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TaoGem offers inexpensive gemstone cabochon supplies for special jewelry design. Interesting Unique and unusual loose cut gemstones. Beveled and polished gemstone supplies for the artistic designer who truly is searching for something special that will support his or her own creative perspective. Standard run of the mill cabochons are readily available on the internet. Our Gemstones offer many art, crafts, and gemstone jewelry design possibilities. Custom lapidary orders are available upon request for most gemstone material.

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Archive for January, 2009

Trials And Tribulations From Soldering My Gemstone Necklace With Step Bezel Setting

Thursday, January 22nd, 2009

Just to share …..
One of my recent pieces started out so well…… I was smiling through the entire process of shaping and soldering the three step bezels for this three piece necklace.

Then came the last two solders for the little bails on the top of the two hanging pieces. That is when disaster set [...]

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Silversmith Forging Hammers Used For Embossing, Raising, Planishing, and Texturing

Saturday, January 17th, 2009

A Glance at Jewelry – Scale Silversmithing Methods by William Fretz Designs
I would like to acknowledge the Lapidary Journal / Jewelry Artist magazine. Permission to do this blog entry was kindly provided by William Fretz. The original article was from the November 2007 issue.Forging is a controlled method of moving metal by stretching or [...]

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Tutorial Guide Making Assembled Gemstone Cabochons

Saturday, January 10th, 2009

Bob Rush of Bobs Premium Cabs shared this assembled gemstone tutorial with our forum members. Although not the same thing, it reminded me of the domed intarsia type cabs that a few members make and have shared. theImageOne shared his tutorial about those. Like Bobs assembled cabochons, they are glued too.
Here is Bobs Tutorial [...]

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