Comments on: Mohs Mineral Hardness: What Do You Suggest?

By: Renee

Renee — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 07:18:14 +0000

I’ve never had a problem with Jasper in bracelets or cuffs and I’m pretty hard on mine.

As long as the stones (coins) are loose enough to move with out jamming they should be fine.

By: Kristen

Kristen — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 22:15:59 +0000

Thanks for your assistance Drake. I was fairly certain they would be ok, but I wanted to be sure. Like to provide the best quality work I can 🙂

By: Drake

Drake — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 18:22:23 +0000

Jasper should be plenty hard enough to use for a bracelet. I definitely consider anything 7 and up to be safe, I’d probably be ok with 6, depending on how I set them.

The weakest points are always sharp corners. Coins should be ok, especially if they are fully beveled on the edges. When I cut a cabochon, I take off the corner around the bottom by grinding a small bevel around that edge. I’ve never had a cab chip since…