lunker
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Post by lunker on Mar 7, 2022 18:05:14 GMT -5
I'm trying to make a matching set of earrings and a necklace for my wife. I started on the hard part. 10 mm rounds. They're more like 10 mm sorta rounds. Roughed out on the tile saw.  Set in some premade silver stud cups from Rio Grande.  I'm still deciding on the shape for the necklace. I'm leaning towards a skinny teardrop shape with a pinch bail and chain also from Rio Grande. It'll be from one of these slabs. Thanks for taking a look.  |
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Post by jasoninsd on Mar 7, 2022 18:52:18 GMT -5
Way to go Lunk!  That's smaller than anything I've tried yet! That's almost "scary" small! My vote is for the necklace cab to come from the slab on the top right corner. I think the "dots" in the slab would match the dots in the earrings... |
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Post by holajonathan on Mar 7, 2022 19:47:44 GMT -5
I'm with jasoninsd on which slab to use. As for your circles, it doesn't look like they were hard.  |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Mar 7, 2022 20:02:40 GMT -5
Great job on the earrings! They look great. I'm gonna agree with Jason and Jonathan on the slab you should use for the pendant.  |
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Post by rockjunquie on Mar 7, 2022 20:08:20 GMT -5
Better than I could do! I don't like to make small cabs, let alone round ones! You busted them out!
Your wife will be proud to wear the set when you're finished.
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Post by Pat on Mar 7, 2022 20:09:37 GMT -5
Agree re top right. Has a friendly face.
Don’t worry about the ears matching in every way, shape, and form. The earrings will have a head separating them. Looking good!
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Brian
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Post by Brian on Mar 7, 2022 20:50:35 GMT -5
I don't even cab and I'm impressed with how you were able to make them so tiny!
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Post by vegasjames on Mar 7, 2022 21:22:33 GMT -5
Yes, circles are very hard. Especially to keep evenly round. There is a trick though. Dop the stone on a small flat head nail that will fit in a Dremel chuck. Then you spin the stone with the Dremel while cabbing it in the cabbing machine. The high speed rotation helps to make the cab perfectly round.
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adrian65
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Post by adrian65 on Mar 7, 2022 22:34:21 GMT -5
Beautiful! You framed those dark spots just perfectly.
Adrian
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Post by opalpyrexia on Mar 7, 2022 22:43:26 GMT -5
Can't wait to see the finished earrings...
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Post by realrockhound on Mar 8, 2022 1:27:33 GMT -5
Those turned out very nice. I actually really enjoy doing small cabs. Good work.
Top right slab for necklace cab.
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lunker
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Post by lunker on Mar 8, 2022 12:52:31 GMT -5
Thanks everyone for the compliments and replies. Here's what I'm thinking for the necklace.  |
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Post by Starguy on Mar 8, 2022 12:59:52 GMT -5
Outstanding work lunker. Can’t wait to see the finished results. |
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lunker
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Post by lunker on Mar 8, 2022 16:45:39 GMT -5
Here ya go. The finished set.  |
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Post by Starguy on Mar 8, 2022 17:32:46 GMT -5
Dang lunker those turned out gorgeous. How did you attach the bail to the pendant? Beautiful work! Nice chain too. Your wife will love the set. |
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Post by lunker on Mar 8, 2022 17:36:33 GMT -5
Dang lunker those turned out gorgeous. How did you attach the bail to the pendant? Beautiful work! Thanks! It's a pinch bail from Rio Grande. I drilled a hole with my Dremel and it has posts in the bail that line up and squeeze together. |
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Post by Starguy on Mar 8, 2022 17:37:53 GMT -5
That sounds easy. It looks great. Well done!
MMA takes such a great polish.
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Post by stardiamond on Mar 8, 2022 17:43:52 GMT -5
Nice matching of earrings and pendant. I avoid circles because I don't find them interesting and I don't do a good job on circles and ovals. When I attempt them, I mark the bottom with ink and leave a uniform amount of material outside the lines. Subtracting is easier than adding. I can deal with symmetrical shapes because they only need to have the dome match left, right, top, bottom. A more skilled lapidarist can use their eyes to get a perfectly symmetrical dome on the circles and ovals.
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Post by Starguy on Mar 8, 2022 17:54:17 GMT -5
Google star laps. These things make perfect small rounds. They are good for small ovals too.  |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Mar 8, 2022 17:57:48 GMT -5
Way to go, lunker! That set turned out perfect.  |
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