Lapidary

Lapidary dop pot

How to remove your stone from a dop stick. Lapidary 101

How to remove your stone from a dop stick is often an overlooked technique when most people start learning lapidary work. Learning this simple technique will spare you frustration in removing your stone from the dop stick. When you cabochon-cut stones, you will use a dop stick to hold the stone.

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Moroccan Seam Jasper Agate lapidary slab

Let’s get stoned dude! 5 Top picks – jasper slabs for cabochons!

No, it’s not what you think. 5 Top picks – jasper slabs for cabochons! We are getting stoned in the lapidary sense with jasper, agate, dinosaur bone, or whatever else pops up. I am always on the lookout for new and cool stones to make cabochons. I look on Ebay, Amazon, Dealers, and any other

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Slab Saw Guy - How to use a slab saw

Lapidary 101 – How to use a slab saw to cut your rough jaspers, agates, and more.

In this video, I will go over “Lapidary 101 – How to use a slab saw to cut your rough jaspers, agates, and more.” If you are cutting jaspers, agates, dinosaur bone, or any other types of stones to make cabochons then you are going to run into this problem. How do you cut larger

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kaleidoscope agate / jasper cabochon

How to make a cabochon – Lapidary 101

How to make a cabochon – Lapidary 101 Cabochon cut stones are very popular in the world of jewelry. It is a great way to show off the beauty in agates, Jaspers, and other gemstones. In this video, I show you how to cut and polish a piece of jasper/agate. I start with an 80

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Gemstones

How to fill in the cracks in cabochon cut stones when doing lapidary work

This video is about how I have been using starboard adhesive with my lapidary work TO FILL IN CRACKS IN STONES. “Lapidary” meaning stone cutting and shaping. I am getting some really amazing results. I have been using Starbond “BLACK MEDIUM THICK” to make opal doublets. As well as the Starboard adhesive “THIN” to stabilize

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How to cut and polish Jade

How to cut and polish jade. Plus Lapidary tips!

The first time I ever tried to cut and polish jade I really messed it up! It has been many years since but I remember looking down at a piece of jade I had almost finished polishing and discovered something heart breaking. I had been working on this particular piece of jade for many hours

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