Hanging a pendant with no hole

[Sheen]

Evening everyone, any ideas how I can get a jumpring/ bail on this one? It's a piece of fossil coral in the shape of bamboo. I want to have a neat solution to hanging it vertically. I might even make the chain, as I think it needs something a little arty.
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[Dennis]

I've sat in front of this picture for a while Sheena, and come to the conclusion that if I suggested you drill it and a bit fell away, it would be all my fault. There is already at least one visible crack.

Instead I would suggest you glue in place a pretty shape (heart, shield, clover leaf) that has a jump ring soldered on.
It would have to be swaged (made half round like part of a tube) to fit, be attached to the back, and narrow enough not to show from the front.

The glue could be five minute Araldite, which comes in two parts you mix together. Dennis.

[mizgeorge]

I think I'd go for an endcap (just a basic bezel) for the top, with a jump ring soldered to the top and just epoxy into place. For even more subtlety, you could just use a small disc (not too thin or it will look mean) and glue that in place, but it doesn't give you much of a gluing area in terms of hold.

I'd probably give it a little bit of a rounded lip to echo the bands.

[Sheen]

Thanks Dennis and George. I'm going to try your option George but a might try drilling a top hole to peg it and make extra secure, as long as the stone isn't too hard to drill. That visible crack is stable :) Yesterday I was aralditing all my broken ornaments. Been sat looking at me for ages!

[Sheen]

This is it so far. Made it this morning before breakie. I did add a very short peg (as that stuff is hard) now to decide whether i should just glue, or glue and set it. Maybe I should have made it out of sterling silver, oh well.
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[Dennis]

No point in setting it, as it will be super secure just glued.
In fact to my eye its a tad deep.
You could also run a burnisher around the edge for a little shiny contrast.

[Sheen]

No point in setting it, as it will be super secure just glued.
In fact to my eye its a tad deep.
You could also run a burnisher around the edge for a little shiny contrast.

I wondered about that Dennis. Will cut it down a little more :) The fit is absolutely perfect so should work really well just glued. Next up, will be fiddling around with wire to make a chain.

[pcoz]

Very nice, why the gum leaf?

[Dennis]

pcoz she's got a pet koala.

[CJ57]

Very nice, why the gum leaf?
It’s a bamboo leaf to complement the bamboo I would think

[china]

Pet Koala, Brave girl

[Sheen]

Definitly not a pet koala!!! I hear they reek something awful!

[china]

Yeh They do not smell like they have been to the local spa, you see them on the TV and think they are cute and cuddly, which is true so long you don't upset them, what people don't realize is they are a wild animal' even when you go to a wild life park that lets you hold one they give plenty of instructions so as not spook them. I recued one on the road a few years and did not have any gloves ( they use welding gloves) so I wrapped it in heavy wool blanket after about 10mins it had torn through it.