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Malachite and Citrine Pendantby ~manwithashadow

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Malachite and Citrine pendant done in sterling silver!@


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©2006-2013 ~manwithashadow
Category: Artisan Crafts / Jewelry

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September 24, 2006
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NIKON CORPORATION
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NIKON D200
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10/1600 second
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September 24, 2006
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~terrorwhite Feb 15, 2008
I LOve this piece...
I've always wanted to do some metalwork, but I can never seem to find the materials.

By the way, where did you buy that chain?

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~Arcea-Drakkarre Feb 15, 2008
Wonderful! Such a fascinating and unique piece! Very gorgeous. ^_^
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~Osa-Art-Farm Oct 7, 2006
reversible! Unique and pleasing shape
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~abatis Sep 28, 2006  Student General Artist
I like the different settings you use, that's a neat piece of malachite.
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~SoulStoneDesigns Sep 26, 2006
This is probably my favorite of all your pieces so far. I've always been a big fan of malachite, and this piece makes for such an organic feel. I love the way you cut the backplate above the citrine, it really balances the whole thing. How do you make your prong settings?
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~manwithashadow Sep 26, 2006  Professional Artisan Crafter
well, I kind of cheat. first you make the seat for the setting, you cut a beveled edge on the inside of the seat. The cheating part is when you go to attack the prongs you don’t cut them the size you need them. I used 3 inch piece of 18 gauge wire and soldered it to the side of the seat. The wire is held in place by a hands free set of adjustable tweezers. after your prong is soldered in place you cut it short but not all the way, you must leave enough wire to attach another set of tweezers. You use the extra length left on it to place another hands free tweezers to it as a heat sink so that you don’t melt the prong back off. After you have achieved 4 prongs using the heat sink method, you then cut you prongs the right height. Next you take an file and file the inside of your prongs so they are notched to allow them to bend easier. The final stage is to take a cup bur and round down the tops of your prongs. So the setting is made. In order to attach it to the larger piece, you would solder all the precut smaller pieces together to increase its heat disbursement. Note that trying to solder all the small pieces directly to the larger piece, may result in melting your piece away before the solder actually takes. The use of heat sinks gives you a few more degrees of temperature the piece can take before it collapses in on itself. :) Years of making mistakes have allowed me to find a method that works! :)
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~Lykaios Sep 25, 2006
Malachite is a very unique stone. Looks good!
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~Ignisburns Sep 25, 2006
Your work is just so amazing!
I love your pendants so much I could watch them all day long! :)

Wonderful! :)
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~inchworm Sep 24, 2006
wow! That is the craziest malahite I have ever seen! I love that setting, and the critrine is just beautiful! :D
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