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Archive for August, 2008
Saturday, August 30th, 2008
When I first decided to try to sell on the internet there was one thing that still stands out from all the suggestions that were offered through a number of online internet sales forums. It was strongly suggested to specialize and revolve the business around a specific niche.
For myself it became readily obvious just how [...]
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Wednesday, August 27th, 2008
Some time ago I received my first piece of Chatoyant Feather Malachite. I had seen pictures of finished cabochons of it before and was very excited to finally get to cab some.
Initially I was very disappointed because for the life of me, I could not get a polished finish.
With this chatoyant type Malachite, you have [...]
Posted in Designing Gemstone Cabochons | No Comments »
Tuesday, August 12th, 2008
Link to store wide sale.
If your familiar with TaoGem prices, then you already know how inexpensive they are.
Twice a year I like to have a nice little sale and mark everything down twenty percent. On top of that, there are no shipping costs either for National or International gemstone orders.
This is also an excellent time [...]
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Saturday, August 9th, 2008
Blog entry’s are a great way to be seen in search engine results.
So this blog entry is simply to show off a few pairs that I have made while including a link to my gemstone store for jewelry designers to check out. Hopefully so as to find something that they can use for their own [...]
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Wednesday, August 6th, 2008
Here is another absolutely beautiful gemstone mineral I totally enjoy making cabochons from.
This mostly Azurite with druzy mixed with a little Malachite rough I purchased at a local fair. I had been befriending the owner who together with his wife spend the summer setting up their jewelry booth throughout the Pacific Northwest.
He has been rock [...]
Posted in Gemstone Cabochon Tutorial | 8 Comments »
Tuesday, August 5th, 2008
This was my first time having the opportunity to work with this Tourmaline in Quartz mineral. When I first looked through the piece of rough, was not entirely sure if it would be all that much better to slice it one direction over another.
The black Tourmaline really did not cluster or run any more or [...]
Posted in Designing Gemstone Cabochons | 3 Comments »
Monday, August 4th, 2008
I was recently given a little bit of nice Chinese Pietersite Rough that was able to get a couple of small slabs out of.
After slabbing up the couple of small slabs thought might share one of my favorite cabs that finished.
I have a couple more on the bench that will post in a [...]
Posted in Gemstone Rough and Slabs | 2 Comments »
Friday, August 1st, 2008
No everyone has the same setup. Mine has a metal banding with a hooked spring attachment.
My disc is an eight inch, so I order ten inch leather so it is much easier to hold in place while trying with three hands and a foot to keep everything together.
I like to add a quarter inch thick [...]
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