tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010443633955755126.post964452976419855389..comments2024-03-14T19:12:35.076-04:00Comments on Love My Art Jewelry: Bezel setting tools-handmadeArtisan Beads Plushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17162473523455499816noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010443633955755126.post-8495205891717612312016-01-06T08:51:23.620-05:002016-01-06T08:51:23.620-05:00I am so happy you shared your challenged piece cra...I am so happy you shared your challenged piece cracks and all. I am going to be setting up this year hopefully to do metalwork and your handmade tools and sharing your experiences is such wonderful inspiration. You tips and even your "failures" are a huge help to me as I prepare to go into this. I haven't yet due to needing to overhaul my workshop and it is a step by step process...and a real mess down there. I live in Maine where there is static all winter. I don't remember how I dealt with it when I had long hair...hats, ponytails...hand lotion on the hands: wipe hair a bit... Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09887613506880116813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010443633955755126.post-29803762867601100032016-01-06T06:44:22.399-05:002016-01-06T06:44:22.399-05:00Your settings are gorgeous - and I am still in awe...Your settings are gorgeous - and I am still in awe of the coloring and facets in that fluorite cab! I feel your pain as I think everyone has done something similar (my first crack was on a labradorite...I cried)!<br /><br />I use wood as well - I use the "wedge" piece from my wooden ring clamp. You have more wood working skills than I do - as the handle on your wooden tool would certainly make it more comfortable in the hand.Patti Vanderbloemenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14899971311953499881noreply@blogger.com