Atomic Bracelet

After making my necklace and earrings, I decided I needed a bracelet.  I decided over the weekend how I was going to make it, but not what it would look like.  So today I figured out my design and got my pieces all cut out.  I hope you like it; I sure do, and I'm excited about wearing it tomorrow :D

I made this at Techshop in SF!

Step 1: Supplies

There may be a few things you have to stop at Michaels to get to complete this project.  The circumference of my wrist is just less than 6 inches and the end bracelet is just the right size, so keep that in mind when deciding how many tiles you need.

Supplies:

• 6 Acrylic or Wood Tiles for Bracelet (see next step)
• 2 Clasps
• 9mm Jump Rings
• Needle Nose Pliers

Comments

[mclare50]

I want to make this for my science teacher!!!

[Penolopy Bulnick]

Awesome :)

[BuktopMKD]

Very good!

[Penolopy Bulnick]

Thanks :)

[blhack]

Nice! A guy at our lab does similar "negative" engraves.
The result is /beautiful/.

Does this have a clasp? It would be cool to do this with "a kerf bend". Maybe I'll try that this weekend :-P

[Penolopy Bulnick]

Awesome! I would love to see it if you try it. I decided to use two lobster clasps that hook to two jump rings on the other end of the bracelet.

At first I was going to engrave the image, but I really wanted to pop and negative engraves are awesome! I will probably do that more often in the future.

A kerf bend is an interesting idea (I had to look it up). How do you think you would go about doing it with the bracelet?

[blhack]

Check it out, I did the kerf-bend bracelet this weekend :)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/hslphotosync/7395570946/in/photostream

Side note: MDF makes a freaking MESS in the laser D-:

[Penolopy Bulnick]

Awesome! I see what you meant now. At first I thought you wanted to combine my bracelet with that kerf-bend and I was a little confused imaging it. I think it looks fun! Are you going to post it as an Instructable for the Fashion Contest?

[blhack]

I just finished posting it for that contest! :)

I have this bracelet, and then a laser cut shirt I made with my sister... Is it okay to enter more than once?

[Penolopy Bulnick]

Definetly! Post as many as you want!

[blhack]

I just finished posting it for that contest! :)

I have this bracelet, and then a laser cut shirt I made with my sister... Is it okay to enter more than once?

[blhack]

Hmm, the google image results for kerf bend don't represent it very well (at least not in the way that you do it with a laser cutter).

What I'm talking about looks like this: http://www.adafruit.com/adablog/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/kerfbending.png

[blhack]

I think if you did a strip of kerf-bend where you have the metal rings, it might work...

I doubt it would be very durable...BUT plywood is cheap, and we both have laser cutters!

Hooray laser cutters!

[Penolopy Bulnick]

I looked at the site you showed. I understand the concept, but how would you clasp it together? Or would it be the same except different than my design?

[blhack]

Hmm...this could actually be really fun.

You could do it with lobster clasps, the way you did...

Or you could have exploit the fact that the kerf bend makes the wood "stretchy". Make one of the individual panels have a finger joint cut into it, glue it together, then just slip the whole thing over your hand.

I'm trying to get my sister in the lab this weekend to do the Fashion Contest (http://www.instructables.com/contest/fashion2012/), so I'll have to make her my guinea pig and play with your bracelet design :).

[Penolopy Bulnick]

My husband thought I was going to make it stretchy in the first place. That would be really good, because 6 or 7 tiles will be the circumference of your wrist anyway and the clasps can possibly make it too loose for some people.

Good luck i the Fashion Contest. I have a few more things I am trying to get done to enter myself :)

[Foxtrot70]

Hey Great Work! The design has an ancient Greek flare to it. Really great work.

[Penolopy Bulnick]

Thank you :)

[Mrballeng]

This is great! I didn't think jewelry would count for the contest. I"ll make sure to join in. I like your stye!

[Penolopy Bulnick]

Thanks and yes! I hope you do enter! Anything that can be a fashion accessory qualifies :)

[mikeasaurus]

This looks great!

[Penolopy Bulnick]

Thanks :)

[canucksgirl]

They look awesome! I really like the acrylic version, but the wood has a nice earthy feel. Great job!

[Penolopy Bulnick]

I agree! It is hard to pick which is coolest :)

[jessyratfink]

I'm not sure which one I like more! They're lovely. :D

[Penolopy Bulnick]

I know, they are both so fun!

[lmnopeas]

They're both really cool!

[Penolopy Bulnick]

Thanks :D