*Some people recommend using 20 gage vs. 22 gage square wire. However, 20 gage is much stronger and harder. So, if you’ve got whimpy hands (like me) then try using 22 gage.

**For clamps, you can also use those black binder clips available at office supply stores which are used for binding papers together. Just make sure you cover the inside of the binder clips with a soft cloth or something so you don't scratch up your wire.

1. Take masking tape and wrap it around the edge of the cab. Then carefully unwrap it from the cab and place it along side a ruler. To determine the length of square wire to use, add four inches to the length of the tape. For the cab I did in this example, my length was 7 ½ inches.

2. Now cut three pieces of square wire at the length determined, and use a soft cloth to straighten the pieces of wire.

3. Next, fit the three pieces of square wire tightly against each other and use the clamps to keep them together. (Before clamping them together, it also looks nice if the top and bottom wires are twisted. It adds to the finished piece and looks a lot like diamond cutting.)

4. Determine the middle of the wires and make the first wrap here using the round wire. Add two other wraps on either side of the middle wrap approx. 1 inch from the middle.

5. Now fit the cab up against the wrapped wires, and form the wires around the cab so that the middle wrap is against the bottom of the cab and the other wraps are on either side of the cab.6. Once the wires fit tightly around the cab, make another wrap at the top of the cab so that there is about 2 inches of wires left free at the top.

6. Once the wires fit tightly around the cab, make another wrap at the top of the cab so that there is about 2 inches of wires left free at the top.

7. Position the cab and wires so the front of the cab is facing you.

8. Now you need to use either the round or flat nosed pliers to pull the first (of the three wires you previously wrapped) toward the center of the cab. There are four places on the cab that this needs to be done. Two spots are directing on either side of the center wrap which, of course, needs to be positioned at the bottom center of the cab. The two other spots that need the wire pulled are to the left and right of the second two wraps you did.

9. After pulling the wires to the center on the front of the cab, repeat this on the back. Now your cab should be held firmly in place. Separate the wires at the top of the cab

10. Now, using a hand held wire twisting tool, twist the top wires and trim off about 1 inch from four of the wires. Use round nosed pliers to curl four of the wires down.

11. Use round or bent nosed pliers to pull other two wires to the back of the cab and wrap around wires in the back to create a bale on the back.

And that’s it. You can wrap other items besides cabs this way. Can use this technique to wrap a piece of "recycled" glass or what some people call "beach" glass. This is just one way you can wrap a cab.