Setting some white druzy quartz

[gunsil]

I love druzy quartz, (sometimes spelled drusy) which is a micro crystalline quartz that usually grows on an agate base. It takes on the color of the base rock it coats, these pieces are on a whitish agate. These pendants are fairly tough setting projects, especially the bat with all the inside curves. The rain drops on the cloud are freshwater pearls, quarter in photo for size reference. I made one cloud for one sister and a bat for the other, these two are bound for a store. I used sterling for the backs and fine (.999) silver for the bezels.

 

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[islamoradamark]

very creative

 

[billb]

Very nice craftsmanship …well made for sure

 

[Clay Diggins]

Well done. Nice clean work. A good use of druzy.

Did you cut the stones?

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

Nice work.

 

[gunsil]

Well done. Nice clean work. A good use of druzy.

Did you cut the stones?

Thanks to all for the compliments! I got the druzy in rough shapes, had to used sintered diamond burs for the final shaping and beveling the edges to take bezel setting. I had never carved with diamond burs before, all my other lapidary work has been with various size diamond wheels which were sufficient to cut clouds but the burs were necessary for the bat.

 

[Blak bart]

Congrats they are beautiful !! Nice work gunsil....your a true artist.....would love to learn skills like that !!

 

[Argentium]

Excellent work ! How are you able to solder the jump rings at the top of the pearl drops closed , without cooking the pearls ?