rockbrain
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Post by rockbrain on Aug 19, 2022 19:20:13 GMT -5
I cut and polished a few crosses a couple of months back. I got a kick out of it when my grandson spotted one and said, " Oh cool a Jesus symbol." Most of these are just cut square. One of them is cut like an actual cabochon with a girdle and a domed top. Been trying to figure out a way to wrap them and not really coming up with anything. I have a hard time putting together ideas on this stuff. I've been doing wrapping for such a short time. I don't have very many tricks or techniques in my repertoire yet.
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Post by rockjunquie on Aug 19, 2022 21:46:26 GMT -5
I have never wrapped a cross, but I think it would be pretty easy- as far as a straight up border wrap.
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Aug 20, 2022 0:19:23 GMT -5
Just a thought, but I would maybe think about wrapping a crisscrossed wrap around the arms of the cross.
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Post by fernwood on Aug 20, 2022 6:01:40 GMT -5
I would do a simple wrap lilke this.  On ones without nice pattern in the middle of the box, do an X. |
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Post by Rockoonz on Aug 20, 2022 9:44:45 GMT -5
I think Elizabeth has done a criss-cross in the center with a bail behind, all you see is the X.
Since a cross doesn't have an angled girdle I think a cage wrap that goes all the way across the front is necessary, but a prong wrap in the inside corners with a bigger gauge wire might work too. Nowadays we just drill them.
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rockbrain
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Post by rockbrain on Aug 20, 2022 12:04:57 GMT -5
Thanks for the ideas. I drilled one last night.
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Just go for it. You can do it.
