Buffing and Polishing Procedures for Gemstone Jewelry with Silver or Gold Metal Design Mediums

January 19, 2009

Buffing and Polishing Procedures Are The final steps required for finishing all metal articles. Buffing removes sanding marks and smooths out the metal in preparation for the final polishing. Any pits, scratches, or minute file or sanding marks overlooked when buffing are only accented by the polishing step. Polishing adds only color, brightness, and luster […]

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Morrisonite Jasper Gemstone Cabochon Mineral for Bezel Type Jewelry Design

January 19, 2009

A follow up from last weeks entry about Morrisonite Jasper. We have talked a bit about this Morrisonite as well as some outstanding Willow Creek Jasper on our community forum as well. After purchasing from Rare Rock and Gem’s site the other day, would like to share yet more of this great looking mineral. Have […]

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Willow Creek and Morrisonite Jasper Minerals for Semi Precious Cabochon Jewelry Design

January 19, 2009

We had a new member join up to our forum who sells Morrisonite, Willow Creek, Bruneau, and other rarer Jasper type minerals. His site is called Rare Rocks and Gems.I received a package today from Philip. My mouth hit the floor when I opened it. From time to time will receive exceptional mineral rough / […]

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Advantage for Gemstone Jewelry Designer who Develop Relationship with Lapidary Shop

January 19, 2009

TaoGem Gemstones It can be a real struggle for a gemstone jewelry designer to design that unique piece of gemstone jewelry. Most designers do not have a working relationship with a specific lapidary shop. This means that the designer is limited to picking out gemstones to work with at random off the internet or perhaps […]

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Gemstone Sanding and Polishing Using Both Silicon Carbide and Diamond Abrasive Belts

January 19, 2009

Everything I do in regards to sanding all the way up to the polish has always been done with silicon carbide type abrasive belts. In the final couple of sanding stages, I will take it from a 600 grit that is for the most part new, to a rather worn 600 grit. Just to give […]

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Matched Earring Gemstone Cabochon Pairs for Jewelry Design

August 9, 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 […]

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How To Cut, Sand and Polish Azurite / Malachite Druzy Gemstone Cabochons Tutorial

August 6, 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 […]

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Cutting, Shaping, Sanding and Polishing A Tourmaline In Quartz Mineral Gemstone Cabochon

August 5, 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 […]

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Chinese Pietersite Rough / Slabs Cut Shaped and Polished Gemstone Cabochons

August 4, 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 […]

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How To Replace Gemstone Oxide Leather Polishing Pad With Flat Disc

August 1, 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 […]

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