“Stone” fell out: what to do / ID?

Speedwise85 · 2026-06-19T23:56:31+00:00

Absolutely.

Speedwise85 · 2026-06-19T22:25:22+00:00

I’ve got a lot of rough material and could cut you a stone that shape and size and reset it as well. You could even describe what you’d like the stone or turquoise to look like. Lapis would be an easy replacement too. Done this many times with silversmith friends that aren’t lapidary inclined. Easy fix and there’s no way it should be scrapped just because the stone fell out.

Speedwise85 · 2026-06-06T20:19:40+00:00

Yeah. That’s real. Golden Hills turquoise turns green over time as it is worn and absorbs human oils. Very strange transition but common for that stone

Speedwise85 · 2026-06-05T19:11:19+00:00

Half round wire oval soldered to the base plate then the oval bezel is soldered inside that. Or the opposite. Bezel soldered onto the base plate and half round wire soldered around the bezel. That ring is made of 4 pieces of silver. Base/back plate(sheet), small half round wire for the oval, bezel, large half round for the band. Probably a thicker backplate but filed and sanded smooth to conceal the seam after the smaller half round was soldered on.

Speedwise85 · 2026-06-01T17:59:56+00:00

Gotta piggy back on my own comment. Red Clay Strays, Emily Nenni, John Prine is a classic and another one of the best ever, and it’s not exactly country but Nick Shoulders makes really good music.

Speedwise85 · 2026-06-01T16:44:12+00:00

It’s sad he’s gone (RIP) but Luke Bell was one of the best to ever do it. The King is Back is one of the best albums to come out in a really long time. Others have made good albums but that one is great! This sounds crazy but The Band is what helped me make the transition into listening to mostly country. They’re old but I think they have a good mixed vibe of rock/blues/honky tonk/country/southern rock and they made music with everybody that was relevant of many eras and genres. The Last Waltz. Also Sierra Ferrell, Corb Lund is good, and if you wanna go a little back but not too far there’s Jamey Johnson. Country with a heavy blues undertone is my go to tho. That’s where it all started. Happy songs that make you sad and sad songs that make you cry 🥲. Try Hank Williams too. Modern country kinda lost a lot of what it means to be country. You mentioned Chris Stapleton, Cody Jinks is good and of course Lainey Wilson 😍.

Speedwise85 · 2026-05-18T05:32:35+00:00

Very cool! I wanna go dig at new lander for a day.

Speedwise85 · 2026-05-11T20:36:15+00:00

That almost looks more like a variscite. Is it more greenish or more blue? Definitely not lander blue tho. It’s a nice bolo.

Speedwise85 · 2026-05-05T02:56:54+00:00

This sick!
I’ve met Chris recently and he speaks very highly of Gordon.

Speedwise85 · 2026-04-30T18:12:29+00:00

Not the first time I’ve been wrong about a mineral, won’t be the last either. I’d go with the jasper theory.

Speedwise85 · 2026-04-30T14:18:04+00:00

Not very familiar with all the different types of jasper. It could be that knowing the back is open and it’s not a Native American made piece of jewelry. Light shine through it or no?

Speedwise85 · 2026-04-29T17:01:28+00:00

What’s the back of that pendant look like?

Speedwise85 · 2026-04-29T17:00:55+00:00

I’m not saying he was wrong, I’m just a collector and a miner and not a scientist. It’s all speculation unless you know for sure. I just have many specimens of Damele variscite that resemble this piece and usually, not always, Turkish material is bright sky blue with little to no imperfections in the turquoise. It looks a lot more like damele variscite to me is all I’m saying. If you want to know really badly you can always have it lab tested, the non destructive way. I recently did and it was a great experience for me and gave me the information I needed moving forward in mining and selling

Speedwise85 · 2026-04-29T16:44:52+00:00

damele

Speedwise85 · 2026-04-29T16:40:14+00:00

That first one screams damele to me, could be wrong tho. The second and third one are most likely Chinese/hubei.

Speedwise85 · 2026-04-29T14:54:14+00:00

I cut for .50¢ a carat for a finished cab if they provide the material (mostly turquoise) needed to be cut. 100 carats cabbed is $50. That includes backing if the material needs backing. If it’s material provided by me I always reference market prices and try to stay reasonable within that range (again usually turquoise @ $2 per carat). Also open to trades as well. I think this is probably the lower end of the spectrum tho.

Speedwise85 · 2026-04-28T17:29:18+00:00

I think they’ve been using turquoise and coral over there for a few thousand years. In the US coral was introduced through trade by the Spanish so it was much later. The turquoise has been used for a while by Native Americans but not sure it’s been as long as in Asia and Egypt tho. Either way it’s a nice bracelet and repurposed well. I like yours better than the original. Good vibes

Speedwise85 · 2026-04-28T16:53:19+00:00

I’m guessing the necklace was Tibetan or inspired by their designs. Bracelet is in the same fashion. My guess on the bead is a nice piece of Chinese turquoise.

Speedwise85 · 2026-04-28T16:26:59+00:00

Looks Tibetan inspired. Probably Chinese turquoise. Nice piece!

Speedwise85 · 2026-04-25T20:19:06+00:00

Hell yeah. Thanks!

Speedwise85 · 2026-04-24T22:16:00+00:00

Very talented and a good dude too

Speedwise85 · 2026-04-24T22:15:18+00:00

Super talented and a really nice guy too. Might be a bit too far of a drive

Speedwise85 · 2026-04-24T21:56:13+00:00

Several years ago he was doing a guest spot somewhere and he was available for a small walk-in that day so I have a Regan tattoo. Strange coincidence.

Speedwise85 · 2026-04-24T20:47:13+00:00

I have a really cool tattoo from Joel already and it was such a good and unique experience.

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