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CDHM The Miniature Way imag Dollhouse Miniature Tools Review
CDHM The Miniature Way
March 2011, Issue 14
Tools
Page 45
 
I bent that good wire to make
a shape and I'll bend it some
more to make an ape with a cape!
 
By Staff Writer John Allard
 

CDHM Writer, John Allard

In miniature making whether it be to make a set of glasses for a doll or the armature to make the doll itself we have all had some need to bend wire into useful shapes.

Whether it be the stem of some artificial flowers or the branches of a tree, wire is a very useful medium for us crafting people. But how many of you have fought wire with a pair of pliers trying to make that perfect round shape or to consistently get that crisp 90 degree angle? I know I have.

Well today I want to show you a tool that has been around for ages but so many don't know about it or use it and that tool is the wire bending Jig. A simple idea the jig is, just a slot for the wire to rest in or a pin for it to wrap around, and bend

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