56 pages &
over 125 photos
and illustrations
Save money ~ make your own
cab mandrels!!
PLUS ~ Learn
5 different
essential skills!
$24.00 USD SALE $18.00
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And thanks for your patience!
Make Your Own Cab Mandrels
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Make Calibrated and Freeform cabs
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Make Silver Bezel Settings for Your Cabs
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Securely Set Cabs in Handmade and Manufactured Bezels
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Plus!
Learn How to Solder and Use a Jeweler's Saw
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We'll begin by constructing cabochon mandrels with interchangeable "cab faces" so that your cabochon can be any shape or size you want, including calibrated cabs to fit into manufactured settings as small as 5mm. After that, we'll talk about torch techniques for applying glass and shaping/forming the cabochons into pleasing shapes. Then, since your muse may want to make her own bezels and settings (she's so ambitious!), I'll show you how to use a jewelry saw properly, how to silver solder, and how to make your own bezel settings. Lastly, you'll learn the correct technique for setting cabochons into your own settings, or into manufactured settings.
So you see, the real purpose of this tutorial is to start you on your own Cabochon Adventure, to discover what your personal muse has to say about cabochons.... and I'm betting she has a lot to say! Most of us glass artists are full of our own ideas, and if you are ready to do something completely new and different with your flame-working skills, this is the tutorial for you!
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