Learning to Cab my Own Stones
13/06/08 00:31 Filed in: Trying New
Things
I have been spending a little time at the Houston Gem
and Mineral Society's Workshop lately learning to
'cab' my own stones. This means cutting, shaping, and
polishing gemstone rough material into nicely domed
and flat bottom pieces called cabachons. These are to
be used in finished jewelry designs. Before learning
to do this process myself, my jewelry was limited to
designing around the stones that I would purchase
mostly from the incredibly talented Lapidary Artist
Ronald Talhelm. Now, I can
design just about anything and then cut and
shape my own stones to fit my custom settings.
Granted, I am a beginner at this, but I am very
excited about the possibilities on the horizon.
Photos include my first turqouise cabachons, plume agate doublet, my first heart shape cabachon, and leopard jasper.
The plume agate doublet was created using a layer of clear quartz applied directly to the top of a piece of plume agate to create depth.
Photos include my first turqouise cabachons, plume agate doublet, my first heart shape cabachon, and leopard jasper.
The plume agate doublet was created using a layer of clear quartz applied directly to the top of a piece of plume agate to create depth.