ah but Wallace that is in every way a lovely piece
ah but Wallace that is in every way a lovely piece
Thank you ever so much everyone - you are all brilliant. The stones I have are all faceted and the look I was aiming for was as Wallace, Dennis & Kwant have shown. I can see I am going to be busy practicing.
Thank you again
Theresa
Thank you, I didn't mean to hijack Theresa's thread. The roll texture is from a sample of hand made paper my o/h made on a course at that time. Every one thought the silver looked just like skin.
When I wrote the piece above I had to back-track and delete my references to three sided triblets. I have two, a sharp one and a cushioned one and they make perfecting the collet a doddle.
Now they are quite rare and I could only find one shape, for a cushioned trillion, at Euro Mounts and Findings, but no price.
Cornelius, have a good holiday 'Over The Border' btw, . Dennis.
Last edited by Dennis; 11-09-2012 at 09:00 PM.
I now have permission to view the prices at Euro Mounts and Findings, and the cost of a trillion mini-triblet is £51 plus VAT. That is serious money considering mine were £9 and £16, only about five years ago. Gradually all the useful tools for which there is little call are being discontinued.
Makes perfect sense Di - I like those settings too - something else to try!
Theresa
I have a set of these in all different shapes that I bought on eBay. I think I paid about £30 for 6, and then I bought an individual one for about £9. Certainly pays to have a quick search through to try and find a bargain! I find them very useful for doing small fiddly items, although I have so far only used them a couple of times. Hoping to get round to some more stone setting practice soon
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