This is, by far, the best cabbing tutorial I’ve ever seen. Larry is a great instructor who tells us exactly what we need to know without a lot of time-wasting chatter. Thank you, Larry! And keep on cabbing!
I have been teaching beginning lapidary for several years and I learned a couple of tricks I'll pass on to my students. I encourage my students to use a quick circular motion, riding up on the wheel to reduce flat spots. Beginners tend to be cautious and hesitant, resulting in multiple flat spots. At the end of a three hour class, all are pleased with what they accomplished.
I have some experience with cabbing. This video helped me. There were some things here I didn't think of before. It is a very good tutorial. Thanks, Mac
That marker tip is EXCELLENT, I’m a newbie to lapidary but a life-long crafter who’s used that trick for other craft applications and I don’t know why it never occurred to me to try it for lapidary work! Thank you sir, fantastic instructional - your wisdom and insight are much appreciated!
I’m new to the rock world (well newish) I’ve spent my life in machine shops and welding a fabrication shops. Rocks process very similar to metal I’ve found.
Gosh, that was interesting! My first viewing of this process. I kept thinking,”Don’t grind any more off or it will end up too small for the setting,” But I’m pretty sure that this guy knows what he’s doing. And just think, these pieces of lovely jewellery were just a chunk of rock sitting in the ground a few months ago. I can only keep thinking, aren’t nature and then, technology wonderful! What gorgeous creations are made when the two are linked by a very clever and gifted hand! Love it!❤️ Congrats on a fine job, from Downunder🦘
This was great. My only wish is that we get to see the actual making of the dome. The editing took out some keys areas for us super beginners. Thanks for making and hopefully there will be another!
I keep wondering if a machining trick would help when cutting valuable material on the saw. A relief hole drilled into the last part to be cut. It elevates stress in metals , which are also made of crystaline structures. So I wonder if it would prevent that breakage . The hole has to be slightly larger diameter than the saw blade but is not super critical for tolerances. I think it will help with sapphires ,precious opal and anything known for high tension in the crystaline structure . This is just an opinion and I exactly mean the words I say as I say them.
Please excuse me if this is a dumb question, but why bother with spending much time at all cleaning up the back? Is this for jewelry where the back might be visible? I'm thinking of lapel pin and bracelets, where the back of the stone is glued to the metal and is completely obstructed from view. In this case don't you just need to remove the wax crudely, or is there some other reason for running it up to/through 600+ grit?
I was trying to make cabs with no instruction, “wonky” is the term I heard most when I was finished. After applying the info here, “wow, nice, is that for sale?” Is all I hear, ;)
Thank you for this video..very well explained..which I need as im self taught so far..I currently use a flat lap. But want to upgrade to a cabbing machine. Im thinking either a genie or the cabking 6..which would you reccomend?
Thanks for a great cabochon demo! I also found the information on that wonderstone from AZ interesting! I've only seen the Utah variety but we may have to go find some. 😊
Thank you for the video. I am curious why you drew the outlines on the back? I would think you’d be able to be more accurate with your framing of the material if you drew it on the front - given that the sharpie would be ground away anyway.
I mostly am chasing out oddities in some agate so i get a solid color which is a different technique to some degree since I am making it up as i go and carve away unattractive parts to highlight the color. Same with some knobby Australian black opal. It’s not uniform looking material but this lesson still gives me a lot to think about
A great tutorial, even those who do not speak English very well will understand how to treat the stone and how to process it as best as possible. I applaud the teacher and thank you for the beautiful video. Like and with permission subscribe to your channel. Greetings from the Czech Republic👍👍👍
I am a lapidary but have been away from it for quite some time and was looking for some refresher lessons. What I found here was a really good class for all lapidaries. You are even using the Genie which is my machine. The only thing I do differently is the final polish. I do that on a flat lap made for the end of my Genie using various Diamond compounds. Thank you for making and posting this class!
Человеческий фактор ,Достигая определенных успехов в работе .считают себя уже себя мастерами ,многие начинают гордится и хвастаться .и в большинстве случаев заболевают "манией величия ",Много технических и художественных ошибок ,как для мастера ,которому необходимо еще учиться ,Во первых -художественных -,Серьги должны иденфецировать главную форму и ее повторять ,Второе -отношение размеров одного к первому в зависимости от формы -должны относится как большее к меньшему ,ЗОЛОТОЕ СЕЧЕНИЕ.Третье -ширина к высоте -должны иметь модуляр или конкретное число и не может взято произвольно из фантазии мастера ,Взял и прочертил как вздумается ,Как дизайнер -что главное рисунок на камне или форма камня -не выяснено Соподчинять или искать или полагаться на интуицую и опыт работы ,Выбирать высоту камня и выбирать красивую кривую ,что бы камень "светился"и радовал глаз своей формой и содержанием .имеется ввиду цвет камня . ,Технические ошибки -много коротких и однообразных движений при обработке камня -они оставляют короткие плоскости ,вместо длинных и плавных ,Рундист 2.5 мм ,то что чертил маркером ,не должен быть под углом 90 градусов к плоскости .а слегка скошен ,что бы закрепить камень был устойчив .,Острые края нижней формы -делают фаску .от случайного соприкосновения с металлом и дальнейшего излома .Самое главное -это следовать пульсу и дыханию времени,какие модные дизайнерские формы пользуются успехом в моде и искать новое и не быть старомодным ,
This is, by far, the best cabbing tutorial I’ve ever seen. Larry is a great instructor who tells us exactly what we need to know without a lot of time-wasting chatter. Thank you, Larry! And keep on cabbing!
So well explained. And all this time without stupid music. Just the Masters voice.
I have been teaching beginning lapidary for several years and I learned a couple of tricks I'll pass on to my students. I encourage my students to use a quick circular motion, riding up on the wheel to reduce flat spots. Beginners tend to be cautious and hesitant, resulting in multiple flat spots. At the end of a three hour class, all are pleased with what they accomplished.
Excellent instruction from a master, very well done!
The cabochons turned out beautiful. Also, I wish I could see that ring he's wearing, that looked amazing.
Ray Jack Navajo Artisan ring.
Wearing jewelry like this, I always call 'getting my Wilma Flintstone on".🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣❤️❤️❤️
I have some experience with cabbing. This video helped me. There were some things here I didn't think of before. It is a very good tutorial. Thanks, Mac
That marker tip is EXCELLENT, I’m a newbie to lapidary but a life-long crafter who’s used that trick for other craft applications and I don’t know why it never occurred to me to try it for lapidary work! Thank you sir, fantastic instructional - your wisdom and insight are much appreciated!
Very educational. Thanks so much! Where I live we don’t have classes within 50-60 miles in any direction.
Awesome tutorial and Larry is such a lovely teacher. I wish there were more tutorials with Larry, he seems like a wealth of knowledge.
thank you so much for this video it really makes things so much clearer as I live in a remote area and have no classes I can reach at this time
I can't believe I haven't been doing this all my life.
Really good instructor.
I’m new to the rock world (well newish) I’ve spent my life in machine shops and welding a fabrication shops. Rocks process very similar to metal I’ve found.
Gosh, that was interesting! My first viewing of this process. I kept thinking,”Don’t grind any more off or it will end up too small for the setting,” But I’m pretty sure that this guy knows what he’s doing. And just think, these pieces of lovely jewellery were just a chunk of rock sitting in the ground a few months ago. I can only keep thinking, aren’t nature and then, technology wonderful! What gorgeous creations are made when the two are linked by a very clever and gifted hand! Love it!❤️ Congrats on a fine job, from Downunder🦘
This was great. My only wish is that we get to see the actual making of the dome. The editing took out some keys areas for us super beginners. Thanks for making and hopefully there will be another!
Fantastic info. Thank you for making this video.
I keep wondering if a machining trick would help when cutting valuable material on the saw.
A relief hole drilled into the last part to be cut. It elevates stress in metals , which are also made of crystaline structures. So I wonder if it would prevent that breakage . The hole has to be slightly larger diameter than the saw blade but is not super critical for tolerances.
I think it will help with sapphires ,precious opal and anything known for high tension in the crystaline structure . This is just an opinion and I exactly mean the words I say as I say them.
What material are the 3000-14 thousand and 50 thousand grain wheels made of?
Varan opal facebook Australia king of Harlequin Opal world largest Australian opal lightning ridge region
Probably best info / teacher instruction on youtube
The best cabochon tutorial yet!
Enjoyed this. Thanks!
Please excuse me if this is a dumb question, but why bother with spending much time at all cleaning up the back? Is this for jewelry where the back might be visible? I'm thinking of lapel pin and bracelets, where the back of the stone is glued to the metal and is completely obstructed from view. In this case don't you just need to remove the wax crudely, or is there some other reason for running it up to/through 600+ grit?
Can I use just a regular tile saw for making jewelry since it's much cheaper than High Tech saw ?
I was trying to make cabs with no instruction, “wonky” is the term I heard most when I was finished. After applying the info here, “wow, nice, is that for sale?” Is all I hear, ;)
Where can I buy very good quality thin saw blades 6in dia. with a 5/8in hole? To cut Jasper
Where do you get your templates? All I can find are basic shapes. Thank you fir the videos.. they helped me a bunch.
Where to buy à machine pls
You did that so well!
How thick is the slab to start? Looks a little bigger than 1/4 inch ...
I have a 6 inch king Cab. Where can I get a “spitter.”
WHy not use superglue and a nail instead of "dop pot" ?
But you didn’t show how to take them off the drop stick
Perfeito! Grato pela brilhante aula!
⁉not showing the final stone in the setting⁉ BOOOO
Nice video..❤ thank you
But I wanted to see the cabs after he was finished!
Where can I get the template you have there?
Thank you for this video..very well explained..which I need as im self taught so far..I currently use a flat lap. But want to upgrade to a cabbing machine. Im thinking either a genie or the cabking 6..which would you reccomend?
Very helpful think you
Thanks very nice
Thanks for a great cabochon demo! I also found the information on that wonderstone from AZ interesting! I've only seen the Utah variety but we may have to go find some. 😊
Thank you for the video. I am curious why you drew the outlines on the back? I would think you’d be able to be more accurate with your framing of the material if you drew it on the front - given that the sharpie would be ground away anyway.
Great Channel!!
I mostly am chasing out oddities in some agate so i get a solid color which is a different technique to some degree since I am making it up as i go and carve away unattractive parts to highlight the color.
Same with some knobby Australian black opal. It’s not uniform looking material but this lesson still gives me a lot to think about
A great tutorial, even those who do not speak English very well will understand how to treat the stone and how to process it as best as possible. I applaud the teacher and thank you for the beautiful video. Like and with permission subscribe to your channel. Greetings from the Czech Republic👍👍👍
❤🎉❤🎉🎉❤
I am a lapidary but have been away from it for quite some time and was looking for some refresher lessons. What I found here was a really good class for all lapidaries. You are even using the Genie which is my machine. The only thing I do differently is the final polish. I do that on a flat lap made for the end of my Genie using various Diamond compounds. Thank you for making and posting this class!
Thank you. I want this machine. How much is it to Turkey?
thank you sir
Excellent! I can’t wait to take your class at William Holland this October. 😊(2022)
Excellent demo, Larry. I am glad I took the opportunity to watch and listen.
Isn't it dangerous to go without wearing a mask?
Depends on the area size, air circulation, etc. I would wear a mask.
I just keep re watching this video. Learn so much
Thank you for this! The best tutorial I've seen.
Gracias Larry, un Maestro. Desde Tigre, Argentina .
Thanks Larry I really appreciate this tutorial it was very informational
Great, clear instructions and the camera work was excellent!
Where do you get the sheets with the cutout shapes?
Maybe Diamond Pacific or Rio Grande?
Perfect work! Thank you.
Couldn’t you simply turn the stone over once you cut it out?
One of the best videos I have seen on making a cabochon.
Must be a great luxury to work with 1/4" slabs,i work with Quahog shells and they don't come like that!
Do you think they are from a 1/4 inch slab? Looks a little thicker. I was gonna ask ...
This instructor is awsome, great teacher
Perfect lesson شكرا
wouldnt improving the back side of the pieces, especially the earrings, help light pass through more cleanly??
These are not transparent stones.
Thank you for the video. Very informative.
look like mookaite jasper, nice looking
Where is your school?
Young Harris, Georgia
excellent!!!!!!!
Beautiful but not a very good match on the earrings .
Very nice video Sir. And a perfect gemstone cab making way 🙏
Человеческий фактор ,Достигая определенных успехов в работе .считают себя уже себя мастерами ,многие начинают гордится и хвастаться .и в большинстве случаев заболевают "манией величия ",Много технических и художественных ошибок ,как для мастера ,которому необходимо еще учиться ,Во первых -художественных -,Серьги должны иденфецировать главную форму и ее повторять ,Второе -отношение размеров одного к первому в зависимости от формы -должны относится как большее к меньшему ,ЗОЛОТОЕ СЕЧЕНИЕ.Третье -ширина к высоте -должны иметь модуляр или конкретное число и не может взято произвольно из фантазии мастера ,Взял и прочертил как вздумается ,Как дизайнер -что главное рисунок на камне или форма камня -не выяснено Соподчинять или искать или полагаться на интуицую и опыт работы ,Выбирать высоту камня и выбирать красивую кривую ,что бы камень "светился"и радовал глаз своей формой и содержанием .имеется ввиду цвет камня . ,Технические ошибки -много коротких и однообразных движений при обработке камня -они оставляют короткие плоскости ,вместо длинных и плавных ,Рундист 2.5 мм ,то что чертил маркером ,не должен быть под углом 90 градусов к плоскости .а слегка скошен ,что бы закрепить камень был устойчив .,Острые края нижней формы -делают фаску .от случайного соприкосновения с металлом и дальнейшего излома .Самое главное -это следовать пульсу и дыханию времени,какие модные дизайнерские формы пользуются успехом в моде и искать новое и не быть старомодным ,
Do people cut gem quality stones by hand just like this?
Faceted stones require a different machine (flat lap)
Жалко не понимаю что он говорит