[Jewelry making - Article 00723] - Re: [Orchid] Thickness of bezels

[Rick Copeland]

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>     So exactly what style of cab cut do you  all prefer? Voice your
>     preferences, so cutters can cut what you like to set! 

    I originally began cutting my own stone (primarily Cripple Creek
    Turquoise) so I could have more control over the entire creative
    process and also to cut down on my material costs.  Plus it is very
    exciting to cut whatever new turquoise that Harriet and David of Bad
    Boys Mining Co. dig up. 

    With stone cut from commercial cutters I often found I had to shim
    the stone to get it to set right in standard width bezel wire (3/32,
    1/8, 5/32, etc.). Now with cutting my own stone I can grind the bevel
    to fit a standard width bezel and I also found I prefer the angle to
    be what I'm guessing is 5 degrees.  I cut only freeform cabs as I
    find cutting calibrated sizes wastes material and may remove some
    unique characteristic of the stone. 

Rick Copeland -- Silversmith
rick.copeland AT Covad.net
home.covad.net/~rcopeland
Colorado Springs, Colorado


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