



Gemstone Tumbling Cutting Drilling & Cabochon Making - Jim Magnuson With Val Carver
Unit of measure: Each
This beginner's simple guide to finishing rough stones covers all the techniques you will need to know about tumbling, cutting, face polishing plus much more. By following the author's simple approach, you will create finished stones worthy of displaying, selling or making into jewellery.
Key Features:
- Getting started - lapidary machines and gemstones
- Tumble polishing - equipment, set-up, tumbling processes, comprehensive tumbling chart
- Cutting - equipment, getting started, cutting techniques
- Face polishing
- Routing
- Drilling
- Cabochon making
- Jewellery making
- NB As this is an American publication some references are American i.e. cost prices are in USD $ and wire diameters are in gauges.
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