[Jewelry making - Article 00738] - Re: [Orchid] Sanding an Odd shaped bezel

[Karen Bahr]

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Hi Gang and Happy New Year

    Was Previously: New to bezel setting I often make bezels for odd
    shaped stones and sometimes the bezel top is uncomfortable to hold or
    is too large for my fingers to keep it flat. I have been
    experimenting with a bunch of ways to still accomplish a flat bottom.
    The following help when it is difficult to hold a bezel down evenly
    due to size or shape. 

    Try any of these to see which one works best: 

    - use an eraser to hold the item down flat 
    - use a piece of potato same as with the eraser 
    - use an old jar lid filled with sticky-tac or like (the blue
    plasticine like stuff for attaching posters to the wall without
    ruining the paint) and press the bezel into the sticky-tac. 

    Hope these help others as they have helped me. I feel this is going
    to be a great year! 

Karen Bahr - Karen's Artworx
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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