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Torc reconstruction - Doc - 06-06-2008
My first attempt at a torc. I used C240 brass (80% copper and 20% brass which is according to B&C one of the Roman brass compositions).
I took several strands and twisted them into a cord. Then I took each cord and twisted them into the final torc.
For the terminals I took hexagonal nut with a dome (acorn nut), ground down the edges with a file, sanded into a smooth shape.
Then a soldered the edges of the torc into the termini.
I know that torcs that have been found are of varying sizes. I chose to do a smaller one that I can wear as an armillae as well.
Below is the link:
http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb240/doc9999/5.jpg
Re: Torc reconstruction - jvrjenivs - 06-06-2008
Very nice. Do you have any pictures of the progress?
What diameter had the strands you started with? And how many are put together?
Re: Torc reconstruction - Doc - 06-08-2008
Jurjen,
Sorry for the late reply.
I took 10 strands of 20 gauge wire, and twisted them into a cord (I made a total of seven cords).
I then took the seven cords and twisted them together. I soldered the two ends of the twisted cords into "acorn" nuts which were filed and sanded into the final shape.
I was not really planning on posting my torc since its construction is not a really big deal so I did not take any photos while I was making it.
Re: Torc reconstruction - Doc - 06-08-2008
The image above is the acorn nut I used.
Thanks for the compliment