Southwestern Style Sterling Silver Necklace

Step 3 Close the large rings

Now we have to close the large rings (large rings only). Given the way the rings were formed, we need to bend them so that the cut edges match up. The cut edges have to match up, or else soldering the ring together is going to be a real problem--to solder, the edges need to be "clean and close." I generally use two pairs of small snub nose pliers for this--note you will have to "overbend" a little so that the edges match up when the metal springs back.