[Jewelry making - Article 00263] - Re: [Orchid] Elk Teeth

[Judy Willingham]

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    Hello Ron, I've been out of pocket for quite a while and am catching
    up on all the Orchid postings. 

    I mounted a whole elk tooth as a watch fob.  My customer did not
    want the root cut off, so I made a sort of cone in 18K that closely
    fit and concealed the root.  The cone was textured to resemble tree
    bark, and gold wire and leaves were soldered to the bark in
    vine-like fashion.  The ivory of the tooth was exposed at the end of
    the cone.  As the tooth root is hollow, I drilled into it from the
    root tip (phew), filled the cavity with epoxy, and  screwed in a
    bail with a spiraled end - rather like an eye bolt.  When the epoxy
    set up, the spiral was secured inside the root, with the bail above
    the small end of the cone. 

    I think cutting off the root would have made the project MUCH
    simpler - just like setting a cab then.  Let us know how you
    complete your elk tooth project. Judy in Kansas

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