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Heart a la Mr. Mohs Jun 5, 2015 20:14:32 GMT -5 connrock, Fossilman, and 4 more like this

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Post by radio on Jun 5, 2015 20:14:32 GMT -5

A neighbor asked me to do something with a rock he found as a gift for his wife. I rarely cut heart cabs, so struggled with this one on the 8 inch wheels

I didn't want to bevel the top edges any more than absolutely necessary, so the bezel folds over at the tip and in the valley at the top. After looking at the pic, I clearly see an area to the right of the bail where I didn't snug the bezel very well

It really isn't noticeable on the piece except in the pic and he can't gripe too much as I did it for him for free
I also polished the back of the stone and cut out the silver mimicking the shape to show the sparkle in the polished surface

not perfect by any means, but a very pretty piece of natural drusy material

It's time to remove the warning labels from things and let stupidity work itself out of the gene pool!

Pat misunderstood rock expert Member since February 2012 Posts: 11,822	Heart a la Mr. Mohs Jun 5, 2015 20:28:43 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Pat on Jun 5, 2015 20:28:43 GMT -5 That is pretty! What is the stone? Is the bezel gallery wire? Beautiful!
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gingerkid has started giving rock gifts 2x HOTY, Wise Dan, by Metro Member since July 2011 Posts: 3,779	Heart a la Mr. Mohs Jun 5, 2015 20:40:18 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by gingerkid on Jun 5, 2015 20:40:18 GMT -5 Beautiful! Is the heart rose quartz druzy? I love the setting you made for it, radio.
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Heart a la Mr. Mohs Jun 5, 2015 21:02:59 GMT -5 gingerkid and snowmom like this

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Post by radio on Jun 5, 2015 21:02:59 GMT -5

Thanks all.

The stone came from Oklahoma or Kansas and all I know is that is druzy material of some kind. The host stone is relatively soft and the sparkle goes all the way through and looks kind of like mica.

The bezel is indeed gallery wire. The way I make the sterling backing to use in the gallery wire is quite tedious. When I first tried this style bezel, I soldered the bezel directly onto the backing. In filing down the edges around the bezel, I found one can't keep from removing detail from the wire no matter how careful you are. I now shape the bezel, solder it together, make a final fitting to the stone and set the bezel on 22 ga silver sheet. I use an ultra fine tip sharpie to trace the shape onto the sheet from inside the bezel and cut the shape with the saw allowing a wee bit of extra room in case of a slip in the marking stage. I then meticulously shape the backing to fit exactly inside the bezel and solder it in, then lay it on a large, flat file and make the join disappear.
On this piece I also made a cutout in the backing duplicating the shape of the heart

It's time to remove the warning labels from things and let stupidity work itself out of the gene pool!

mohs In Memoriam RIP mohstly Member since January 2009 Posts: 19,412	Heart a la Mr. Mohs Jun 5, 2015 21:46:09 GMT -5 gingerkid likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by mohs on Jun 5, 2015 21:46:09 GMT -5 right on Arlen I've never seen a heart set in bezel that's some serious craft'n although it can be seriously studied it is a heart that will age well unique heart ala'mohs
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snowmom still telling self it's just a hobby Curiosity is one of the permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect. Member since April 2014 Posts: 4,480	Heart a la Mr. Mohs Jun 7, 2015 6:39:39 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by snowmom on Jun 7, 2015 6:39:39 GMT -5 sweet sparkler. She has to be thrilled with it!

Fossilman Cave Dweller Member since January 2009 Posts: 20,718	Heart a la Mr. Mohs Jun 7, 2015 8:58:55 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Fossilman on Jun 7, 2015 8:58:55 GMT -5 Now that's a winner!!!
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