[Jewelry making - Article 00215] - Re: [Orchid] Trying gem carving

[Carol Carter-Wientjes]

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Hi Scott,

    I have both books and if you liked the first one, you'll love the
    second. It goes into great detail on different styles, how to
    achieve different effects (like wavy), the tool shapes to use (and
    how to make them) and tons of photos of carvings to show as examples.
    It's an excellent reference and think you would really benefit from
    having it as well. 

    Since you're just starting out the plated burs should work fine for
    you. If you use them with a coolant (water) and aren't overly
    aggressive with them, they'll last plenty long enough for you to do
    several carvings. I have the 30 bur sets each of 150, 240 & 600
    diamond grit, which I got from Ebersole's (Wichita) but most any of
    the lapidary supply houses will carry them along with the pastes too.
    Check out Daniel Lopacki [lopacki.com] too. He has LOTS of burs in
    all sorts of shapes you can't get in any of the standard sets and
    prices are very reasonable too. Save those spendy sintered burs until
    you get some practice under your belt first. 

    Hope that helps to give you somewhere to start. The most important
    thing you'll find you need for carving is Patience :-) 

CaroL
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