Ocean Wave Jasper Slabs to Gemstone Cabochons

June 13, 2009

Just received this really pretty Ocean Wave Jasper. Have cut a lot of orb Ocean Jasper, but only ever had a couple of Ocean Wave Jasper.
One thing about buying the expensive Orb type Ocean Jasper is that it is hard to find at an affordable price without pitting or vugs. The Ocean Wave Jasper seems [...]

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Ocean Wave Jasper Slabs to Gemstone Cabochons

June 12, 2009

Just received this really pretty Ocean Wave Jasper. Have cut a lot of orb Ocean Jasper, but only ever had a couple of Ocean Wave Jasper. One thing about buying the expensive Orb type Ocean Jasper is that it is hard to find at an affordable price without pitting or vugs. The Ocean Wave Jasper [...]

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My Lesson in Purchasing Silver Ring Blank with Bezel / Prong Gemstone Setting

May 22, 2009

This was the first time I had purchased a ring blank to set a stone in. When I saw it in the magazine it appeared to have a bezel type setting with four prongs. I thought was simply going to be able and push the floral looking bezel and prongs up against the gemstone.
After it [...]

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My Lesson in Purchasing Silver Ring Blank with Bezel / Prong Gemstone Setting

May 22, 2009

This was the first time I had purchased a ring blank to set a stone in. When I saw it in the magazine it appeared to have a bezel type setting with four prongs. I thought was simply going to be able and push the floral looking bezel and prongs up against the gemstone. After [...]

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Pictorial Gemstone Mineral Guide / Book for Agate and Jasper

May 13, 2009

I just received this pictorial guide to over 150 types of agates and jasper.
“There are many excellent books currently on the market describing banded agates, but there are few with an emphasis on the other structural varieties. There are virtually no current books with images and descriptions of the wide array of fine jaspers presently [...]

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Pictorial Gemstone Mineral Guide / Book for Agate and Jasper

May 12, 2009

I just received this pictorial guide to over 150 types of agates and jasper. “There are many excellent books currently on the market describing banded agates, but there are few with an emphasis on the other structural varieties. There are virtually no current books with images and descriptions of the wide array of fine jaspers [...]

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How To Tutorial Bezel Setting A Gemstone Cabochon With Sharp / Square Corners

May 2, 2009

Wanted to share a really neat tutorial on how to set a square gemstone cabochon by one of our forum members, Bob of Bobs Premium Cabs shared with us. Bezel setting a stone with sharp corners is somewhat more difficult than an oval because if it isn’t done properly the excess metal puckers at the [...]

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Gemstone Cabochon Multi Setting Jewelry Sets for Jewelry Design

April 22, 2009

Been having fun again with more multi gemstone groups that are excellent for jewelry designing.. Especially if your a silversmith and like interesting and unique pieces.. What makes the group gemstone cabochon sets a little more interesting, is the way they are cut from the original mineral slab. Somewhat similar to making a quality pair [...]

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Rainforest Jasper Gemstone Cabochon Silver Bezel Set Pendant

April 17, 2009

Been a while since I have added a new entry.. All the action is on the forum ! Was finally fortunate enough to have a member from our local club come over and walk me through some basic silver soldering. She was a big help. Little things like working the torch properly, using the flux [...]

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Rutile / Rutiliated Quartz Gemstone Cabochon Bezel Jewelry Design

March 24, 2009

Members on my forum join in with bi monthly semiprecious gemstone cabochon contests. This time instead of picking a particular mineral this time we are doing any mineral type in freeform. Any way, as a result I ended up choosing Titainium Rutile in Quartz for my entry. Wanted to share my limited experience working with [...]

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