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5 Tibetan Silver Large Tibet Flower Toggle Clasps Jewelry Findings C109 $2.79 |
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Good-looking Beautiful 4 Sets Silver OT Heart Toggle Clasp Finding 22 x 15mm New $0.99 |
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Blue Moon Plated Metal Toggle Clasps-Small Gold 8/Pkg $5.53 |
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20sets Antiqued Copper plt circle toggle clasps A211 $6.47 |
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2012 Hotsale 4 Sets Silver OT Heart Toggle Clasp Findings 22 x 15mm $0.99 |
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20 Sets Gold Plated Grape Charm Toggle Clasps Findings $6.99 |
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2x Sterling Silver Round Bead toggle 2 strand clasp $7.58 |
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7 twisted toggle clasp Antique Copper 15x14mm lightweight findings tibetan style $2.30 |
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Good-looking Beautiful 4 Sets Silver OT Heart Toggle Clasp Findings 22 x 15mm $0.99 |
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2012 Hotsale 4 Sets Silver OT Heart Toggle Clasp Findings 22 x 15mm $0.99 |
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9sets Tibetan Silver Smooth Ring Toggle Clasps 19x15mm $0.99 |
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100Pcs Silver Tone Toggle Clasps 19x15mm $15.99 |
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Good-looking Beautiful 4 Sets Silver OT Heart Toggle Clasp Findings 22 x 15mm $0.99 |
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5 Sets Tibetan Silver Plated Ring Toggle Clasp DIY Jewelry Findings Craft C6908 $2.99 |
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Good-looking Beautiful 4 Sets Silver OT Heart Toggle Clasp Findings 22 x 15mm $0.99 |
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50SETS Silver Tone Grape Toggle Clasps 15x17mm $13.99 |
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FREE SHIP 10pcs Tibetan silver around dot round toggle clasp BE775 $2.00 |
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FREE SHIP 60set Tibetan Silver Apple Toggle Clasps Finding SH776 $4.72 |
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130sets Tibetan Silver Pretty Toggle Clasps 20*11.5mm $8.99 |
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10 Tibetan OVAL Toggle Clasps Connectors Tibet Jewelry Findings C159 $2.49 |
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100 Sets Gold Plated Grape Charm Toggle Clasps Findings $25.99 |
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Blue Moon Copper Plated Metal Toggle Clasps-Flower 2/Pg $5.53 |
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40Sets Silver Tone Heart Toggle Clasps Jewelry Findings $5.99 |
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Free ship 35set tibetan Silver Toggle clasps 22mm $4.99 |
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Findings toggle clasp burn.brass sold per 10set $4.49 |
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Free Shipping ! 32pcs tibetan Silver Flower toggle clasps 20X15mm H98 $3.99 |
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Findings toggle clasp burn.gold sold per 10set $4.49 |
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Findings toggle clasp burn.gold sold per 10set $4.49 |
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Findings toggle clasp burn.gold sold per 10set $4.49 |
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Findings toggle clasp burn.brass sold per 10set $5.04 |
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Findings toggle clasp burn.gold sold per 10set $4.49 |
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Findings toggle clasp burn.brass sold per 10set $4.49 |
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925 sterling silver twisted toggle clasp sold per 1pcs $6.50 |
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Findings toggle clasp burn.gold sold per 10set $4.49 |
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Findings toggle clasp burn.gold sold per 10set $4.49 |
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Findings toggle clasp burn.brass sold per 10set $4.69 |
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10sets Tibetan Silver Nice Heart Toggle Clasps 20.5mm $0.99 |
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150Sets Antiqued Bronze round toggle clasps #1819B $7.99 |
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8sets dark Gold Tone studded heart toggle clasps h1966 $0.99 |
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10sets Dark Gold-Tone Round toggle clasps h2072 $0.99 |
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150 sets Tibetan Silver Heart Toggle DIY Clasps TS1779 $0.99 |
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10 Tibetan Silver 2 STRAND Toggle Clasps Connectors Tibet Jewelry Finding C67 $2.79 |
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Free Shipping Tibetan silver 20 Sets Heart Fashion Jewelry Toggle Clasps 19mm $1.04 |
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FREE SHIP 10pcs tibetan silver romantic heart toggle clasps BE772 $0.99 |
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2012 Hotsale 4 Sets Silver OT Heart Toggle Clasp Findings 22 x 15mm $0.99 |
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20 Sets Silver Tone Toggle Clasps Jewelry Findings $4.99 |
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5 Sets Tibetan Silver Plated Flower Toggle Clasps Jewelry Findings Craft C6913 $2.99 |
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30Sets Silver Tone Square Toggle Clasps 20x15mm $8.99 |
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Heart Toggle-Oxidized Silver Blue Moon Manor House Metal Toggle Clasps $7.73 |
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Free ship 10sets tibetan silver heart toggle clasps $1.04 |
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10 Tibetan Bronze ROUND Toggle Clasps Connectors Tibet Jewelry Findings C178 $2.49 |
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15set tibet Silver Bead toggle clasps 11.5x15mm T2355A $1.99 |
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19MM 1 SET OVAL SOLID .925 STERLING SILVER TOGGLE CLASPS FINDINGS $1.25 |
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10 Tibetan HEART Toggle Clasps Connectors Tibet Jewelry Findings C115 $2.99 |
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18MM 1 SET OVAL SOLID .925 STERLING SILVER TOGGLE CLASPS FINDINGS $0.23 |
Handmade Jewelry-Making Basics – What is a Lobster Claw Clasp?
Lobster Claw Clasps make up a second category of many different jewelry closures for fine jewelry, mass-market costume jewelry and handmade artisan jewelry. Lobster claw clasps are the single largest category of jewelry closures.
Jewellery designers can clearly communicate their desires for jewelry components to local bead stores, customers and Jewelry Supply vendor by learning the terminology and function of jewelry components.
What is a lobster claw clasp?
Many people use the term “lobster claw” generically for a family of clasps with triggers that open and close the clasp. Lobster claw clasps lock around a jump ring or a link of chain to hold the two ends of a jewelry piece together. Other jewelry uses include attaching charms or doubling as a clasp and a visual centerpiece in the case of a fancier claw clasp.
A jewelry purist will claim only oneshape of claw clasp is a true “lobster claw”; these clasps have long, straight oval shapes. Oval trigger and rounded trigger clasps are quite symmetrical except for the trigger while the specialty Pelican clasps are curved clasps with the trigger on the outer convex surface. Balloon clasps are similar to oval trigger clasps, but with a longer oval shape and thinner construction; balloon clasps will weigh less than a similarly sized lobster claw or trigger clasp. Other specialty clasp shapes include heart trigger clasps, elephant trigger clasps and cat trigger clasps. lobster claw finding
Swivel Clasps
One style of trigger clasps called swivel clasps has a base containing the anchor ring rotates separately from the rest of the claw. This clasp style may offer the wearer more comfort by giving another “degree of freedom” to the bracelet, necklace or anklet.
Lobster claw materials
Lobster claw metal materials will generally match a dominant metal in the jewelry piece. Lobster claw materials include Platinum, Palladium, karat Gold, Gold-Filled, Sterling Silver, Titanium, Surgical Steel, plated Surgical Steel and Plated Brass. DIY jewelry will most often use gold-filled, sterling, plated surgical steel or plated brass clasps. Plated surgical steel and plated brass clasps may have finishes of Gold Plate, Antiqued Gold plate, Silver Plate, Antiqued Silver plate, Antiqued Brass, bright copper, antiqued copper, gunmetal/black nickel and imitation rhodium.
Toggles versus Lobster Claw clasps
Some people prefer jewelry toggles over lobster claw clasps, considering toggles as more stylish than lobster claw clasps. However, lobster claw clasps usually offer more secure fastening than do toggles because toggle bars may slip out of their loops, even if the pieces are appropriately sized to the wearers.
Lobster claw flaws
The most common flaws of lobster claws, more common with inexpensive costume jewelry clasps, are lobster claw bases with little strength which fatigue and break with ungentle wire wrapping or wearing,lobster claw triggers that stick and lobster claw triggers with springs that “pop.”
Judging the size, weight, cost, appearance and ease-of-use of lobster claws is part personal preference and aesthetics and part experience working with different jewelry components.There is no one perfect clasp design for all jewelry applications. Fortunately, there are many different designs of lobster claws to accommodate the unique styles of amateur and expert jewellery makers.
About the Author
Paul Brandon knows lobster claws and writes for OhioBeads.com, which sells bulk jewelry chain and jewelry findings (in sterling silver, gold-filled, antique brass, antique copper, gunmetal, imitation rhodium, silver-plate, gold-plate) to the U.S. market.
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