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Opal Cutting Made Easy 2nd Compl Rev & Exp ed. [Minkštas viršelis]

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  • Formatas: Paperback / softback, 100 pages
  • Serija: Jewelry Crafts
  • Išleidimo metai: 01-Jun-2003
  • Leidėjas: Majestic Press
  • ISBN-10: 0962531146
  • ISBN-13: 9780962531149
Opal Cutting Made Easy 2nd Compl Rev & Exp ed.
  • Formatas: Paperback / softback, 100 pages
  • Serija: Jewelry Crafts
  • Išleidimo metai: 01-Jun-2003
  • Leidėjas: Majestic Press
  • ISBN-10: 0962531146
  • ISBN-13: 9780962531149
Dedication
With Thanks
Official Opal Birthstones
What's It All About?
What You Should Know Before Using This Book
1(1)
What You Will Learn
1(4)
Advanced Cutting
2(1)
Setting Opals
3(2)
Cutting Challenging Opals
Sneaking Up On The Stone
5(6)
An Example
6(5)
Multiple Bars of Fire
11(1)
The Best Line Of Fire
11(1)
Multiple Lines on Top
12(1)
Curving Lines
13(1)
Thick or Thin
14(1)
Imperfections
Finding Pits and Cracks
15(2)
How Deep Does It Go?
17(1)
Loving a Birthmark
18(1)
To Dome or Not To Dome
Dome and Light
19(2)
Directionality and Dome
21(2)
Doublets
Thin Opal
23(1)
Dealing With Pits
24(1)
Paint
24(1)
Curing the Doublet
25(1)
Thickness of Opal
26(1)
Density of Fire
27(1)
Triplet Domes
28(1)
Carving Boulder and Other Opal
Carving Equipment
29(1)
Carving Boulder Opal
30(5)
Carving Solid Opal
35(2)
Intarsia
Basic Process
37(5)
A Simple Project
37(5)
Some Design Ideas
42(3)
Checkerboard
42(2)
Tree
44(1)
Inlay
Start With The Setting
45(7)
Simple Inlay
46(6)
Advanced Inlay
52(3)
Using Chips
The Chip Jar
55(1)
Floating Opals
55(1)
Chip Triplets
56(1)
Inlay Chip Jewelry
57(4)
Treating Cracks and Stabilizing Matrix
The Treatment Process
61(1)
Equipment
61(1)
Treatment
62(1)
Treatment Ethics
62(11)
Basic Setting Techniques
Protecting Your Opal
73(1)
The Basic of Lost Wax Setting
74(3)
Equipment Needed
75(1)
Wax
76(1)
Tools
76(1)
The Basic Setting: Pendant
77(6)
The Basic Setting: Ring
83(4)
Dribble Design Technique
Design Principles
87(3)
Balance
87(1)
Negative Space
88(1)
Structural Strength
88(1)
Flow
89(1)
Texture
90(1)
Dribble Textures
90(7)
Candle Dribbles
91(1)
Stick Dribbles
92(1)
Ball Dribbles
92(2)
Nugget Dribbles
94(3)
Design Procedures
A Candle Dribble Pendant
97(5)
Determine Best Orientation
97(2)
The Angled Prong
99(3)
A Stick Pendant
102(3)
A Stick Dribble Ring
105(6)
Design Tricks
Prongs
111(1)
Perfect Purple
111(1)
Flexible Wax
111(1)
Side Stones
111(1)
Hiding Imperfections
112(1)
Leaves
112(1)
Grape Vine
113(1)
Leaf Prong
113(1)
Back Setting
114(1)
Circles
114(1)
Bracing
114(1)
Texture and Pattern
115(1)
Texture and Polish
115(2)
Setting the Opal
Setting Step-by-Step
117(8)
Sources of Design Ideas
Jewelry Designs of Others
125(2)
Respect for Designers
126(1)
Finding Designers to Learn From
126(1)
Designs From Nature
127(1)
Your Environment
128(1)
Doodles
128(1)
The Opal Itself
128(1)
A New Beginning
129(1)
Supplier and Designer Contacts 130(1)
Appendix A Opal Terminology 131(4)
Index 135(4)
Other Books By The Author 139(3)
Order Form 142(1)
About The Author 143