Hey all! I've taken the largest two slices that I'm able to get of my Boat paint variety of fordite and made these two lovely pieces. This bead measures 70x25mm and has a low dome either side, measures 6mm thick and has a 2.5mm drill hole. The weight is a little over 57 carats. You may think I'm crazy to put a carat weight on this "faux gemstone" but the person who has listed the MOST of it on eBay puts a carat weight on ALL his fordite. I want people to be able to see that one can get something 25 times more substantial from me for the same price!
And 57 carats isn't very heavy, only a little over 11 grams or about 1/3 an ounce!
This large half round or half oval cabochon is from the same piece of boat paint variety of fordite. It is 52x21mm by 7mm with a nice low dome and flat polished back with a weight of 36 carats. This would look great bezel set into a pendant or brooch and could go with a lot of different colors and styles of jewlery. I like it in some ways better than the traditional automotive fordite. Since this is a marine paint it also cuts and shapes and polishes better than automotive fordite and it's stronger to boot! The only piece of rough I have left is now smaller than an egg in size.
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