More Experiments With CZ

October 25, 2008

The first mistake was that ‘ol Bright Eyes forgot to put masking tape on the clamp faces. The result is that the glue leaked in between the stone and the clamp. So when I tried to remove the now dry stone, it did not release the stone, but broke it. Well, that certainly proved that [...]

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New Larimar Pendant

October 21, 2008

This is my latest Larimar and  fused gold and diamond pendant. A shell bail in the front and a starfish bail at the back. I always try to make pendants reversible. Sort of more bang for your buck. I photographed it with the daylight behind it. It is a very high quality piece of stone [...]

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Steampunk Clock

October 19, 2008

I don’t actually ONLY make jewellery. I do other things too… like painting, stained glass and making clocks. There is a blog, http://thecarrotbox.com/news/ that I particularly like. She, m’lady Alice, posts the most amazing designs of the most amazing rings on her blog. And the other month, she posted a range of rings that were [...]

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Carved Three Stone Ring and Wedding Set.

October 14, 2008

This is another Carved Cab ring I made. The stones are done in the same way I wrote about a few posts back This one has Zavorite, which is the trade name for green garnet, and rhodolite garnet and sapphire set in it. Plus two diamonds. This kind of ring has a distinct ‘organic’ feel [...]

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Cubic Zirconia Experiments and Trashed Jewellery

October 11, 2008

This is a fused gold ring that has been set with a carved piece of cubic zirconia. This is the first time I have actually carved CZ. It is easy to carve, and takes a polish to die for. This is my opinion (ahem). The ring first had some black coral in, but the guy [...]

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Two New Rings

October 9, 2008

This is the tourmaline I carved a few posts back, set in 14ct gold and silver. It just had to go for a floral type ring. I like setting little diamonds in little gold balls that I solder on. The background is blackened with Liver of Sulphur I like making rings like this. I’m going to make some [...]

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How to make a Silver Whistle

October 7, 2008

About a year or so ago, I was commissioned to make a whistle in the shape of a Christian Cross. My customer is a captain of a racing yacht, and he uses the whistle to communicate with his crew when they race. I made about five or so models before I got the pitch and volume right.The [...]

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Two Rings Finished

October 5, 2008

Late yesterday a couple walked into our shop and bought these two rings below. I had to size them for today and do some small alterations on them. And we had to go for dinner with some friends/clients, so it all became a bit hectic. So today I was a- cookin’ at my bench, because [...]

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New Gemstones

October 4, 2008

I been playing around with cutting and carving some stones. The first stone is a pink tourmaline that is carved on the top and then faceted in a standard brilliant pavillion at the bottom. It weigh 3.6carats. After I have drilled the hole in the center I polish the inside of the hole. Then I make a white [...]

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