DVH Rare Michigan Jp Tuscadero Pink Fordite Buck Hole Donut Bead Pendant 62mm rd x15 (6836)
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description: I made this piece from genuine Fordite sourced from an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) contract paint facility in Michigan that paints components for multiple major auto manufacturers. This rare buck hole has been polished on both sides so it can be worn on a chain, cord, or ribbon, or incorporated into a larger jewelry design through its natural donut opening. Chain not included. It ships in a gift box with a Certificate of Authenticity describing the source of the material. As I’ve said for years, “Beads are like donuts—the magic is in the hole.” This piece is a rare example of a Fordite “Buck Hole.” Buck holes form around the steel tubes mounted to paint skids inside automotive paint facilities. These tubes hold the fixtures—called bucks—that support parts as they travel through multiple paint booths and curing ovens. Over years of repeated spraying and baking, thick layers of paint accumulate around these cylinders, forming dense, donut-shaped masses of Fordite. Only a few buck holes form on each skid, and many break during removal, making intact examples especially uncommon. Pieces that survive whole are polished into striking donut beads, while more fragile ones are finished as polished-face specimens. Buck hole Fordite is prized for its bold concentric patterns, industrial origin, and rarity—an unmistakable record of the machinery that carried automotive history through the paint line. Fordite is accumulated overspray from automotive paint booths, which I cut and polish using traditional lapidary techniques. In my other listings you’ll find Fordite beads, pendants, earrings, cabochons, and polished-face specimens made from a range of sources— including material from an iconic American sports car factory in Kentucky, Pacific Northwest heavy truck production, Midwest pickup & SUV lines, and other historic and contemporary paint facilities. I have over four decades of experience crafting unique Fordite pieces. Contrary to the long-held belief that new Ford…
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