[Jewelry making - Article 00599] - [Orchid] Amber question

[Alicia M Miller]

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    I have a question on amber for you guys (and a suggestion). 

    I picked up some 100+ year old, loose, HUGE 30-80mm milky amber
    beads for a song and set about playing with them. They had aged to a
    nice orange on the outside. One had been broken and glued back
    together, I split it and discovered they were the smoothest of cream
    inside. This gave me an idea. I whipped out my carving tools and in
    a few hours I had a lovely cameo with an orange to yellow carving on
    a back of purest cream (Don't you just love the smell of amber?). 

    Anyway, I have just started playing with amber (I started carving
    with wax and moved on to opal & other stone, only did one amber
    sculpture before this). Any suggestions on how to put a really top
    polish on these guys? The cameo already has a new home (just from
    the way it looked rough) and I want to make sure it is sent out in
    the best possible condition. I have had other nibbles for others as
    well so I am quite excited about the possibilities here. 

Alicia Miller
Exquisite Creations

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