See the Rutillated Quarts cane handle we made
The Colorado jeweler who wanted the Star Rose Quartz cane handle also inquired about Rutillated Quartz to make another cane handle. I told him that I had a piece in stock which may work for this project.
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Crystal of Rutillated Quartz rough
This is the crystal of Rutillated Quartz which I had in stock.
It was appx. 4 inches tall and 4 inches wide. I calculated after examining it that it was large enough to make the sphere for the cane handle.
Another view of the crystal
In this shot I am holding the crystal upside down with the light coming through it in a way that makes the Rutillated Quartz needles more visible.
Roughing out the shape
Here you can see how we have hand-ground the roughly spherical shape on our diamond grinding lap.
The finished Rutillated Quartz sphere
Here you can see the finished sphere.
Another view of the finished sphere
This is another view of the sphere prior to drilling it.
To afix it to the top of the cane, it will need to be drilled.
The drill hole
Here you can see the hole we drilled into a place on the sphere where we determined would show the best display of Rutillated needles on the top of the handle.
I plan to soon take a video of the finished piece so you will be able to see how the needles move in the light. So stop back to see if I have posted the video.
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Denton Anderson,
Gemologist & Gem Cutter
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Graduate Gemologist, GIA, GG
Over 20 years of experience.
