Shown in the following pictures and text are ten steps to making jewelry using the fabrication process.

Step 1:  Design & Layout

Dave designs the wearable art jewelry to be made by the fabrication process. This design will be a two-layer sterling silver belt buckle with 14K gold enhancements.

Step 2: Hand Engrave Design

The drawing is hand engraved using centuries-old method of hammer and special chisels called "gravers".

Step 3: Saw Out Design

The design is sawed out with fine blade jeweler's saw.

Step 4: Preparing for Soldering

Soldering requires both pieces be absolutely clean and a flux applied. Then giblets of solder are placed on the back of the top piece and melted forming a thin covering. Then they are placed together ready for sweat soldering.

Step 5: Silver Soldering

Sweat soldering is accomplished by heating the two pieces until the solder melts and the two pieces move together. Silver melts at 1760 degrees and the solder melts between 1300 and 1500 degrees depending upon the type of solder.

Step 6: Filing and Sanding

The clean up starts with filing. Then sanded from 600 grit working up to 2000 grit sand paper for semi-finish.

Step 7: Scroll Engraving

The scroll engraving is laid out in proportion before hand engraving. The finish work involves scroll engraving around edges and detail engraving in other areas.

Step 8: Gold Enhancements

Gold enhancements are engraved and cut out from 14K sheet gold and then soldered to jewelry.

Step 9: Findings and closures

Findings and closures are silver soldered into position for the wearable art.

Step 10: Completed Belt Buckle

The completed belt buckle with Arabian horse and 14K Gold Roadrunner.