Cage for Small Stones

sherry starting to spend too much on rocks Member since January 2006 Posts: 102	Cage for Small Stones Feb 8, 2006 9:04:28 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by sherry on Feb 8, 2006 9:04:28 GMT -5 I am tumbling a pound of mine run emeralds, and they don't look too bad, except most of the better stones are pea sized and smaller. Is there a way to make a wire cage to hold a couple of the smaller stones?

Tweetiepy gets rocks for Christmas Always looking in the wrong places... Member since January 2005 Posts: 5,421	Cage for Small Stones Feb 8, 2006 11:44:41 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Tweetiepy on Feb 8, 2006 11:44:41 GMT -5 Yes there is - gimme a minute... Here you go wire-sculpture.com/patterns/jewelrypattern110.php Not sure if this is quite what you're looking for but you may be able to tweek it a bit to suit your needs

sherry starting to spend too much on rocks Member since January 2006 Posts: 102	Cage for Small Stones Feb 8, 2006 11:48:17 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by sherry on Feb 8, 2006 11:48:17 GMT -5 You know, I bet I could make that work, or at least think of a way to modify a bit so that it would work. Thanks, Tweetiepy!

sandsman1 In Memoriam RIP John "sandsman1" Member since December 2003 Posts: 11,341	Cage for Small Stones Feb 8, 2006 12:15:29 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by sandsman1 on Feb 8, 2006 12:15:29 GMT -5 pretty cool tweet i seen them befor but never seen the way they where made i have acouple lb of malichite nuggets i think they would work in that setting
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krazydiamond Global Moderator Nobody knows where you are, how near or how far. Member since June 2004 Posts: 9,636	Cage for Small Stones Feb 8, 2006 18:18:52 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by krazydiamond on Feb 8, 2006 18:18:52 GMT -5 that is cool, even I might be able to pull that one off.....with lots of practice. KD
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retrorocker starting to spend too much on rocks Member since August 2005 Posts: 114	Cage for Small Stones Feb 8, 2006 22:59:05 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by retrorocker on Feb 8, 2006 22:59:05 GMT -5 Great instructions and pix for the cage pendant. I think I can........I think I can............... Thanks for posting that!
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Jack ( Yorkshire) has started giving rock gifts God created - I'M Investigating Member since November 2004 Posts: 3,076	Cage for Small Stones Feb 9, 2006 5:56:10 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Jack ( Yorkshire) on Feb 9, 2006 5:56:10 GMT -5 Hi Tweetypie, Thanks for the link to the site for the cage I have been looking for this for some time a excelent site Jack Yorkshire UK
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Debs fully equipped rock polisher Member since February 2005 Posts: 1,252	Cage for Small Stones Feb 9, 2006 8:02:18 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Debs on Feb 9, 2006 8:02:18 GMT -5 There are also those round looking ones that are in my wire wrapping books. Do you know the kind I am talking about? They look really easy to make as well.

Tweetiepy gets rocks for Christmas Always looking in the wrong places... Member since January 2005 Posts: 5,421	Cage for Small Stones Feb 10, 2006 10:29:48 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Tweetiepy on Feb 10, 2006 10:29:48 GMT -5 Debs are you talking about the spiral cages? I'm not sure how well those would hold up since they're like flimsy springs.... I wondered about those too!

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Cage for Small Stones Feb 10, 2006 13:54:54 GMT -5

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Post by sherry on Feb 10, 2006 13:54:54 GMT -5

I found a spiral cage for a bead in my "Creating Wire and Beaded Jewelry" book by Linda Jones. That's about all the larger some of these emeralds are anyway. Looks like it might work.

Tweetie, that website you posted here was da bomb! I got lots of good ideas, and I ordered my wire this morning.