"One of the wonderful things about micro-folded metal is that the corrugation gives it tremendous structural strength, so that one can make light but strong jewelry," says Eid. To create this bracelet, Eid used the micro-fold brake to fold a strip of annealed 24 gauge sterling silver sheet. After annealing, she placed the silver on a pad of urethane, laid wavy lengths of 14 gauge round brass wire onto the silver, and used the Bonny Doon hydraulic press to emboss the wire into the corrugated silver.

She then used the bracelet forming tool to get the shape she desired. She bent the silver sheet into a tube and soldered it to fit around the 2 1/2 inch round urethane insert. She then fit steel restraining rings over the ends of the silver tube to hold the bangle bracelet's form. When she put it into the press, the silver collapsed in the areas where the wire embossing had weakened the structure, while the urethane bulged the areas between, creating the corrugated bracelet shown here. 

"After enjoying the resulting surprise, I trimmed and formed the edges of the bracelet with hand tools to make them flow like the waves of metal," explains Eid. "I then brass-brushed to piece to highlight the silver."

"It is fun to have the pleasure of unexpected delights in situations like this, where I combine two techniques in a new way," says Eid. "I really did not know if this would work, and had only a vague vision of what it would look like. As I continue working with the micro-fold brake and hydraulic press tools, I can create more controlled and planned designs. But I always try to be open to unexpected possibilities that present themselves, and go with the flow of creativity."