Does anyone know about how to work with abalone shells, ie. making jewelery/inlays, etc.?

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Does anyone know about how to work with abalone shells, ie. making jewelery/inlays, etc.?

Answer 1

http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid/archive/2...

Hopefully this site helps you out, I'm at work and can't check it. This search the rest of this site for under The Orchid Archives - Entire for "Channel Inlay"

http://www.rockhounds.com/rockshop/books...

Gem Cutters Handbook

Channel Jewelry - A New Approach

Gems and Minerals reprint

This reprint from Gems and Minerals magazine presents an illustrated, step-by-step tutorial on making channel inlay settings with silver. Channel work has is often thought to be quite tedious because of the large number of soldered joints required. This pamphlet details a technique for eliminating much of the tedium associated with prior methods of doing the fabrication for channel settings. Part 1 covers working the wire and Part 2 covers the final silverwork and stone cutting. If you've been wanting to try channel inlay but are without a clue as to how to go about fabricating channel settings, this pamphlet is for you. Soft cover, 5.5" x 8.5", 12 pages.