https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/ok-tumble-turquoise-cabochon-jewelry/ free jewelry tutorials, plus a friendly community sharing creative ideas for making and selling jewelry. Tue, 14 Nov 2017 00:54:36 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.7.14 https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/ok-tumble-turquoise-cabochon-jewelry/#comment-566179 Tue, 14 Nov 2017 00:54:36 +0000 http://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=52317#comment-566179 No turquoise, opal, malachite, or any other soft stone. Do the research before tumbling any stone, otherwise you will learn the hard and expensive way.

]]> https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/ok-tumble-turquoise-cabochon-jewelry/#comment-564448 Wed, 01 Nov 2017 06:35:19 +0000 http://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=52317#comment-564448 No, Turquoise is a soft stone and will not hold up to tumbling

]]> https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/ok-tumble-turquoise-cabochon-jewelry/#comment-564406 Wed, 01 Nov 2017 03:49:12 +0000 http://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=52317#comment-564406 No, should not tumble turquoise, it is too soft. Tumble metal pcs before setting any gemstones.

]]> https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/ok-tumble-turquoise-cabochon-jewelry/#comment-564234 Tue, 31 Oct 2017 14:47:13 +0000 http://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=52317#comment-564234 Never! On any stone you want to tumble you should check the Mohs hardness. Turquoise is much too soft for a tumbler. The Mohs hardness on turquoise is between 5 and 6, making it a very soft stone.

]]> https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/ok-tumble-turquoise-cabochon-jewelry/#comment-563828 Sun, 29 Oct 2017 00:40:36 +0000 http://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=52317#comment-563828 it would be risky. real turquoise is a pretty soft stone, so could be damaged by the tumbling.

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