Craftwire USA Solid Bare Copper Wire Round,Bright,Half Hard,5 OZ 12 Gauge,18 Feet (Choose 10 to 30 ga.)

Beautiful, solid, pure copper for jewelry making. Great quality

Just perfect for copper wire flower stems on stained glass leaves…

WARNING: This is BARE copper wire, which means to the uninitiated that it will patina in a short amount of time. The patina (oxidation) turns this wire into a gorgeous brown color--one of two reasons I recommend--but beware! The weathering, or patina, can irritate your skin and cause contact dermatitis, a nasty red blotching and dotting that itches and spreads. Hydrocortisone will clear it up, and you can just use clear nail polish to cover up the part which touches your skin the most. The other reason I recommend this wire? Sturdy as hell. Not as sturdy as, oh say, 12 or 14 gauge copper, but this is also half-hard, which makes this my go-to wire for when I need wire sturdy enough to make hair pins, hoop earrings, etc. and other jewelry which requires stiff but malleaby wire. The companys 18 gauge half hard is also a great buy. For silver plated copper wire at 16 or 18 gauge, I recommend German style silver plated wire. Theres less of the German wire and more expensive, but its a sturdy alternative to bare copper, or if you prefer silver color. Did I mention that the package came in faster than expected?

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I bought this wire to make hook loops for Christmas ornaments I made on my wood lathe, and it is perfect. I wondered if it would be too stiff, but it is the perfect level of rigidity for bending into tue U shape I need! It may be to stiff for the wire wrapping that some people do, but for the simple bend you see in my photo it could not be more perfect!

Quick: I wanted this wire to fab soldering tips for special purposes... Ive handled wire of all types for decades. No surprises. However I was knocked over on how stiff (can I say that?) this wire is.. If you told me it was SS Id believe you. Exactly what you would want for jewelry, IMHO. Learn something every day :) This will work perfect for my purposes. I just wanted to pass along that for this wire... Pliers are highly recommended. if not required. Cheers!

Great wire for jewelry making. It molds well and it’s a great quality.

Shipped fast. Good wire for jewelry wrapping.

Perfect guage for my electoagriculture project

A good value for the money.