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0ncefutur3
@oncefuture
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The once and future king of the moon, currently living in portland and working as a freelance artist.
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2021-12-24 02:22
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DIYHub
2022-03-23 14:34
RE: Some of the Jewelry I have made in the last year :)
just a diamond hardness tester and a jewelers loupe, nothing really fancy since a lot of the real fancy tools are so pricey.
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DIYHub
2022-03-23 02:41
RE: Some of the Jewelry I have made in the last year :)
This is such an excellent tip! I have a big piece of bright orange gemstone that I am fairly certain is spessartite and this may be the trick I need to make that conclusive! Thanks again!
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DIYHub
2022-02-10 02:46
RE: Some of the Jewelry I have made in the last year :)
Yeah a high precision scale and a good quality jewelers loop was my first purchase after I started buying online. Will look into the hardness testing kit, been using my diamond tester since I can get a
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DIYHub
2022-02-08 03:47
RE: Some of the Jewelry I have made in the last year :)
Oh wow, I had no Idea you could cast around sapphire, that opens up a huge amount of opportunities a lot of organic forms and shapes I wouldn't even try to set stones into if I have to do it by hand. Thanks
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DIYHub
2022-02-06 05:17
RE: Some of the Jewelry I have made in the last year :)
Thanks, it was one of those things where I bought the stone impulsively and spent a long time with no idea how to use it, just knew it needed to center the brokenness of it. The seller had a few beautiful
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GEMS
2022-02-05 08:00
RE: I am scratching my head over a gift, from half way around the World!
If you have access to a diamond tester that will give you an idea of the stones hardness which should help you narrow it down significantly. Not sure if there is a diy solution but the diamond tester just
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DIYHub
2022-01-28 08:13
RE: Some of the Jewelry I have made in the last year pt.2
I like the the tin can idea,if you could use plyers to roll the joining edge in on one it would probably be almost as good as the commercial ones. I actually built two wooden rectangular frames out of
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DIYHub
2022-01-25 05:01
RE: Some of the Jewelry I have made in the last year pt.2
Oh definitely, I actually use Delft clay sometimes, with a little $10 crucible and the map torch I sometimes get surprisingly good results. If you’re interested check my blog the last post I submitted
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2021-12-28 11:50
RE: Hello, I'm a digital artist getting started with NFTs here on Hive. Wish me luck!
Thanks so much! And thanks for all the information there, definitely good to know since the whole hive ecosystem is pretty new to me. I will definitely be putting those tips to good use, just as soon as
