Bezel Set Ammolite

[MuranoSilver]

This was made from an Ammolite rough (glued to the original info card from the mine shop)
that a lady brought in for me. It had been given to her some 20+ years ago when purchasing a costly gold set Ammolite.
She wanted it made into a pendant for bequeathing to a lovely relative (who'd long admired the little stone) so a
lot of stone shaping and griding later I was able to set it.
We chose a hammered setting to enhance the textured nature of the stone...
A few weeks later she collected her new necklace and it suited her beautifully... YAY!
Nic x

[Lucy]

Love the design nic! I just got a beautiful fretz hammer to do the same one

how is the stone held in place? with the bezel? In the pic it just doesn't look like the bezel is over the stone enough?

Lucy

[MuranoSilver]

Technical term would be "cold connection" (also known as 2 part epoxy), lol
Having said that because the edge is so irregular and the bezel is so tight it was wedged in
good n proper with just the bezel setting
Nic xx

[Lucy]

ha ha! love the new term

[Gemma]

Wow! Love it love it love it!!!!

[snow_imp]

Very nice Nic.

[MuranoSilver]

Awww thanks all
I was really pleased with how the stone ground (especially as I used the grinder I normally use for glass)
Nic xx

[CeliaDM]

This is most certainly not my cup of tea. I can't believe that you actually used glue for the setting, shouldn't you rub the metal over the cabochon? This is how Rita set's her stones. Talking of Rita, I made my first PMC piece at the weekend and shall post photographs this week. It was almost exactly the same as using sugar paste and I am thrilled with the results.

[Cathy at the Beach]

I really like this. I would love to set some rough stones but the backs seem to usually be convex! When I look at your piece Nic, I feel I'd like to run my fingers over the surface!

[FiredSilver]

This is most certainly not my cup of tea. I can't believe that you actually used glue for the setting, shouldn't you rub the metal over the cabochon? This is how Rita set's her stones. Talking of Rita, I made my first PMC piece at the weekend and shall post photographs this week. It was almost exactly the same as using sugar paste and I am thrilled with the results.

I'm a PMC user, my mum a cake decorator - I gave her a pack of PMC to make some flowers with and I got a phone call to ask if she could stick the PMC together with egg white!! Your post just reminded me of that and made me smile!

Becci