[Jewelry making - Article 00937] - Re: [Orchid] Polishing before and after setting

[M'lou Brubaker]

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    Rahul, I think that you could just polish the parts that would be
    hard to get at, before setting, and do the outer edges after setting.
    But you might find that you had missed spots, later, that would not
    be easy to reach after setting. If you analyze your designs
    carefully, this might work. But it would probably only be worth your
    while if this was for a production piece, not a one-of-a-kind. 

    For things like prong settings, you must polish before setting. It
    is not possible to reach into the crown to fully polish when the
    stone is in place. 

M'lou Brubaker, Jeweler
Goodland, MN
www.craftswomen.com

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