[PDF] Advanced Cabochon Cutting eBook

Author : Jack R. Cox
Publisher : Gembooks
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 14,64 MB
Release : 1986
Category : Gem cutting
ISBN : 9780910652148

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Learn how to master special shaped cabochon cutting, assembled stones, star stones, and cat's eyes. Special sections on opal and jade.

Author : John Sinkankas
Publisher :
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 36,83 MB
Release : 1962
Category : Gem cutting
ISBN :

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For over half a century, Gem Cutting has served as the go-to guide for beginners and experts alike. Offering a wealth of information for everyone, it starts with the fundamentals and leads logically to techniques and projects that will challenge even the most advanced cutter. Every step is described in detail and illustrated with drawings and photographs. Sinkankas covers common pitfalls and, wherever possible, offers hints on how to take money-saving shortcuts. Incorporating tips on operating equipment for greatest efficiency, he explains how to make or choose equipment for sawing, grinding, sanding, and other basic operations. Special chapters describe how to cut and polish cabochons, faceted gems, spheres and beads; how to tumble gems; and how to make carvings, engravings, inlays, and mosaics.

Author : Edward J. Soukup
Publisher : Gem Guides Book Company
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 36,95 MB
Release : 1962
Category : Gem cutting
ISBN : 9780910652063

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"This book contains everything the reader needs to know to facet gemstones expertly. Includes 22 beautiful cuts"--Amazon.com.

Author : Tom Herbst
Publisher : Facetable Books
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 38,93 MB
Release : 2014-11-23
Category : Gem cutting
ISBN : 9783000474743

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Amateur faceter Tom Herbst lays out the steps necessary to transform a shapeless lump of rock into a glittering jewel that is unique and valuable. Along the way, he explains not only the "how" but also the "why," and provides helpful tips in dealing with many of the pitfalls that confront the beginning gem cutter.

Author : Marina Belozerskaya
Publisher : Getty Publications
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 21,96 MB
Release : 2005-10-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 0892367857

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Today we associate the Renaissance with painting, sculpture, and architecture—the “major” arts. Yet contemporaries often held the “minor” arts—gem-studded goldwork, richly embellished armor, splendid tapestries and embroideries, music, and ephemeral multi-media spectacles—in much higher esteem. Isabella d’Este, Marchesa of Mantua, was typical of the Italian nobility: she bequeathed to her children precious stone vases mounted in gold, engraved gems, ivories, and antique bronzes and marbles; her favorite ladies-in-waiting, by contrast, received mere paintings. Renaissance patrons and observers extolled finely wrought luxury artifacts for their exquisite craftsmanship and the symbolic capital of their components; paintings and sculptures in modest materials, although discussed by some literati, were of lesser consequence. This book endeavors to return to the mainstream material long marginalized as a result of historical and ideological biases of the intervening centuries. The author analyzes how luxury arts went from being lofty markers of ascendancy and discernment in the Renaissance to being dismissed as “decorative” or “minor” arts—extravagant trinkets of the rich unworthy of the status of Art. Then, by re-examining the objects themselves and their uses in their day, she shows how sumptuous creations constructed the world and taste of Renaissance women and men.

Author : James Harry Howard
Publisher : Ravenio Books
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 36,6 MB
Release : 2015-11-04
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN :

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This resource is organized as follows: I. Sawing The Diamond Saw Speed Lubricant Making a Diamond Saw General Notes on Diamond Sawing Mud Sawing The Silicon Carbide Saw Wire Sawing Band Sawing II. Cabochon Cutting Cutting and Polishing Outlining Flatting the Base Cementing Technique No. 1 Technique No. 2 Finishing the Front General Notes Special Treatments III. Large Flats IV. Gem Drilling Tube Drills The Diamond Pointed Dbill The Rod Drill Notes V. Bead Making Alternate Method-Bead Drilling Notes Rough Shaping the Beads VI. Cutting Faceted Gems VII. Advanced Facet Cutting Choosing a Cut VIII. The Optics of Brilliants IX. Mosaics X. Impregnation of Gem Materials XI. The Artificial Coloring of Agates XII. Soft Carving (With Steel Tools) XIII. Carving and Engraving Hard Materials XIV. Sphere Making XV. Bracelets and Rings XVI. Cutting Gems by Hand XVII. Diamond as Abrasive XVIII. Cutting of Diamonds XIX. Miscellaneous Useful Information

Author : John Sartin
Publisher : Creative Publishing International
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 36,87 MB
Release : 2013-04
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1589237366

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"Comprehensive reference for all techniques used for making gold, silver, bronze, and copper jewelry"-- Provided by publisher.