[Jewelry making - Article 00180] - Re: [Orchid] Choice of Diamond Simulants

[Epaul Fischer]

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    Michael Dyber does do INCREDIBLE work. It became even more amazing
    to me when I found out that he does almost all of the work free hand!
    It is kind of an urban myth that Michael created the optical dish.
    What is true is that he made it his own. Quoting Michael from an
    October 2001 article in  "Professional Jeweler" 

    http://www.professionaljeweler.com/archives/articles/2001/oct01/1001gn2.html 

    I dont claim to have invented the technique; similar concave
    depressions in gems were used for years before I started working
    with them, he says. But I have used them extensively. Ive also
    developed a lot of different types: big dishes, small ones, deep,
    shallow, partial or combinations, all of which identify the style
    with my name. 

    I do believe that Michael did invent (or at least perfect) the
    "Luminaire"TM, which is the name he has given to the tubes that are
    drilled through the stones. You can see more of Michael Dyber's work
    at the Smithsonian, the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, the
    Harvard Museum of Natural History, or at his website
    http://www.dyber.net/ 

    Henry Hunt is generally considered one of the Patriarchs of American
    Gem Carving. He has been a lapidary for over 40 years and his 2
    books "Lapidary Carving for Creative Jewelry" American Lapidary -
    Designing the Carved Gemstone" are the standards in the industry.
    Most of the current generation of North American gem carvers (Glen
    Lehrer, Sherris Cottier-Shank, Larry Winn, Richard Shull, and myself
    to name a few) attribute some degree of their success and knowledge
    to Henry Hunt. He was inducted into the GANA (Gem Artists of North
    America) Hall of Fame in February of this year at Tucson. 

Epaul Fischer
Artist Member - GANA (Gem Artists of North America)
http://www.gemartists.org/

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