Project 12 of 52

" Jewels "

This week I wanted to get back into doing some jewelry  and thought what a perfect piece of wood I had in this Bolivian Rosewood.

I laid out the design on the piece of quarter inch think Rosewood and first started with my band saw to cut most of the material and switched to my scroll saw for the radius' and more intricate corners.

After every piece was cut I drilled through each one at the top for the leather banding to connect them.

After every piece was sanded I finished each jewel with mineral oil so it doesn't effect who ever is the lucky one to get to wear this. I did not attach the clasp yet until I can see someone with it on to see what height would work the best for the necklace. The biggest jewel piece is 2 and a half inches long by 1 and a half inches wide. The weight of this wood necklace is pretty light considering how big the jewels are. Bolivian Rosewood tends to be lighter than most other hardwoods.







This is kind of what the piece would look like on. I know a Styrofoam cone isn't quite a neck model but it was the only thing around at the time.







This project will be in the gallery at the end of the 52 weeks.