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garnet earrings

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inlay walnut wooden jewelry earrings

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This earrings 2×1 inches made of walnut inlaid with silver and garnets. I spent a lot of time to find a way how to mount the garnets in wood. A glue isn`t suitable for such a work because it garbles a refraction of light and a stone looks “killed”. So finally I choose a mounting made of metal ribbon 2 mm width hammered into the wood. I cut some useless details in order that light goes better through the garnets. And I gain my goal.


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Damian Penney

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posted 114 days ago

I wonder if you could you paint the back of the stone with something nice and reflective (silver leaf) and then epoxy them?

-- I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso

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zebrano

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posted 114 days ago

I tried this way too but result was not so good. As I said light must go through a faceted stone free and the stone must be surrounded with air for better refraction of light.

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Damian Penney

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posted 114 days ago

I see, so the garnet is visible from both sides?

-- I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso

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zebrano

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posted 114 days ago

I can say yes but actually this garnet has more than two sides. The stone has complicated faceting.

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GaryK

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posted 114 days ago

Great job as usual!

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

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zebrano

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posted 113 days ago

Thank you Gary

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YorkshireStewart

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posted 113 days ago

Just beautiful Zebrano. Can we see the backs for better appreciation of how you dealt with it?

-- Res severa verum gaudium - True pleasure is a serious business.

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zebrano

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posted 113 days ago

Thanks Yorkshire. M..m…I have no photo the backs right know. But there are nothing to see, just plane polished walnut surface. Nothing interesting.

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YorkshireStewart

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posted 113 days ago

Thanks Z!

-- Res severa verum gaudium - True pleasure is a serious business.

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jockmike2

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posted 111 days ago

Beautiful earings. Wondermont at the way they are made. Truly a work of art.

-- Mike. Profisher50@yahoo.com

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Lee A. Jesberger

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posted 111 days ago

Hi Zebraano;

Kind of makes me wish I had holes in my ears! LOL

Nice design and workmanship.

Lee

-- by Lee A. Jesberger http://www.prowoodworkingtips.com http://www.ezee-feed.com

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zebrano

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posted 110 days ago

Thanks Lee

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