This is what I did in class today. I finished that blasted ring. Yay! Well, sort of. I still need to put the final touches on it (buffing, etc). But for the most part the structure, which was giving me so much trouble the last time, is pretty much done.
Then I started on stone setting. Here is the start of my bezel cup to put that pretty green chrysoprase cabochon in. Predictably, I had problems, not the least of which was shredding my fingers into a bloody mess three times with the jeweler's saw, giving myself a nasty scrape on my shoulder courtesy of the bench pin, and almost setting my hair on fire with the torch.
As my friend Marnie likes to say: good times.
8 comments:
the stone is so pretty. try not to get blood on it, hazel. ; )
Good times indeed :)
Hope your fingers are OK, though!
ouch!
Looking good, Hazel...sorry 'bout the finger though, ouch is right! LOVE the green stone--it will look terrific once finished. I've yet to venture into soldering, sawing, etc. yet...Classes here are too expensive...Happy Crafting ((HUGS))
G-Mommy, thanks :) I know, blood would surely ruin the aesthetics. Haha.
Marn - good times :)
HMM, tell me about it!
Tracy, thanks! Working with metal is harder than I thought!
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