Hook And Eye Clasps

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  Step 1

  How to make the eye

  Cut a 6in (150mm) length of wire. Fold in half
  around the larger part of the jaw of a pair of
  round-nose pliers and bring the wire ends back to
  make an O-shape.

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  Step 2

  Cut one wire 1⁄4in (6mm) away from the loop
  and make a right-angle bend in the other longer
  wire at this point.

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  Step 3

  Make a smaller loop using round-nose pliers
  and then make several wraps around the two
  wires until you reach back to the first loop.

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  Step 4

  Cut the wire using wire cutters and trim and
  tuck wire end in with chain-nose pliers.
  The eye part is now complete.

• Step 5

  How to make the hook

  Cut a 6in (150mm) length of wire and straighten it
  by running it through the jaws of a pair of nylon jaw
  pliers. 2in (50mm) from the end, make a bend using
  round-nose pliers. Bend the wire right over until it
  forms a U-shape and squeeze the wire together.

• Step 6

  Using the smallest diameter jaw (tip) of a pair
  of round-nose pliers, bend the U-shaped end
  over to make a small loop.

• Step 7

  Turning the small loop end away from you and
  using the largest diameter of the jaw of the
  round-nose pliers (nearest the plier joints), make a
  large loop about 1⁄4in (6mm) below the small loop.

• Step 8

  At the point where the shorter wire ends, make
  a right-angle bend in the longer wire using
  chain-nose pliers.

• Step 9

  With round-nose pliers, make a loop and fold
  the wire back on itself to leave a tail.

• Step 10

  Wrap the tail around, enclosing the short
  wire inside the loop and wrap several times.
  Cut any excess wire using wire cutters and tuck
  in the wire end using chain-nose pliers. The hook
  section of the clasp is now complete, and can be
  attached to the eye.

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