WOW !!!!!! BIG BOY Bolo Tie ( ONE OF A KIND ) Turquoise and Sterling Silver.

This bolo tie features a very large cabochon ( 750 karats ) of genuine Old Kingman Turquoise set in heavy Sterling Silver. The Sterling Silver is formed into a traditional design for extra detail. This bolo is 5-1/2" long and 4-1/2" wide. The total length of the 12-ply leather cord is 45" and it is finished with Sterling Silver tips. This bolo was created by Lucky and excellent silversmiths. Stamped Sterling and signed by the artist.

Tim Wiehe began making jewelry in a high school class 35 years ago. He apprenticed and worked for silversmiths for several years before launching his own business, called Lost Cabin Black Hills Jewelry. His Black Hills style uses materials such as elk ivory, buffalo horn, rose quartz, jade and agate set in gold or silver. He uses modern technology and older crafting techniques to make his jewelry. His hand-made jewelry is designed, stones are sliced with a diamond saw, shaped with a silicon carbide sanding belt and attached to a silver bezel. It is then soldered to a silver sheet and surrounded with silver or gold triangle wire, which he may put tiny cuts in. One method he uses is lost wax casting, a detailed and time-consuming process. Tim works out of a hidden treasure gift shop for which he makes pieces. His work is a combination of Southwestern tradition and Black Hills nature.