8mm Brown/Gold 2-Cut Faceted Beads [25]

Cost per bead:

14 cents

Bead material:

Glass

Country of origin:

Czech Republic

Size/shape:

8mm-long, round, with 2 "windows" and facets around the edges.

Colors/description:

Translucent medium brown with a gold-luster coating on the faceted edges.

Hole size:

1mm (estimated).

Defects:

An occasional bead may have a pit or other defect on one of the two "windows".  In general, fire-polished beads always have some imperfect facets.  To read about the fire-polishing process, click here.

How photographed:

At the window in natural daylight.

Comments:

These beads were requested by a customer.  The supplier's price was far higher than I think it should have been, so I had to set my own price high.