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. ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lunker1/image/upload/v1646693650/xunclptyz7z9iqizeun1.jpg) Set in some premade silver stud cups from Rio Grande. ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lunker1/image/upload/v1646693924/s0iu0utxksichy8khklm.jpg) 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. ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lunker1/image/upload/v1646694383/of9dvqeycv4azlo1xcmj.jpg)
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Post by jasoninsd on Mar 7, 2022 18:52:18 GMT -5
Way to go Lunk! ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png) 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! ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png) 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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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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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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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. ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lunker1/image/upload/v1646761933/bvslmbemlgsutmn7jx30.jpg)
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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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Post by lunker on Mar 8, 2022 16:45:39 GMT -5
Here ya go. The finished set. ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lunker1/image/upload/v1646775921/vinkwetdzax502f0x5ms.jpg)
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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. ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/dpnc9lyol/image/upload/v1646780041/pezanuyzciaejxb9peh6.jpg)
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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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