There are MANY ways to skin the proverbial cat when it comes to finishing jade with a polish. For the jade tent, the tried and true method for our purposes is with hard felt wheels that accept diamond compounds that start at 14,000 and top off at 50,000. Maple wood is also used for polishing. Compound is […]
The point carvers used at NWSSA symposia are horizontally mounted drill presses that have had the base, stands and tables removed. The beauty of point carvers is that a small piece of jade or a chosen gemstone, can be taken from the rough to a polish with a variety of different diamond abrasives. They are […]
When drilling holes into or through jade, both sintered and plated core drills will do the job nicely. Plated diamond core drills are less expensive but and have a shorter life. They are inserted directly into the Jacobs chuck of the drill press. Water must somehow be directed onto the stone and core drill while […]
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