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I was quite surprised today to find someone left a quite nasty comment. I can take criticism of my work but this seemed fairly personal.

Here is where the comments are on my blogpost:
Blog post

The first comment says:

"THIS IS SO HEINOUS.

WHO THINKS THIS LOOKS GOOD?

APPARENTLY YOU IN THE COMMENT ROLL DO.
IT LOOKS LIKE BOIL GONE FURRY.

STOP DESIGNING YOUR NOT GOOD AT IT."


Then the second one (again by the same person) said:

"goatse your brainspace. so is that patchouli scented w/ a matching jeans and skirt over??? oh and nice job with breeding i hear horrible artists arent bred only taught by the wrong people. good luck."

I had to look up what "goatse" meant - apparently its very disgusting!

I obviously just laugh it off - but has anyone else had similar on their blogs? People getting quite nasty & personal - instead of just professional criticism?



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this is probably very obvious to most people, but i scratch my head wondering what the steps are.

do you make a soldered band to the size you want your finished ring to be and then somehow saw the bits off where the bezel sits?

the only style of ring i've made, to date, are ones where the stone sits in a stepped bezel that is filed to the contours of the band. is there a name for this style?

i've looked through all of the technique books that i have and can't find anything on how to go about making these.

help.

kitsch

heh, i forgot to attach a picture for all you non psychics. here it is.

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Ok, I can't get the pics to upload. Here's a link to photobucket.

http://s193.photobucket.com/albums/z124/Re...r_album/Family/

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Hi all you lapidary people. This isn't my normal area to post in, but I do read some of the posts. I'm not a stone cutter, just a stone lover.

I'm considering buying an agate that has a large cavity (vug).

My questions are, how hard are these to cut? is there more waste than not? any questions that I should be asking but I'm not due to my ignorance?

Any input would be greatly appreciated.

Also, any stone cutters in the Vancouver BC area who cut stones that other people bring to them?

Ta

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I'm looking for something we can hang photographs from and separate us from other vendors. Thanks in advance!]]> Thu, 04 Feb 2010 06:04:22 -0700 http://www.jewelryartistsnetwork.com/community/index.php?showtopic=8327 http://www.jewelryartistsnetwork.com/community/index.php?showtopic=8319 http://www.designer-cabs.com/index.htm

the slide show on their website shows GORGEOUS stones......don't know anything about prices or whether or not they are reputable.]]> Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:39:19 -0700 http://www.jewelryartistsnetwork.com/community/index.php?showtopic=8319 http://www.jewelryartistsnetwork.com/community/index.php?showtopic=8316 http://www.garysnyderjewelry.com/portals/3...rmAndLink2.html]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:43:29 -0700 http://www.jewelryartistsnetwork.com/community/index.php?showtopic=8316 http://www.jewelryartistsnetwork.com/community/index.php?showtopic=8313 http://cgi.ebay.com/100-PIECE-LOT-JEWELRY-...=item2a04632467]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:45:56 -0700 http://www.jewelryartistsnetwork.com/community/index.php?showtopic=8313 http://www.jewelryartistsnetwork.com/community/index.php?showtopic=8311 Gentec Small Torch Kit on sale for 69.95, so just more than half retail, and in my budget. This torch kit is an internet only item, and I was hesitant to order it given that I have never received anything I have ordered online from HF. I went ahead and ordered it knowing that they charge when shipping.

I've only only used the torch for 1 disposable oxygen tank, and I can say that it was the right torch for some of the situations that we have been running into and complaining about our existing torch setup.

My only complaint at this time is that they sticker that tells you which way to turn the know on the oxygen cylinder is wrong, open and close are backwards. The regulators are big and heavy compared to the Smith equivalents, but that doesn't affect their functionality.

In my limited use I have found the fuel/oxygen adjustment knobs on the torch body to be a little sticky, but that seems to be getting better with each use.




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