Knowing Jim, he used magnets and turquoise/epoxy mix 

I laughed so hard I snorted.

I’ve used JB Kwik and acetone to clean up the excess (obviously acetone will mess up any finish you’ve got, so this would be putting the stone in before finish, as finish won’t effect the stone).

However when I put the cabochon on the hand plane … (hold on, let’s see if I can pull up an image)


I like the cleanliness of Jim’s interface.

My first attempt (there will be more) could be cleaner. So I wanted to ask for some advice from the pro.