Asymmetrical Sterling Silver and Oval Black Fordite “Flying” Cuff – #415

This cuff has an asymmetrical design. Despite the open and airy look, it is crafted with thick silver for a quality feel. The setting for the Fordite is thick as is the silver back. This cuff was made entirely by hand, one piece built on to another and soldered together one step at a time.

This cuff features a piece of Fordite. Fordite is a “stone” comprised of many layers of automotive paint that used to build up on the rails in automotive plants. Cars are not painted in the same way today so “new” Fordite is not available. Parts would be sprayed with paint, then baked, then that was repeated over and over and layers of paint built up on the rails that held the parts. Eventually, the build-up became too thick and it was chipped off. Some clever person realized that if you cut and shaped it like a cabochon gemstone, you could reveal the layers of paint colors in swirls that looked similar to the patterns in agates and get a nice high polish on it like you would a gemstone or the surface of a recently-waxed car. Therefore, this material is also called “Detroit agate”. The information card pictured in this listing will be included with this cuff.

No two pieces of Fordite are ever the same, so this is truly a one of a kind piece. I really love this black color.

I like to make these cuffs with the Fordite “flying” off the edge of the cuff so the edge of the oval on this piece of Fordite extends past the wrist.

This Fordite was polished by a professional stone cutter and I made the setting. The back is a solid, substantial piece of silver.

The Fordite is attached to the silver cuff with a silver tube rivet. The shape of this cuff was inspired by the Fordite “stone” itself.

The width of this cuff at its widest point is 1 and 1/16″ tapering down to 3/16″.

This cuff fits a 6 and 3/4″ circumference wrist. There is minimal adjustment in this design, so please be sure of your wrist size before ordering.

Fordite CAN chip with a sharp impact on something pointed. It is best not to wear this cuff if you are doing heavy work of any kind.

This silver of the cuff has a bright tumble-polished finish. If it tarnishes, it can be brightened with a polishing cloth.

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