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Post by roy on Apr 12, 2014 21:55:56 GMT -5
i had three projects that i sent to get set in silver got the first one back my ring made with my fire agate !Let me say this it is FRICKIN AWESOME!!! THANK YOU !! cant wait to see what the others look like  |
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Post by mohs on Apr 13, 2014 0:34:28 GMT -5
that excellently crafted silver worked ring
with a killer stone
plus I have to give public shout out also to Rock Radio
Thanks
Arlen sent me some chrysoprase and other goodies
to help me out in rock'n heart birthstone department
all I can say: is I got your wife & your birth months down
In the works
someday soon
Ed
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Thunder69
Cave Dweller 
Thunder 2000-2015
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Post by Thunder69 on Apr 13, 2014 9:44:15 GMT -5
That is an awesome ring...Excellent job..John
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Post by Donnie's Rocky Treasures on Apr 14, 2014 7:34:27 GMT -5
Oooooooo Weeeeeeee that is one AWESOME ring!!!!!!!!
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Post by radio on Apr 14, 2014 9:01:30 GMT -5
Aww shucks. Twern't nutthin. (hangs head and kicks a can)  Glad you like it Sir, and hope you get many a compliment on it when out in public. If you would have had me make it a half a size bigger, it might have been in danger of not finding it's way to ya:-) Nah. I couldn't do that, but it sure came out nice and I hope I can find a nice piece like that in the roagh and make one for myself this summer  |
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Post by roy on Apr 14, 2014 9:32:26 GMT -5
Aww shucks. Twern't nutthin. (hangs head and kicks a can) Glad you like it Sir, and hope you get many a compliment on it when out in public. If you would have had me make it a half a size bigger, it might have been in danger of not finding it's way to ya:-) Nah. I couldn't do that, but it sure came out nice and I hope I can find a nice piece like that in the roagh and make one for myself this summer tell you what if you get those other two done before my wife leaves for arizona i will send you one for your that will blow you away  |
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Post by drocknut on Apr 14, 2014 9:53:18 GMT -5
WTG radio. That ring looks outstanding. That and you set Ed up too. Double good rock karma for sure.
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bsky4463
fully equipped rock polisher
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Post by bsky4463 on Apr 14, 2014 14:44:30 GMT -5
WOW
great stone and setting! Cheers
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grizman
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Post by grizman on Apr 14, 2014 17:17:26 GMT -5
Now that's a double WOWWWZERS! One for the stone, and one for the silver work. I wish the ring was in MY jewelry box!
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Post by radio on Apr 14, 2014 20:04:54 GMT -5
Aww shucks. Twern't nutthin. (hangs head and kicks a can) Glad you like it Sir, and hope you get many a compliment on it when out in public. If you would have had me make it a half a size bigger, it might have been in danger of not finding it's way to ya:-) Nah. I couldn't do that, but it sure came out nice and I hope I can find a nice piece like that in the roagh and make one for myself this summer tell you what if you get those other two done before my wife leaves for arizona i will send you one for your that will blow you away PM at'cha |
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Post by rockjunquie on Apr 15, 2014 12:45:14 GMT -5
Beautiful work! Great stone, too. |
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Post by iant on Apr 16, 2014 6:05:58 GMT -5
Epic work. What a beautiful ring!
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Post by radio on Apr 16, 2014 19:12:03 GMT -5
Thanks all for the kind words. Sometimes accidents make things more appealing. I had the silver work completely done on the ring and was setting the stone when a corner chipped off!!! There must have been an unnoticed hairline fracture and the slight pressure of rolling the bezel over the edge of the stone caused it to chip  A few choice words were muttered and I had the embarrassing task of telling Roy what had happened to his stone. We agreed on a plan and I rounded the opposite corner to match the chipped one and left the other corners square. In the end I think the stone actually looks better with the forward corners rounded than it did being perfectly rectangular. Of course this necessitated making a complete new setting for the new shape of the stone  The shank was made with three pieces of 14 ga square Sterling wire silver soldered together, so this is one hefty ring! As a final touch before mounting the stone (again;-) I soaked the ring in Liver of Sulfur, then polished it leaving a nice patina in the recesses of the twisted wire and beads. I was very pleased with how it turned out, and I think Roy kinda likes it too:-) |
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Deb/nyllynn
spending too much on rocks
Deb & Jim
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Post by Deb/nyllynn on Apr 16, 2014 20:14:39 GMT -5
beautiful work all the way around.... Deb |
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Post by roy on Apr 16, 2014 22:19:30 GMT -5
Thanks all for the kind words. Sometimes accidents make things more appealing. I had the silver work completely done on the ring and was setting the stone when a corner chipped off!!! There must have been an unnoticed hairline fracture and the slight pressure of rolling the bezel over the edge of the stone caused it to chip A few choice words were muttered and I had the embarrassing task of telling Roy what had happened to his stone. We agreed on a plan and I rounded the opposite corner to match the chipped one and left the other corners square. In the end I think the stone actually looks better with the forward corners rounded than it did being perfectly rectangular. Of course this necessitated making a complete new setting for the new shape of the stone The shank was made with three pieces of 14 ga square Sterling wire silver soldered together, so this is one hefty ring! As a final touch before mounting the stone (again;-) I soaked the ring in Liver of Sulfur, then polished it leaving a nice patina in the recesses of the twisted wire and beads. I was very pleased with how it turned out, and I think Roy kinda likes it too:-) NO ROY LOVES IT!!!! |
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deserthound
spending too much on rocks
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Post by deserthound on Apr 16, 2014 22:34:41 GMT -5
great looking ring, outstanding workmnship..
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Post by talkingstones on Apr 23, 2014 19:52:48 GMT -5
What a killer ring!!!!!!! Excellent!!!!!
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Post by rockpickerforever on Apr 23, 2014 20:26:10 GMT -5
Itsa beauty! Of course Roy would love it, who wouldn't? Nice job, radio! Just brilliant! (and way to work around the boo-boo!)
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Glad you like it Sir, and hope you get many a compliment on it when out in public. 
The shank was made with three pieces of 14 ga square Sterling wire silver soldered together, so this is one hefty ring! As a final touch before mounting the stone (again;-) I soaked the ring in Liver of Sulfur, then polished it leaving a nice patina in the recesses of the twisted wire and beads. I was very pleased with how it turned out, and I think Roy kinda likes it too:-)
