Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Jewels and Gems: A Question of Identity

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It's Tuesday, and that means it's time for the next installment in our ongoing series on Jewels and Gems at The NDN Silver Blog. Today, it's a beautiful stone of the Southwest, one often  mistaken for (or misrepresented as) turquoise, but one that deserves to be appreciated fully in its own right.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Among the images featured today, all of the nuggets shown remain available for use. Wings can easily create a wrapped piece in nugget form that calls upon the stone's raw and elemental powers, or with more finely detailed work, cut and cab a piece for use in a more traditional setting; simply inquire via the site's Contact form. And, as always, shares are much needed and appreciated.



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2 comments:

  1. UnknownSeptember 8, 2015 at 11:15 AM

    Wait, does Wings do his own cutting and cabbing too? If that's the case, maybe next time I hit a gem show, I take a look over slabs as well as cabs...

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    1. AjijaakweSeptember 8, 2015 at 11:19 AM

      He does a little. usually, it's more cost-effective simply to buy the stone already in cabbed form, but occasionally, he'll need to make a special piece using something he has only in rough or nugget form. He has the basic lapidary equipment with which to do all of it - it''s just, as I said, that it's mostly more cost-effective to buy finished cabs. But when he gets a chance at some great stone like this in nugget form, it's too good to pass up. :-)

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