GW = 14K Yellow Gold Round Wire (sold by the inch)

Yellow gold round wire is a staple of jewelry making.  It's ideal for creating components and for a wide variety of techniques. This is dead soft, 14Kt wire is easy to bend, shape, and hammer.  It is used for all types of fabrication including making prongs, forming rings, assembling settings, and more. Keep in mind that hardness is changeable (by annealing or heat-hardening). 5 different sizes of round wire are available GW16 = 16ga wire (1.3mm / 0.05" dia.) GW18 = 18ga wire (1.0mm / 0.04" dia.) GW20 = 20ga wire (0.8mm / 0.032" dia.) GW22 = 22ga wire (0.6mm / 0.025" dia.) GW24 = 24ga wire (0.5mm / 0.020" dia.) Gold wire is sold by the inch. Example: If you order 5, you will get one 5 inch long piece.  Order carefully, gold wire may not be returned for credit or exchange. This gold wire is made in the USA.