The Fancy Hook and Eye Clasp

My first video in almost 4 years! Apologies to my followers. I appreciate your ongoing support. In this video, I demonstrate how to create a focal-point clasp using square wire. It is part of an ongoing clasp series that I am working on. See my Playlist for other clasp videos: Bails, Clasps, and Other Connections. By the way, Super Thanks can be found under the three dots, beneath the video. Please visit my website: Nancy.LT.Hamilton.com for tons of ad-free information about metalsmithing. Stop by my Pinterest, Facebook, and/or Instagram sites to learn even more. Pinterest:   / nancylthamilton   Facebook:   / nancylthamiltonjewelry   Instagram: @nancy.lt.hamilton Thank you for watching! If you enjoyed this video, please consider "liking" and, of course, subscribing. Don't forget to allow notifications, or you'll never know when the next video will be out! Click "Super Thanks" to help support this channel (three dots under the video)! Thank you!!!!!!!! Nancy CHAPTERS: 02:18 Design considerations 03:05 Creating Element "A" 05:09 Filing the bevels 08:52 Side note on leveling the horseshoe shape 09:25 Back to the program 09:56 Hot tip #1 10:15 Curling the ends 12:22 Hot tip #2 13:44 Creating element "B" 14:26 Hot tip #3 14:38 Laying out the corners 16:53 Scoring and cutting the bends 22:36 Shaping the rectangle 23:23 Soldering the rectangle 24:34 Creating element "C" 28:17 Final words 30:13 Images of my 2 necklaces MATERIALS: 14 G square wire at least 45 centimeters - any metal 4 pieces at 5.1 cms and 2 pieces at 10.2 cms TOOLS USED: Wubbers round bail-making pliers 18 and 21 - https://amzn.to/4rDUmnU Wubber round bail-making pliers 12 and 15 - https://amzn.to/3MZkcUg Wubbers round bail-making pliers 3 and 5 - https://amzn.to/4cNpYmh Swanstrom round-nose pliers - https://amzn.to/40s6ZX1 Wubbers flat pliers - https://amzn.to/4qYMJah Miter Cutting Vise - Asic brand: Rio Grande Item No. 113596 Regular brand: https://amzn.to/3OqyBJH Escapement files - Three-Square, 0 cut - Otto Frei Part # LE3014-55-0 Four-Square, 0 cut - Otto Frei Part # LE3020-55-0 Nicholson 12" Mill Single Cut Bastard file - Amazon: https://amzn.to/4aQUM3e Round ball bur - 1mm - https://amzn.to/4s7cBSr. (prices have doubled - no longer under $1.00 each. Flat Habilis file - Otto Frei - Part # 133.821 Digital calipers - Mitutoyo brand - https://amzn.to/4cw6pPB Blade Butter - PepeTools - https://pepetools.com/products/blade-... PepeTools Ring Clamp - Amazon: https://amzn.to/3PRQeCL or at PepeTools: https://pepetools.com/products/ring-c... This page may have an affiliate link or two (or 20! ha!).