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Going to See the Stones
Observing gemstone bead-making factories
After their visit to the small workshop area, the group returned to Hong Kong and went north to Guangdong province to visit much larger factories producing our gemstone beads. Here are a few pictures from a factory with large windows, good ventilation and hundreds of workers.
These pictures show
(1) An unloaded bead mill capable of making hundreds of same-size beads at a time
(2) A group of workers cutting slabs from rough stone
(3) Hand faceting of free-form nuggets -- Rings & Things now carries many stones in this popular style.
Molded Glass Bead-making |
Freshwater Pearls
Crystal Bead-faceting |
Gemstone Bead Factories
There's always another bead...
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