All posts tagged "carat weight"

  • Daily Wire Tip Mar. 1: Determining Carat Weight

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for March 1, 2011 Question: I grind and polish my own stones from rough slab pieces. How do I determine the carat weight of a finished stone? -Pamela in Plaistow, New Hampshire...

    • Posted February 28, 2011
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  • Daily Wire Tip Jan. 17: Pricing Jewelry by the Carat Weight

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for January 17, 2011 Question: I am creating some black onyx jewelry for an arts and crafts festival: a kind of simple design, mostly black onyx strung on bead wire with a...

    • Posted January 16, 2011
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  • Daily Wire Tip: Converting Carats to Grams

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip Question: I would like to know how to convert carats to grams. Is it possible, or is the weight too small? -Linda in Sherman, Texas Answer: Not at all, Linda. 1 carat...

    • Posted January 5, 2011
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  • Daily Wire Tip: Tiny Gemstones and Buying by Carat Weight

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip Question: I recently bought three Yellow Mexican Labradorite 1.5mm faceted gemstones (they’re beautiful!) I saw on TV, but they looked much larger than what I ended up with. I was hoping to...

    • Posted July 17, 2010
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