This 16-gauge, 18-karat yellow gold half-round wire is ideal for creating clasps, jump rings, cuff bracelets, narrow-shank rings, neck rings. The high-karat wire is great for your high-end designs and for pieces that are not exposed to a great deal of daily wear and tear. Dead soft wire is easy to bend, shape and hammer. Keep in mind that hardness is changeable by annealing or heat-hardening. When finishing your pieces, also keep in mind that the harder the metal is, the brighter a finish it will take. This yellow gold wire is sold coiled; it can be cut to any length that satisfies the system minimum. Orders must weigh at least 0.01 dwt.; if you click 'Add to Cart' for a quantity less than this, the cart will offer a prompt to let you know what the minimum for this item is.
