How to tutorial make multiple gemstone cabochon pendants sets for bezel and silver smith settings

July 31, 2008

I just felt like posting how some examples of multiple gemstone sets that are excellent for use in bezel and other silver smithing kinds of settings. I always cut gemstone cabochon sets like these from the same slab. The idea being to have an awesome matching appearance by utilizing colors, grain, and or combinations of […]

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How to Tutorial for Making Fossilized Coral Gemstone Cabochon Necklace and Bracelet Sets

June 29, 2008

I have had several requests for drilled gemstones. So, the other day I went out and purchased a bench style drill press. I decided to get right to it and try making some necklace and bracelet sets. Since I had a request for a set made from some fossil coral, it seemed like a great […]

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Imperial Stichtite Cabochon Jewelry Design Pendant with Zoisite Druzy Gemstone

June 24, 2008

Just thought I might share a neat Imperial Stichtite and Zoisite gemstone cabochon I made with anyone out there listening. Been playing a little with druzy materials. Ever since we started talking about it on our forum. Some of the members showed some pretty cool druzy gemstone cabochons. I instantly began to find sources for […]

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New Gemstone Cabochon Supply e-Store for Custom Jewelry Design

June 13, 2008

New E-Store Link Ever since I started using the WordPress e-Commerce Plugin by Instinct Entertainment customers have been lining up complaining about how difficult it is to shop with. Not user friendly at all. In response to that, I created a new ZenCart for shopping gemstone cabochon jewelry supplies. Much more user friendly. Gemstone categories […]

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Jasper Gemstone Cabochon for Bezel Setting Jewelry Design

June 5, 2008

Every imaginable type of jasper for gemstone jewelry designing. For a silversmith who uses gemstones in your settings. For designing silver metal clay gemstone jewelry pieces, or for any other type of gemstone jewelry. Especially any gemstone jewelry designs that use bezel settings. Here are just a few examples of different types of jasper gemstone […]

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Information about learning basic bezel setting for gemstone jewelry designing

June 4, 2008

I was thinking today about some of the things people, places and things that I was exposed to when I first decided to learn about how to make gemstone cabochons. Not to mention the long term desire to learn how to make gemstone jewelry. More specific, gemstone jewelry that I knew would be designed using […]

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Indonesian Fossil Coral Cutting and Polishing For Gemstone Bezel Type Custom Jewelry Design

June 3, 2008

There are a lot of different types of Fossilized Coral, not to mention fossilized material as a whole. The one I have some experience with cutting for customers who make custom gemstone, bezel type setting jewelry is this Indonesian Fossilized Coral. Here is an example of what I am most familiar with shaping cabochons from. […]

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Steps on How to Cut and Shape Dolomite Pendants and Matched Earring Cabochons for Custom Jewelry Design Settings

May 29, 2008

I had some of this a while back and the cabochons turned out excellent. At the time I did not know what it was called. At that time, I had thought it might have been a type of Wave Jasper. The other day a friend of mine gave me another piece of rough of this […]

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Tutorial Guide Sanding Polishing Cabochons for Gemstone Bezel and Silver Metal Clay Jewelry Design

May 25, 2008

The single most important hurdle for a beginner is getting at least somewhat of a handle on the graduated stages from grinding, sanding and a nice polish on a gemstone cabochon. Believe me.. I remember all to well. Bought my first combo unit. A Highland Park. It came with one course 80 , and 400 […]

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Serpentine Minerals Used For Custom Gemstone Silver Metal Clay Bezel Type Jewelry Settings

May 23, 2008

A while back, came across some Serpentine Gemstone mineral that ended up being unlike anything I had tried to polish before. I could tell the material was certainly going to be some excellent looking gemstone material for custom jewelry designs. I like to share with anyone interested how these minerals look when first starting to […]

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