Today I’ll show you how I faceted a dichroic fused glass cabochon by hand on a faceting machine. This is a machine I normally use for faceting gemstones but thought I’d give the dichroic cab a go.
Fused Glass Octagonal Dichroic Cabochon Faceted on Faceting Machine Read Post »
This is crystal dichroic material that will be cut into an oval shape.
Cutting a Crystal Dichroic Cabochon into an Oval Shape. Read Post »
The material I’m using here to cut this cushion cabochon promised something special. The rough had a rich blue colour with flashes of gold and pink.
Cabochon Tutorial, Cutting a Rich Blue Cushion Cabochon Read Post »
This video tutorial covers me hand cutting a piece of seam, or banded, dichroic fused glass. This is something I made as an experiment. It’s a mix of opaque and crystal, and hence needs to be set in tha appropriate setting.
Cabochon Cutting Tutorial, Seam Dichroic Fused Glass Read Post »
In this video tutorial I’ll show how I cut an oval cabochon from some experimental rough material. This material is similar to Jefanite, but is basically dichroic glass on a red background.
Cutting a Red Oval Cabochon from New Material Read Post »
This piece of dark blue dichroic fused glass was hand cut into a long cushion shape. While it is dark, rich blue splashes do make it a beautiful and mysterious piece.
Exposing a Dark Blue Cabochon by Hand Cutting a Piece of Rough Dichroic Fused Glass Read Post »
This odd piece Jefanite fused glass was not initially thought to be of much value, But I persisted and cut it into a teardrop shape.
Hand Cutting a Blue Seam Teardrop Cabochon Read Post »
This is a dichroic cabochon as it came out of the kiln. Like many cabs straight from the kiln they could do with some cold working. So I set about hand cutting this cab into a better oval shape.
Hand Cutting a Dichroic Fused Glass Cabochon into an Oval Shape Read Post »
This piece of Jefanite will cut into a beautiful stone. It has a purple shimmer over blue background and golden pinfire. I will be cutting it into a wide oval shape.
Hand Cutting a Banded Fused Glass Oval Cabochon Read Post »
This piece of Jefanite will cut into a beautiful stone. It has a purple shimmer over blue background and golden pinfire. I will be cutting it into a wide oval shape.
Hand Cutting a Golden Pinfire Blue Oval Cabochon Read Post »
A piece of blue green Jefanite that was left over from a larger slab, really didn’t inspire me too much. However, after some thought I decided to cut it and the result was a beautiful oval cabochon.
Cutting a Blue Green Oval Cabochon from Scrap Read Post »
In this cabochon cutting tutorial I’ll be cutting a piece of rough fused glass into an oval shape.
Hand Cutting a Fiery Blue Fused Glass Cabochon for Jewellery Read Post »
