[Jewelry making - Article 01106] - Re: [Orchid] Knob blanks?

[Epaul Fischer]

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>        Hi Folks, While this isn't actually a jewelry related question,
>     I'm hoping its close enough or there's a happy coincidence that
>     someone might be able to provide suggestions. I want to make
>     kitchen drawer pulls and cabinet knobs that contain cabochons of
>     leftover granite from my countertops.  Wouldn't that be cool??? 
>     I've seen knobs at 

    Two other options I have used for carved drawer pulls: 	You can drill
    holes in the stone and epoxy in the female threaded inserts used in 
    woodworking. When I do this for customers I actually carve the pull
    from a piece of granite that is as thick as the distance from the
    surface of the drawer to the surface of the pull. So if the pull is
    1.5 inches thick and there will be 1 inch behind the pull space for 
    your fingers then I start with a 2.5 inch piece of granite. I drill
    out the hole for the insert then use a core drill to establish the
    outside diameter of the spacer. THE CENTER HOLE NEEDS TO BE DEEPER
    THAN THE CORE DRILL (in this case 1 inch) OR THE WHOLE SPACER WILL
    SHEAR OFF. 	Another method I used per the customers request was to
    use an 8 gauge brass backing plate. I used JB Weld attach the stone
    and the brass together. Then I painted the visible small seam of the
    grey JB Weld with a brass colored enamel paint. I made sure the seam
    was concave so that there would be little or no wear on the paint.
    Before the adhesive step I drilled a hole for the bolt and
    countersunk (?) the stone side of the brass so that a brass bolt
    with a wood screw-type top could beset in place and then the whole
    thing JB Welded together. (It really is harder to write about a
    process if you don't know the correct terminology) Then I used
    decorative brass lamp finial tubes for the spacers. 

    I hope this makes sense. It's much easier to understand if you can
    see me waving my hands around. 

Epaul Fischer
Gryphon Song Creations
http://GryphonSong.com

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