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	* Complete any other folds for joints and seams.		* Complete any other folds for joints and seams.
	* Form a length of wire to suit the perimeter of the finished edge and tucked it into the previously formed channel.		* Form a length of wire to suit the perimeter of the finished edge and tucked it into the previously formed channel.
	* Lie the workpiece with its top edge face down on a '''[[Bench Block]]''' or similar surface and tuck the edge of metal down on to the wire with a '''[[Peening Hammer]]''' to complete the edge.		* Lie the workpiece with its top edge face down on a '''[[Creasing Iron]]''', '''[[Bench Block]]''' or similar surface and tuck the edge of metal down on to the wire with a '''[[Peening Hammer]]''' to complete the edge.
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=====Description=====

The edges of thin sheet metals can be made safe and given additional rigidity by folding the top rim around a thick wire to create a '''Wired Edge''' type of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemming_and_seaming '''Hem'''].

=====Making the Joint=====

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* Mark out the '''[[Nets and Developments|Development]]''', or pattern, of the object to be made allowing an extra 2.5 times the diameter of wire to be used along its top edge ''(plus any other allowances for joints and seams)''.
* Where possible, the initial folds to create the '''Wired Edge''' are made whilst the sheet is still flat using '''[[Folding Bars]]''' and '''[[Hatchet Stake]]''' or '''[[Bench Folder]]'''.
* Bend the folded angle down on to a strip of scrap metal of thickness equal to the wire diameter using a '''[[Boxwood Mallet|Boxwood]]''' or '''[[Rawhide Mallet]]''' on to a '''[[Bench Block]]''' or similar surface.
* Complete any other folds for joints and seams.
* Form a length of wire to suit the perimeter of the finished edge and tucked it into the previously formed channel.
* Lie the workpiece with its top edge face down on a '''[[Bench Block]]''' or similar surface and tuck the edge of metal down on to the wire with a '''[[Peening Hammer]]''' to complete the edge.
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Use a '''[[:Category:Mallets|Mallet]]''' and not a '''[[:Category:Hammers|Hammer]]''' initially to avoid stretching the metal as it is struck ''(this would cause the edge to curl and distort)''.
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