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Moon Beetle Cloak Clasp by ~LaughingScarab:iconLaughingScarab:

Categories Artisan Crafts > Jewelry

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Submitted: March 26, 2008
File Size: 285 KB
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Make: Canon
Model: Canon PowerShot A560
Shutter Speed: 1/8 second
F Number: F/5.5
Focal Length: 23 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Date Picture Taken: Mar 26, 2008, 1:37:31 PM

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A cloak clasp commissioned by :iconmoonbaydesigns: to go with her feather cloak [link] .

Fine silver, brass and beetle shell
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~VMSkullz:iconVMSkullz: Mar 26, 2008, 3:07:23 PM
Might I ask were it is you get your bug...stuff? @.@

And how do you manage to get the beetle shell in there without it breaking and crumbling all over the place?


>.>
-nudges person above me- Dude! Scarab has super jeweler powers or something.

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~devinecrafts:icondevinecrafts: Mar 26, 2008, 3:37:20 PM
wow.... now that is impressive
~LaughingScarab:iconLaughingScarab: Mar 26, 2008, 4:33:35 PM
I get my beetle shells from Thailand, via ebay. These are Sternocera aequistignata, which have fairly thick shells and are (comparatively) easy to work with. Beetle shell is made of essentially the same stuff as fingernails, so it is surprisingly flexible and durable. The trick is cutting it into the right shapes before inlay and being mindful of the grain, like you would with wood. Even with my "super jeweler powers", though, I still lose a few pieces of shell each time due to cracking.
~VMSkullz:iconVMSkullz: Mar 26, 2008, 5:19:02 PM
Huh...I've dried out a few beetles (dad won't allow me to keep live ones -.-) and they always seemed so delicate and brittle.


But now, to Ebay!
w00p w00p

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*Medicinewolf:iconMedicinewolf: Mar 26, 2008, 8:38:24 PM
wow i really like the design...very interesting and has a Spring feeling to it. awsome

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~Bane-Wraith:iconBane-Wraith: Mar 26, 2008, 9:29:43 PM
"Super Jeweler Powers" indeed...
...It's sad I can't argue, yet still I'm in awe to your works.

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