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The King's crown finished
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The Queen's crown finished
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The Prince's coronet
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The Princess' coronet
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The start of the project. Templates, brass, nickel, and gems
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closeup of the Garnets and Black Onyx for this project
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Sawing out the brass base of the crowns
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the template pieces laid out on the nickle, in process of sawing and piercing
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some of the cut and pierced pieces for the King's crown being filed smooth
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checking for fit and spacing before being marked for engraving the detail
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pieces laid out on the base in preparation for drilling
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The King's crown after assembly and forming
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Getting started on coronets for the Prince and Princess. This shows design templates and sawed nickel base.
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Template pieces ready for sawing and piercing, and bezel settings for the sqaure black onyx cabochons being formed.
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making the bezel settings for the square black onyx cabochons
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the cutting and percing process
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pieces in various stages of piercing and engraving
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Trimming the pieces and checking fit in preparation for drilling, riveting and forming.
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The Prince's coronet after assembly and forming
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