[Jewelry making - Article 00276] - [Orchid] Working with simulated opal inlay

[MacLachlan, Julia B]

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    I rather rashly agreed to make my sister a cast gold ring inlaid with
    Rio's simulated opal block, and having tried cutting the simulated
    opal have realized that this might not be the best project to use to
    learn inlay! Does anyone out there have any words of wisdom on
    working with this material? I have access to a diamond saw, but the
    inlay needs to be curved in two planes (around the ring and up and
    down on the ring) so I am not sure that helps. I can cut it very,
    very slowly with a standard jewelers saw blade, and have also
    purchased a diamond blade for the same saw, but find that it makes a
    very wide cut. I would also appreciate any general advice on inlay,
    having only done it with polymer clay in the past, which is of
    course very forgiving!
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