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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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12 comments so far
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?
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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.
Damian Penney
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posted 114 days ago
I see, so the garnet is visible from both sides?
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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.
GaryK
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posted 114 days ago
Great job as usual!
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zebrano
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posted 113 days ago
Thank you Gary
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?
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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.
YorkshireStewart
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posted 113 days ago
Thanks Z!
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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.
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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
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zebrano
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posted 110 days ago
Thanks Lee