brotherbill
spending too much on rocks
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Post by brotherbill on May 14, 2022 7:43:27 GMT -5
The pietersite was the first heavy gauge bezel I've made. At several points I was ready to melt it and start over but in the end I'm happy with the results.
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victor1941
fully equipped rock polisher
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Post by victor1941 on May 14, 2022 8:18:16 GMT -5
Great job on both constructions!
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Post by rockjunquie on May 14, 2022 8:31:54 GMT -5
Very cool!!! Good job sticking with it.
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Post by hummingbirdstones on May 14, 2022 9:53:26 GMT -5
Beautiful pieces! Heavy gauge bezels are a challenge. You did great!
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brotherbill
spending too much on rocks
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Post by brotherbill on May 14, 2022 11:20:33 GMT -5
Beautiful pieces! Heavy gauge bezels are a challenge. You did great! Heavy gauge and sterling to boot! I . The only good thing was the thickness gave me a lot of material to work with when cleaning up the mess i made with the hammer😁
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Post by perkins17 on May 14, 2022 11:30:28 GMT -5
Your settings and cabs rock! Those look awesome. I wish I could borrow a little of your talent on the settings...
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Post by opalpyrexia on May 14, 2022 17:23:43 GMT -5
Beautiful metalwork, Bill!
The descending arrays of parallel side "arc" wires that echo the shape of the earring cabs make for a very cool design. They suggest the visual impression that the earrings are vibrating — like the lines that an illustrator or cartoonist might use to indicate movement. I think that's impressive.
BTW, what gauge was your heavy bezel? I'm curious because I hammer all of my bezels.
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brotherbill
spending too much on rocks
Member since October 2018
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Post by brotherbill on May 14, 2022 19:09:02 GMT -5
Beautiful metalwork, Bill! The descending arrays of parallel side "arc" wires that echo the shape of the earring cabs make for a very cool design. They suggest the visual impression that the earrings are vibrating — like the lines that an illustrator or cartoonist might use to indicate movement. I think that's impressive. BTW, what gauge was your heavy bezel? I'm curious because I hammer all of my bezels. Thanks. The heavy bezel was 16 gauge sterling. It was well annealed but still required some substantial hammering. Do you hammer bezels on softer material like turquoise?
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Post by jasoninsd on May 14, 2022 20:17:47 GMT -5
Very very very nice Bill! I really like the heavy gauge bezel...but those settings on the earrings are phenomenal!
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Post by liveoak on May 15, 2022 6:18:56 GMT -5
Both pieces are quite nice !
My husband always says, that a true craftsman can fix the mistake without anyone knowing it was there in the first place.
Well done :-)
Patty
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Post by opalpyrexia on May 15, 2022 10:51:54 GMT -5
Beautiful metalwork, Bill! The descending arrays of parallel side "arc" wires that echo the shape of the earring cabs make for a very cool design. They suggest the visual impression that the earrings are vibrating — like the lines that an illustrator or cartoonist might use to indicate movement. I think that's impressive. BTW, what gauge was your heavy bezel? I'm curious because I hammer all of my bezels. Thanks. The heavy bezel was 16 gauge sterling. It was well annealed but still required some substantial hammering. Do you hammer bezels on softer material like turquoise? I haven't set anything that soft or fragile. Based on my hammer setting, I would think that, given equal levels of annealing, a thicker bezel would reduce the risk of hammering compared to a thin(ner) bezel. It would require more force but I think that a greater proportion of that force would tend to be absorbed within the bezel, i.e., not just transmitted on the axis of the blow. Just feels right. I can't prove it mathematically.
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Post by realrockhound on May 15, 2022 23:16:54 GMT -5
Nice work
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on May 20, 2022 14:12:23 GMT -5
Stunners
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Post by MsAli on May 20, 2022 14:27:51 GMT -5
I love your work
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