We are happy to present the first book ever published that gives a in depth and detailed explanation of sphere cutting. Bob Ritchie is both an devoted sphere cutter and writer. He has methodically researched and compiled data from a good number of expert sphere cutters which he has organized in a detailed explanation of the many aspects of sphere cutting. This volume includes 167 pages of text and photos and this book easily takes it place as the best sphere cutting book ever written.
Table of Contents:
1.0 Introduction
2.0 Sphere Machines
3.0 Lighting
4.0 Storage and Preparation of Supplies
5.0 Selecting Material
6.0 Measurement
7.0 Protocol for Trimming Rough Rock
8.0 Reducing a Cube to an 18 Sided Blank
9.0 Hand Grinding the 18 Sided Blank
10.0 Rough Grinding Spheres in the Sphere Machine
11.0 Grinding with Various Grits
12.0 Repairing and Filling Defects
13.0 Polishing with Cerium or Tin Oxide
14.0 Polishing wiht #100,000 Diamond Grit
15.0 Considerations for Specific Rock Types
16.0 Commercial Suppliers
17.0 Problem Solving
18.0 Photography and Documentation
19.0 On-Line References
20.0 Appendix
21.0 Glossary and Abbreviations
22.0 Index |
