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John Atwell Rasmussen's Blog – January 2011 Archive (2)
Large Bead Necklace
Using the bead that I made and posted in blog last week I fashioned a copper chain and clasp necklace to go with the bead. Very organic looking, it took almost a month to fabricate entirely. One of my better designs.
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Added by John Atwell Rasmussen on January 26, 2011 at 8:24pm — 2 Comments
Make you own components
I read a technique in "Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist" on making large beads. In this technique, the artist starts with a slap of some material. I chose for my first a slab of agate with a layered pattern in it. From the slab, I cut four rectangular solids which were combined to make one large rectangular solid with a channel through the middle (square in shape). Using my lapidary (8" diamond wheels) flat lap I rounded the rectangular solid into a cylinder. Now comes the copper part. …
ContinueAdded by John Atwell Rasmussen on January 18, 2011 at 11:41pm — No Comments
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