Fossil Ivory Bracelets - Other Crafts

M MajikImaje Member Barrow Alaska Joined: Jul 06, 2011 Posts: 25	M MajikImaje Posted posted on Fri, Jul 22, 2011 4:10 PM Cutting out an area on the piece to inset another piece of IVORY takes practice. That is the only way you are going to learn this is by repetition. Everything you are doing in making these pieces. All the different steps - are repeated again and again on every bracelet or set of ear-rings you make. Begin the cut out by going into the center of the area of your template and create a small circle using your burr cutting bit. As you get this circle down to the proper depth ( 1/2) way into the bracelet piece. You merely widen the circle and direct your burr bit to the edges of the heart drawing you drew on this piece. be careful not to go past the line. It only takes a couple of minutes to carefully cut out this heart shape area for the heart inset to be placed inside. [ Edited by: MajikImaje 2011-07-22 16:21 ]

Cutting out an area on the piece to inset another piece of IVORY takes practice. That is the only way you are going to learn this is by repetition.

Everything you are doing in making these pieces. All the different steps - are repeated again and again on every bracelet or set of ear-rings you make.

Begin the cut out by going into the center of the area of your template and create a small circle using your burr cutting bit. As you get this circle down to the proper depth ( 1/2) way into the bracelet piece. You merely widen the circle and direct your burr bit to the edges of the heart drawing you drew on this piece. be careful not to go past the line. It only takes a couple of minutes to carefully cut out this heart shape area for the heart inset to be placed inside.

[ Edited by: MajikImaje 2011-07-22 16:21 ]

Post #598805 by MajikImaje on Fri, Jul 22, 2011 4:10 PM