Somthin Pretty

[spike]

Thaught I would share this very special Mandarin Garnet (Gossular) about
22.0cts in a pendant that is wearable in 3 diffrent configurations. The pendant (pave donut and basket) were done in CAD and Grown in a sterolithogrophy machine. The mechinisim was tapped and board and assembeled by hand. Hope you like it!

Anyone interested in learning CAD/CAM and or jewelery skills? Perhaps we can work something out.

[spike]

I forgot the images

[Tom McArdle]

That is beautiful! I can't imagine setting all those stones! Or setting one stone , for that matter...

Thanks for showing that. I would love to learn about CAD type software, but my time is all gone right now.

take care,

Tom

[Daniel Houwer]

Hi Spike,
Great work!
Your CAD/CAM is the jewelers way of the future.
So sorry I am such a with computers.
Something like mr Olin, no pushing buttons for me.
But happy for you, you know the new ways.
Happy for me I know the old and older ways.
I do envey you. I can not put myself to learn the computer ways.
My workbenche is my holy place.
What you have made I can do by hand. You can probably do it quicker and with no waist of gold.

Thanks for showing!

Daniel

[jetta77]

Very cool spike. The stonesetting looks GREAT! Cad is great, as long as the caster can cast it without a bunch of porosity right? Do you do much hand fabricating these days?
JEff

[spike]

Thanks for the coments.....Jeff I do still fabricate quite a bit, most of the CAD stuff I do is only to get exact semetry in the foundation of the design then all the assembly and finishing is of course done by hand.

[LVVP]

Hi Spike:

A job very good done. Thanks for showing!
I am using Matrix 6, if you have something tell or ask do not hesitate send me a PM, please.
My e-mail is: lvvp_canada@yahoo.ca

LVVP

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[spike]

Interesting Bulgari ring do you work for them????? Nice renders!
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