Cabochons
are one of the most popular jewelry findings for jewelry making. They are
sorted as different types according to their different materials. including gemstone cabochons, resin cabochons, glass cabochons, plastic cabochons,
shell cabochons, lampwork cabochons, polymer clay cabochons, porcelain
cabochons and some others.
About gemstone cabochons, they are available in various materials on today’s jewelry market, for example, howlite, turquoise, Jade, agate, tiger eye, hematite, rose quartz, amethyst, jasper, coral, garnet, and many others. And all of them are produced in different shapes, but not in oval only.
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Tiger Eye Cabochons |
Today,
some people may have a hobby of collecting gemstones. And some of them want to
cut their own collected gemstones as one of a kind gemstone cabochon, but have
no idea about how to cutting. Here is some useful information about it. The
usual shape for cutting cabochons is oval. The normal procedure for making a
cab is to cut a slab of the rough rock, then stencil a shape or design. The slab
is then trimmed using a diamond blade saw. Once the piece is trimmed and
shaped, it is usually mounted on a drop stick to assist in polishing. This
procedure is called dopping. The piece is then ground, the back edges may be
beveled, and finally the top is sanded and polished to a uniform dome shape.
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Gemstone Cabochons |
If
you have no conditions to travel and collect high quality gemstone cabochons,
you can purchase them from online wholesalers who is must be reliable, no
matter whether you know how to judge gemstone cabochons are good or not. Jennifer,
a jewelry maker from Canada said:” Studying geology in college is definitely an
advantage when it comes time for me to choose and buy my gemstone cabochons for
beading. I learned how to identify and classify dozens of different types of
rocks, gemstones and minerals, all of which comes in handy when I am browsing
at bead and gem shows. And of course, it is not a problem to judge whether the
gemstone cabochons I purchased from PandaHall are natural or not. To be
honestly, I like its cabochons so much. Well, if you have no rich fund of
knowledge about gemstone, you can search some information from internet or ask
for a recommendation about reliable cabochons supplier from your friends.”
Gemstone
cabochons are mainly used in pendant necklaces and cabochon rings. Are you
ready to “splurge” to create your own stone cabochon jewelries? Find a reliable
supplier to get start.
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