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Wood Beads - How to make?

I need some information on making wooden beads in exotic woods. Turning them on a lathe seems like it may be a tedious exercise. I am able to make my own special turning chisel that would make it a bit easier but produce - only one size of bead for each chisel. The next problem would be how to polish them. If the bead has a small hole then it would be real difficult to hold on a mandrel. I thought of holding them on a tapered pin. Any info or links would be helpful. - Thanks Snog

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snoggerboy
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The Beads I want to make should be Jewelry ....Many different sizes and not all perfect spheres. oval, eggshaped...etc

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snoggerboy

There was a somewhat lengthy thread on this exact subject back in July of this year. Check Google for the whole thread, if your server no longer has it.

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Chuck

Hi Snog, If the beads need not be personally handmade and you need more than a few, I wonder if you might be better off buying them. IMHO, YMMV, etc., but I don't see much fun or thrift in making lots of them without a setup with jigs etc.

Never bought any from the wholesale firms on the net that sell polished exotic wood beads in many shapes and I don't know their prices, so only a suggestion.

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