Cuttlefish Cast Cross Pendant with Carico Lake Turquoise

Embrace Nature’s Palette: Our handcrafted Cuttlefish Cast Carico Lake Turquoise Cross Pendant is a harmonious blend of earthy elegance and spiritual symbolism. Carico Lake Turquoise, sourced from Nevada’s unique Carico Lake Mine, boasts mesmerizing shades of spring green merging seamlessly with light sky blue. The gemstone’s golden brown spiderweb matrix adds depth and character. Each pendant is a wearable work of art, capturing the essence of ancient craftsmanship. Discover the allure of Carico Lake Turquoise and adorn yourself with timeless beauty. We personally know the owner of the Carico Lake Mine and that’s who we got the stones from.

This pendant is made by Dave using turquoise that we got from our supplier out of Albuquerque, NM.  We also use only sterling silver on all our pieces.

Cuttlefish casting is a process for making unique pieces that you dream up.  Dave takes 2 sides of cuttlefish bone and sands them perfectly flat.  He then takes 1 side and carves whatever he’s imagining into it.  Sometimes, he makes bezels beforehand and sticks those into the carving where they will eventually hold a stone.  He then wires them together with the carved side up against the flat side.  There is a “pour hole” that’s called a sprew in the top of the cuttlefish and that’s where you pour your melted silver.  We heat up the silver to 1760*F and then pour it into the top of the mold.  Sometimes it works out, sometimes it doesn’t.  The molds are a one-shot deal so you always hope they turn out.  He then works them up by cutting off any little “spills” from the sides of the item, polishing it, “blacking” it if it needs it, making a bail for a chain or strand, and then you have the finished product.