LydiaNiz
09-05-2015, 06:28 PM
So I got my first couple of decent diamonds recently. One for a simple engagement ring (2mm hammered silver band,18ct tube setting). I'm happy to say the lady was pleased (she did the 'OH!' when she opened the box. Pic does not do justice to the stone at all, (and was pre-polish). The other diamond I put into a ring that is far more 'typically me'.
The point is, I am, as many of you know, accident prone. With this in mind, the diamonds were set with my hands inside my 24" x 24" photography tent, a towel between my chest and tent, and a sticky mat under the stones. None were lost. Hooray!
I set the stones with no disaster, all well and good. I polished them, nothing exciting happened.
I confess to being quite cheerful about all this.
I then started making a simple silver band, with the words 'all will be well' stamped on it (ha, hollow laugh). Forming the band I notice blood all over my half-round pliers. Eh? Also over my bench stake, and the ring itself, and my shirt. Seems the edges were so sharp that I'd slashed both my thumb and forefinger open really impressively deeply without even noticing. Good job I know where we keep the first aid kit (and a friendly fellow studio holder wasn't squeamish) I evened up my hands then by sawing into my other index finger. Another plaster.
I am consoling my sore hands with a couple of days off. I would like an actual 'days since last accident' counter I think.
Here's the sparklies anyway. Apols again for pic quality.
7713 7714
The point is, I am, as many of you know, accident prone. With this in mind, the diamonds were set with my hands inside my 24" x 24" photography tent, a towel between my chest and tent, and a sticky mat under the stones. None were lost. Hooray!
I set the stones with no disaster, all well and good. I polished them, nothing exciting happened.
I confess to being quite cheerful about all this.
I then started making a simple silver band, with the words 'all will be well' stamped on it (ha, hollow laugh). Forming the band I notice blood all over my half-round pliers. Eh? Also over my bench stake, and the ring itself, and my shirt. Seems the edges were so sharp that I'd slashed both my thumb and forefinger open really impressively deeply without even noticing. Good job I know where we keep the first aid kit (and a friendly fellow studio holder wasn't squeamish) I evened up my hands then by sawing into my other index finger. Another plaster.
I am consoling my sore hands with a couple of days off. I would like an actual 'days since last accident' counter I think.
Here's the sparklies anyway. Apols again for pic quality.
7713 7714