to keep a fire extinguisher handy and work under ventilation. Thanks for your support! : )

@ingridsaab5413 6 жыл бұрын

Yes, I have a fire extinguisher. Am I doing something wrong that the charcoal starts to crack and it's releasing some ash? Or is this common?

@ingridsaab5413 6 жыл бұрын

I found my mistake. Since I wanted to use 24 gauge fine silver I thought I didn't need flux, so what happened was is that it tool longer to melt. Flux speeds up the melting point. I just found that out because it's in the label of my borax jar

@ingridsaab5413 6 жыл бұрын

I was able to find 2 inches of 20 gauge ss wire and and it turned into a nice ball. Do you think it's possible to drill a 1mm wide hole up to half of the ball so I can make a bead and stick it into a ring without a bezel to make it like a silver pearl? I may need to create a peg and then solder it with a chip or two of solder?

@OnlineJewelryAcademy 6 жыл бұрын

You've been busy Ingrid. Don't potentially drill through your fingers. Just solder the ball onto your piece. There's no need for a peg. Thanks for your support! : )

@Resellwithdanielle 3 жыл бұрын

The wire that your working with, is it fine silver or sterling silver?

@OnlineJewelryAcademy 3 жыл бұрын

In this example it is fine silver. 😀

@esliet 7 жыл бұрын

Can you do this with copper wire ?

@OnlineJewelryAcademy 7 жыл бұрын

No, this won't work with copper. It really only works well with gold and fine silver. Thanks for your support! : )

@sarahmodyfs269 4 жыл бұрын

can I use any tourch؟؟؟

@OnlineJewelryAcademy 4 жыл бұрын

You can use any torch that gets hot enough to melt the lengths of silver wire into spheres. : )

@user-gf4xo1lt4p 8 жыл бұрын

!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@OnlineJewelryAcademy 8 жыл бұрын

+Zinaida Molcanova OK. LOL Thanks for watching! : )

@sofiabanuelos7312 7 жыл бұрын

n ice clases

@OnlineJewelryAcademy 7 жыл бұрын

Glad you're enjoying the videos Sofia. Thanks for your support! : )

@lizhi8876 3 жыл бұрын

As soon as I saw the torch on the table I felt so dumb...

@OnlineJewelryAcademy 3 жыл бұрын

I hope that the video showed you how easy it is to create small metal spheres. Thanks for watching! 😀

@Zorgoban 8 жыл бұрын

Great video as always! I think your intro is quite old-school. It starts to annoy me.

@OnlineJewelryAcademy 8 жыл бұрын

+Zorgoban Glad you enjoyed the video (except for the intro). Maybe it's time for me to mix things up. Thanks for the feedback. And, thanks for supporting the OJA! : )