How To File the Edges of a Paddle Head Pin

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hi this is rachel of beadaholique and today I want to show you how to file the edges of a paddle head pins that are nice and smooth so here I have a paddle head pin that I made from some 20 gauge craft wire and we have another video on how to make paddle head pins so you can check that out on our website now sometimes when you make a paddle head pin and especially with craft wire the edges of the paddle can be a little bit rough so they they can have little burrs on them they get caught on your clothes or they might scratch your skin and so you want to get rid of those before you incorporate them into your jewelry so to smooth the edges of this head pin I have this handy five piece needle file set and it comes with five different shapes of files now for this job you can use any of the shapes that come in this set so I'm going to choose this rectangular file here and what you want to do is just hold the paddle head pin in your hand and gently file the edges and you can run your finger over the edge of the head pin just to see if it's getting smoother if you need to do any more work so I'm gonna file a little bit more on the side and then flip it over can I'll do some more filing on this side okay and I like how smooth that is so I'm going to say that this filing job is done and you can take a bead place it on see how the bead lays on your paddle head pin and there you go now you have a component that's ready to incorporate into earrings bracelets necklaces whatever you want to make so that is how to file the edge of a paddle head pin you