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Archive for March, 2009

Rutile / Rutiliated Quartz Gemstone Cabochon Bezel Jewelry Design

Tuesday, March 24th, 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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Todays Quartz Gemstone Silver Soldered Bezel Setting Attempt Using Flattened Wire Backing

Sunday, March 1st, 2009

Needed something to blog about so thought would add an entry about today’s soldering project.
I wanted to try another like 1Rockhounds Biggs Jasper piece with the bezel tape on the outside of the backing. Except I tried another attempt at using flattened wire for the backing again instead of cut out sheet backing.
The order of [...]

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