Artistic Wire, 18 Gauge Tarnish Resistant Brass Craft Wire, 4 yd

Nice color and work well for my Jew creations.

Beautiful shade of gold. I’m pleased with the quality of this wire.

I've been getting into working with brass lately after sticking mostly to copper in the past. I am doing projects and practicing techniques from a lot of books, and some of them call for 10 gauge wire, so I bought this. 10 gauge wire is actually pretty thick. I find it somewhat difficult to work with, even when dead soft. This is not the fault of the wire; it has more to do with my weak hands and wrists (I tend to buy smaller tools because I have small hands, and that may also come into play). But, this is a great size of wire if you want to hammer it into a thin bangle or cuff (though I haven't tried soldering it just yet). You may want to use nylon-tipped pliers or get some of that stuff you dip pliers into, to coat them, before using them with this wire (so you don't mar the surface). I am happy with the quality of this wire. It has a color that matches my other brass wire, findings, and blanks. It doesn't hurt to polish it a bit as that will improve the appearance. I had to get some larger wire-cutters for this because my tiny Eurotool flush cutters weren't heavy-duty enough. But it is good to have a range of tools so you can use the right one for the job. In terms of being actual 10 gauge brass wire, working with this, etc., I am happy. It is exactly what I expected it to be. If you are new to wire work, you may want to start with a smaller gauge (i.e., higher number) to get a feel for what you are doing. But when you are ready to move on to more complex or larger designs, this stuff is great for practice.

Was worried about the other reviews saying the wire's brittle, but I make bassoon reeds with it and so far it's standing up to all the aggressive yanking and twisting I'm doing. Works pretty perfectly for my purposes. Don't remove the plastic cover thing, though!!! The wire will explode off of the spool. Wasn't fun winding it all back up.

Artistic wire is a good affordable choice

Artistic wire is an excellent brand for jewelry making and other arts and crafts where good quality wire is needed.

Good color

Nice, thin wire for wire wrapping small jewelry objects.