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    For those who drill their own pearls

    Oh wow that helps so much! Thank you!!
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    What am I seeing?

    I will post the original that may let you just zoom in on and another that may work...
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    What am I seeing?

    The picture is clear in my photos but took a huge loss in quality uploading it!
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    What am I seeing?

    I'm sorry I'm asking a million questions! But I am really trying to understand pearls and how they are made and the inside and everything about them! I realize this is a cheap pearl that is dyed (but it's gritty, cold and dense...so I believe it is real) and I am confused as to what I am seeing...
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    For those who drill their own pearls

    Where do you buy your drill bits, what kind do you use, and what size? I purchased a pearl drill and drilled some pearls today and it was amazingly easy! But I know I will need to buy some drill bits and am wondering (this is a chinese drill and the directions give ZERO help on what the drill...
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    Buying necklaces with the intent of taking them apart

    Weaves I totally get that.... but I'm thinking buy a necklace and dismantle it into several pieces .... I am not talking serioushigh end jewelry here... so having a blemish here or there is not a big deal to me I'm creative ... I personally love black or dark pearls... I can't help it I realize...
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    Buying necklaces with the intent of taking them apart

    Probably both .... I have a ton of ideas. Never ending. I lay in bed and see jewelry in my head lol
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    Akoya , saltwater or no??

    Should you be able to see a bead inside ? What if you cut said Pearl in half?
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    Buying necklaces with the intent of taking them apart

    That's why I am looking for bulk pearls not in oysters... I want to know what I'm buying lol
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    Buying necklaces with the intent of taking them apart

    I just again googled black Akoya pearls wholesale and all that's coming up is oysters....
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    Akoya , saltwater or no??

    Another picture in the sun
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    Akoya , saltwater or no??

    Hahaha honestly these are my "practice " pearls.... I'm gonna be learning to use a drill on them and am probably not going to have perfect tries to begin with and honestly am half tempted to try and cut into the thing.....I want to know everything about everything lol even the inside ...
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    Buying necklaces with the intent of taking them apart

    I am not seeing anywhere online selling Akoya pearls for less than 10 a piece .... perhaps you can point me in the right direction? With these being approximately 3.17 a piece ish I can make a pair of earrings for all of 7.50.... where do you suggest getting whole sale?
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    Buying necklaces with the intent of taking them apart

    I just had a question about people buying necklaces with the intent of taking them apart and making other pieces and selling them. For instance the strand that I will post has probably about 60 or so pearls and it's $160 when you divide that it's about $2.40 per pearl. On the same website to...
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    Akoya , saltwater or no??

    I know you all get tons of these so I'm sorry!! But I'm very new to pearls and trying to learn all I can! I want to make jewelry for family and friends and I am buying a pearl drill to do everything myself .... I found a seller on Etsy that I drilled about fresh water came saltwater and she said...
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