Soft copper wire: 20 gauge (wire diameter 0.8mm): - 2 strands, each long 40 cm (16 inch) - 2 cm (0.7 inch) for clasp beads: ...

Soft copper wire : 18 gauge ( wire diameter 1mm ) : 18cm ( 7 inch) 2 cm ( 0.8 inch) for clasp 26 gauge ( wire diameter 0.4mm ) : 4 strands, each 60cm ( 24 inch) Beads : 6mm ( abacus crystal ) * I have ...

Learning to use an abacus qualifies as a Big Pointless Goal, something that Gloria Liu describes in her recent article in the Atlantic as “an aspiration that lacks grand purpose, yet requires ...