[Jewelry making - Article 00851] - Re: [Orchid] Smooth out chips in carnelian

[Silverspotstudio]

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Hi Susan,

    This sounds like a great application for a bail with a tube rivet!  
    It depends on the hole size with which the heart is drilled, of
    course, but it would be a relatively gentle cold-connected bail that
    would look very nice. 

    The bail can be made from a bit of half-round wire, or you can forge
    flat the ends of round wire if there's none handy. Drill holes in the
    ends a bit bigger than your tubing, and bend the bail over to fit
    around the heart. Cut a piece of tubing so that you have a bit to
    work with at each end (sticking out past the holes in the bail on
    either side). Flare one end of the tubing by rotating a scriber in
    the opening, and then assemble the bail. Flare the other end of the
    tubing, and gently peen the ends over, turning the bail over once or
    twice to see that both sides come out even. 

    There is a much better description of this process, with lovely
    photographs, in Elizabeth Oliver's "Jewelry Making Techniques Book."
    You could probably do the same thing with a plain wire rivet, but the
    tube rivet is, I think, a little easier on the stone, and will look
    good. 

HTH, 

Jessee Smith
www.silverspotstudio.com
5949 Calmhaven Drive
Cincinnati, Ohio 45248
(513) 598-4820


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