[J Marcus]

Hello pearl people,

Recently I was able to acquire an abalone shell that had an impressive number of natural blisters in it. This poor fella was one busy abalone! A good number of them will have to be processed and used as clusters because they formed so close together. I think that eventually I will cut it into two clusters. I thought that it would be fun to post a picture because of it's rather impressive size. What do you think?

Regards,
J Marcus
http://www.flyrodjewelry.com/home.html

[Pearl_dreams]

Wow-- that poor little guy! All those lumps couldn't have been so comfortable to live with!

Edit: Check your messages.

[GemGeek]

They should polish up nicely. And a little gold edging will do wonders. I'm looking forward to seeing the finished jewelry!

[pattye]

Wow, at least 3 fab pendants in there! I have never seen them like that before, guess because of them being naturals. Are the backs all filled in when they are naturals, or do you need to use a mother of pearl backing on them also? Hopefully this is not a repeat question---
Thanks for your interesting contributions, too, J.

Pattye
so many pearls, so little time