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Post by washingtonrocks on Sept 12, 2014 16:47:03 GMT -5
This is my first time creating a bead, for lack of a better word. My goal is to make a simple pendant out of it, run a leather chord through it and wear it just as it is. So far, its just a stone with a hole in it.  I've still got some polishing work to do, as well as bevel the area where the hole is...I've never tried the beveling part (there's a term for it, slips my mind) so I'm not exactly sure how to go about it. Any suggestions are appreciated! This is the jade I found with a bunch of native gold and pyrite running through it.  More to come. |
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Post by fantastic5 on Sept 12, 2014 16:51:40 GMT -5
I sure do like this idea. I've been thinking about doing a similar shape and a single drop pendant. I think this will look fantastic when you have it done. Please keep the pictures coming.
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Post by washingtonrocks on Sept 12, 2014 16:56:06 GMT -5
Thanks, fantastic5. If you get around to doing yours or have pictures of previous examples, I'd love to see them. |
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Post by mohs on Sept 12, 2014 17:08:08 GMT -5
that going to rock'n pendant
chamfer ?
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Post by washingtonrocks on Sept 12, 2014 17:22:37 GMT -5
mr.mohs, yes that's it! Chamfer. My recall of the term and my knowledge of how to do it are about the same I guess. |
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Post by Fossilman on Sept 12, 2014 17:43:19 GMT -5
I like it!
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Post by rockjunquie on Sept 12, 2014 21:17:30 GMT -5
Great idea and beautiful jade. Maybe you can try a diamond tip ball burr. I don't know what they are called but they look like a ball on a stick. Get one a little bigger than the hole and barely bring it down on top of the hole. You don't want it to go through- just round out the hole opening.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 13, 2014 7:13:58 GMT -5
They make diamond burrs that are shaped like a cone also. It would grind the bevel but then you would have to come up with a way to polish it. A bamboo stick with grit or polish would probably work.
Jim
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Post by washingtonrocks on Sept 13, 2014 11:26:37 GMT -5
rockjunquie & @wampidy, thanks for the tips. I'm going to try a combination of your ideas and get a diamond ball burr tip for the dremel for shaping the chamfer, then finding something akin to bamboo to polish it with diamond paste.
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Post by snowmom on Sept 13, 2014 18:28:42 GMT -5
beautiful! Keep the pictures coming!
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I've still got some polishing work to do, as well as bevel the area where the hole is...I've never tried the beveling part (there's a term for it, slips my mind) so I'm not exactly sure how to go about it. Any suggestions are appreciated! 
