Flower broach advanced poject
step by step

Repoussé technique, precise assembling. Time 15 to 20 hours depending your skills, work speed and organization. Weight in gold 20 grams. Gold plate 0.8 mm Wire 1.0 mm 3 diamonds 1.9 mm This design is not in the public domain. Take this as an inspiration, do not copy 1:1 Photos, flower broach and design of the educational project by Hubert Heldner.

	01	The original design with a freshwater pearl.		02	Cut the shapes out of a 0.8 mm plate.
	03	Dome and shape the petals with wooden dapping pounches.		04
	05	The tools for working a repoussé.		06	Heat the pitch to glue the petals. Work the details with the repoussé tools
	07	Turn from time to time, to work front and back. Heat and quench the petals to soften them at the same time.		08	Work as long as the pitch is soft.
	09			10	Assemble the petals and drill the holes for the whitegold pronks and for the centerstone.
	11	Solder from the backside, add the Zop lock system and prepare the needle.		12	Add the pre set diamonds. Always cover the diamonds with flux when you solder. Avoid thermal shock.
	13	Ready to set the centerstone and the pearl.		14	Never heat colored or expensif diamonds.
	15	Final front view.		16	Backside.