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Cabochons as an Ornament in the Jewelry Industry

2/5/2017

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A cabochon is also referred to as cab in short, It  is a stone which is popular in various jewelry designs , mostly that includes gemstones. Cabochon can be designed from any kind of stone as well as ceramic, porcelain and even wood.  The kind of materials which is used does not matter. Cabochon definition elements mostly deal with the shape of the component, most of the time occurs in flat shape whereby one side is domed or rounded on the other side. Cabochons are mostly made in all kinds of geometric and asymmetrical shapes although the important part is the flat side of this cabochons since it is the part which will where it will secure the wire metal and the beads.



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​​Occurrence of cabochons in different shapes and its make


 In most cases the shape of cabochon is in ellipse form , this is because eye has got less sensitivity to the small asymmetries in the ellipse as it is different to most round shapes like circles as the elliptical shape can be interconnected with the dome shapes. When the trimming is done it can therefore completed by use of hand which is done by adhering this stone with hard wax on to a length of wooden dowel. Then finally it is then grounded to the template line whereby the back edges can be beveled and then the top is sanded in a the same dome. The cabochons have been made in different shapes and colors like:
  • Green color
  • White light color
  • Creams in color
  • Yellow in color
  • Purple colors
  • Brown colors
The benefits of using the cabochons as  a jewelry

Cabochon has increased its popularity in the recent years thus becoming easy to make from the materials which can either be transparent or semi transparent. Mostly semi transparent material is referred as it helps in implementing natural luster of the material therefore synthetic materials are referred. It also helps in design which can be emblazoned on it.

The main reason of using this cabochon is because it cannot be affected by scratches and cracks as compared to the one which are made from the glass and the natural gemstone. In most cases the formulas which are used indicates likely hood of the natural imperfections which can occur slowly. This is because even if the crack is not seen it can cause a big problem as they expose the gemstone to big damage.

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