During the design process I used information from my buyer to determine the size of the bracelet. A rule of thumb that I use to get the bracelet measurement is to wrap a strip of paper around the owner's wrist to determine the circumference. Then the desired opening in the bracelet is subtracted from the circumference to get the length of the bracelet. The opening for this bracelet is about one inch. Next, the bracelet is sanded to get rid of scratches and red scale.
Red scale is a reddish tint on the silver that occurs from heating.
All of the red scale must be sanded off. Progressively finer grits of sandpaper are used to get the silver to a nice smooth finish. After the sanding process, the bracelet is buffed and polished on a buffer. A buffer is a machine with a motor and spindle. The spindle spins various replaceable buffing and polishing wheels.