Book Charm – for an Author

This was a larger-scale, sentimental charm commission – a gift for an Author.

The front of the book has the title (laser etched) of the book that they had written.
* For privacy-sake I have omitted the title of the book.
Inside a Rose.

This was an interesting project technically, I learned a few new things. AND made a hinge, including the tube, from scratch in wax!
A pretty exciting technical discovery!

A special piece to be carried for celebration & remembering.

Sterling Silver. 3cm long.

An open, sterling silver, book charm. A carved rose on the right hand side, hinge in the middle.
Sterling silver charm - open book, with a carved rose on the inside, a circular loop at the the top of the silver piece.
Open book charm - sterling silver with hand carved rose on the inside.
An open, sterling silver, book charm. A carved rose on the right hand side, hinge in the middle.
Rough carving of a rose in green wax, sitting on brown fabric.
Two fingers holding a small silver book, with a rose carved on the inside.
An open, sterling silver, book charm. A carved rose on the right hand side, hinge in the middle with circular piece on the top.
Two fingers hold a drill bit, with melted wax on it.
Two fingers hold a drill bit, with a cylinder of wax cut into three sections on it.
Jewellers bench, with green wax set up, a drill bit protruding from the tube-hinge.
Rough carving of a rose in green wax. Scribed lines on the surface, with flakes of carved wax all around.