NOVA SCOTIA AGATE AND JASPER
The larger rocks are cut in a slab saw into slices. Then the designs are cut from them, shaped and polished into cabachon stones. These become the stones used for jewellery such as pendants, rings, and earrings.
Stones which are not appropriate for cabachon are tumbled. These are put into a tumbler with grit and run for several weeks. The grits are replaced with gradually finer grit until the stones are highly polished. It takes about 3 weeks to finish a load of stones.
Some of the finished stones have small holes drilled in them using a diamond drill. Some are cut into circles with diamond cutters.
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set in sterling silver or gold-filled wire.
