Nancy Denmark, Jewelry Artist
SAWING THE SPRUE REMAINS FROM CROSS CLOSE UP OF SAWING SAWING GRINDING FOLLOWS SAWING GRINDING OFF LAST SPRUE REMAINS FILING SPRUE REMAINS SANDING ON LATHE SANDING ON LATHE ACHIEVING SMOOTH SANDED BACK FINISH SANDING WITH FLAT STICK OF 600 GRIT SMOOTH SANDED BACK SURFACE CASTING POROSITY TO BE DEALT WITH TOOL AND TREATMENT FOR CLOSING PITS ANOTHER BURNISHING TOOL TO CLOSE PITS BURNISHING BLEMISHES SANDED SANDED SMOOTH ON LATHE WORKING UNDER MAGNIFYING LAMP RUBBER ABRASIVE WHEEL UNDER MAGNIFYING LAMP MORE CLEANUP WITH RUBBER WHEEL CLEANING EDGES WITH RUBBER WHEEL ABRASIVE POLISHING WITH TRIPOLI BEGINS TRIPOLI STARTS BRINGING UP LUSTER TRIPOLI POLISH CONTINUED TRIPOLI POLISH ON BACKSIDE FIRST POLISH AND CLEANING COMPLETED ON CHAIN FOLLOWING INITIAL POLISH FINAL POLISH BEGINS FINAL POLISH STEP FINAL POLISH OF BACK AND EDGE BACK COMING TO HIGH POLISH ULTRASONIC MACHINE AND SCRUBBING POLISHING RESIDUE IS SCRUBBED OUT
POLISHING & FINISHING WORK
This photo gallery journals the finishing and polishing of the gold pectoral cross. To view the complete process, click on the first image and use the purple next arrow to navigate through gallery with explanations.

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