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lets say that I'm much less likely to have a nail polish on... LoL.... Worse is the lapidary grinder....reduces your nail into bleeding stump in a blink of an eye.... It's little better when I use a dop stick.

I got the one that David suggested. Finally I got it from different vendor from China: http://www.topearl.com/pdm200-simple-style-pearl-drilling-machine-p-3810.html I ordered and got more bits from another vendor. Total cost +-$10 from what David said.... And to reminescence: two years ago...

So.. I did it... Got my drill, tried it yesterday !! It's easy..... and I love it. I love the freedom it gives me !! Thanks to this thread I made another big step in my "pearling" adventure. Thank you all for shearing your experiences !!

Yes.... Name "Freshadama" belongs to PP.

If you wouldn't tell me that ALL the pearls there are FW, I would think that this picture is of Tahitian silver peacock drops... Price is not, but from image only, I would say Tahitian... shows me that I'm not such an expert yet....

I read somewhere that one way of taking pictures of pearls is to put then in a shallow dish with water. Water is diffusing light making pearls look more natural on the picture. I tried it and liked the result. All the pictures below are of the submerged pearls ...Only problem I had was getting...

Reading this statement made me remember funny story. I happened over ten years ago. We did have an electric kettle at home back then too... We went camping with our daughters. We arrived to the place, set the tents, I pulled out our camping stove, put a kettle of water on and wanting to go for...

They told me not to bother sending the strand back... I couldn't go for that. I would hate if anybody there would think that I benefited in any way from this botched transaction. I think that $70 is a fair price to pay for the lesson learned... I could have. should have ask for more...

Yes. If I placed pearls carefully like they did, I would get same picture. color & luster were good on part of every pearls. Smaller pearls at the ends were clean and both sides were good, unfortunately most central 2/3 of the strand was not up to standard. I got refund already..... even if...

promised pictures: 1-2-3 = close-ups 4-back side front all together.. smallest is 13.2 x 15.4mm biggest is 17.4 x 25.2mm nice....... pity that pearls in the necklace weren't like that...

I'm buying directly from China. This purchase was from Zhejiang Runfeng Jewellery. My agent in China found those pearls there. I should have no problem with refund. I wasted $70 on shipping it back.. but this is all I lost... ( some pride maybe too...)

BIG DISAPPOINTMENT !!... I received the strand.... and I sent it back. I did not even take pictures. I was so furious at myself for believing in miracles and believing that I found a strand that is close to what Jeremy found for Hisano.... Loose pearls that I received from the batch that...

Yes, the color corrected picture shows color more realistically. I should get the strand mid this week. Pearls for this strand were picked form "bucket" of loose pearls. I got those picture first: It made me ask if they have enough pearls for a strand.... They did.. :)

Because of the shape (many off round) i think that they are freshwater pearls.

Ok. Damage is done, pearls are ordered. I should get them next week. I'll post pictures... both sides....

Thanks to all of you for your input. I will buy those pearls. If they will not look too good as strand, I can make few different pieces out of them I hope... I just have to see and touch them. I guess that my illness is progressing.. You called it what.. A pearlaraitis ???... Incurable... and...

If they are flat, I can always make pendants out of them... I don't know.....I love the color !!

no... it went for drilling now.

no.. I like baroque pearls. My concern is with the pearl sides that I DON'T see.. From what I can guess looking at the picture, some are flattish. I was told that luster on the "other side" is very good to and that there is no blemishes... Price is in the range of better "ripple" pearls..

12mm plus, plus... natural color....should I attempt to buy them ??