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Post by lpl on Dec 8, 2020 20:45:59 GMT -5
Got these done today, while the slab saw was going. It was about 65 today here in northern Colorado and it felt wonderful to be in the shop! jasoninsd I thought you might like to see these. I have a sort of matching pendant to make too, maybe tomorrow.
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Post by jasoninsd on Dec 8, 2020 20:51:48 GMT -5
Heck yes I wanted to see these! Beautiful earrings in and of themselves, but way to highlight that stone! I'm dying to see the pendant once you get it done. I got my slab earlier this week and the seller added another piece in with the one I bought. I thought that was a nice touch. I haven't gotten the nerve to start working this stuff yet. I want a few more dozen cabs under my belt before I attempt to use the slab I got. Again, I'll be watching for that pendant!
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Dec 8, 2020 20:52:23 GMT -5
Those earrings are gorgeous! You do the most amazing work.
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Post by opalpyrexia on Dec 8, 2020 21:18:10 GMT -5
Those are really beautiful! I like the texturing, too. Gold balls?
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Post by lpl on Dec 8, 2020 22:12:06 GMT -5
Heck yes I wanted to see these! Beautiful earrings in and of themselves, but way to highlight that stone! I'm dying to see the pendant once you get it done. I got my slab earlier this week and the seller added another piece in with the one I bought. I thought that was a nice touch. I haven't gotten the nerve to start working this stuff yet. I want a few more dozen cabs under my belt before I attempt to use the slab I got. Again, I'll be watching for that pendant! You’ll have no problems at all cutting this material, based on your work that I’ve been seeing in the cabochons section!
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Post by lpl on Dec 8, 2020 22:13:46 GMT -5
Those earrings are gorgeous! You do the most amazing work. Thanks Robin, I appreciate it. That’s high praise coming from you!
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Post by lpl on Dec 8, 2020 22:16:43 GMT -5
Those are really beautiful! I like the texturing, too. Gold balls? Thanks Gary! I’m too cheap to work with gold 😂, maybe someday. For now, I’m just using brass that I ball up and polish. I think it adds a nice look, but very inexpensively.
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Post by jasoninsd on Dec 8, 2020 22:31:51 GMT -5
Heck yes I wanted to see these! Beautiful earrings in and of themselves, but way to highlight that stone! I'm dying to see the pendant once you get it done. I got my slab earlier this week and the seller added another piece in with the one I bought. I thought that was a nice touch. I haven't gotten the nerve to start working this stuff yet. I want a few more dozen cabs under my belt before I attempt to use the slab I got. Again, I'll be watching for that pendant! You’ll have no problems at all cutting this material, based on your work that I’ve been seeing in the cabochons section! John, I truly am appreciative for the vote of confidence! I've messed up on a couple here lately which was due to not knowing the material well enough and not having the experience to deal with it correctly. I am dying to work with this material, but I've got to get a little more comfortable with material of differing hardness within the cab first...
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Post by rockjunquie on Dec 9, 2020 9:15:11 GMT -5
Well done! Believe it or not, my favorite part, the part my eye is drawn to, is the top- the way the "bail" is attached. It looks like you just cut that out of the metal it is so perfect.
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Post by lpl on Dec 9, 2020 9:43:54 GMT -5
Well done! Believe it or not, my favorite part, the part my eye is drawn to, is the top- the way the "bail" is attached. It looks like you just cut that out of the metal it is so perfect. Thanks Tela! I’ve been doing that on some pieces lately, and I’m liking the line it creates.
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Post by miket on Dec 9, 2020 11:07:56 GMT -5
Fantastic work as always! Beautiful.
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Post by lpl on Dec 9, 2020 17:46:25 GMT -5
Fantastic work as always! Beautiful. Thanks Mike!
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