| Features |
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Finding Your Way Through Lost Casting - IN THE WORKSHOP
Lost-wax casting is an essential technique, and learning the ins and outs of doing it properly is a big help to any jeweler. By Sharon Elaine Thompson.
Deborah Spencer leads readers through the steps of "Casting a Dolphin" in Jewelry Journal, page 43. |
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Plan On It - BUSINESS
A business plan is more than a clever way to convince a bank to give you money; it can be an indispensible tool for anyone to get their business on track and keep it there. By Suzanne Wade.
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Mesoamerican Jade - GEM MINING
Before Columbus arrived, jade was one of the most prized commodities in Central America. With the rush for gold, this beautiful stone was shoved aside, but now it's resurfacing. By Anna M. Miller.
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From the Edge of Purgatory to a Show Near You - MINERALS
In the stark, forbidding landscape of southern Bolivia, a new mining venture is seeking out vibrant, beautiful sulfur specimens. By Claus Hedegaard. |
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Bead Soup - BEAD PROFILE
With youth, enthusiasm, and boundless creativity on her side, Stephanie Sersich is making a name for herself in the bead world. By Ilene Sternberg.
Stephanie Sersich shares her techniques for making a “Two Strand Tickling Necklace” in Jewelry Journal, page 47. |
| Jewelry Journal |
| 43 |
Casting A Dolphin Ring
By Deborah Spencer |
| 47 |
Two-Strand Tickling Necklace
By Stephanie Sersich |
| 49 |
Ring Repair: Installing a Spring Insert
By Alan Revere |
| 51 |
Marbleized Opalino Bead
By Jacqui Collins-Parker |
| 53 |
Jasper Butterfly
By June Culp Zeitner |
| 56 |
Combo-Seven Cut
By Woodrow Leonard |
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Graduated Precious Metal Clay Necklace, Part II
By Linda Kaye-Moses |
| Departments |
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From the Editor |
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Facets |
| 14 |
Shop Helps
The orange stick; General maintenance tips; Mokume Gane; Ceramic uses; Pliers 101; Cleaning pyrite; Ring planning; Important jewelry-making tools |
| 62 |
Mail Bag
Where are the Griegers?; Kraft macaroni and jade; Lack of young gem cutters; Newman opal?; Directory of Agate Collectors; Onyx marble and James Mitchell; How and when to use a stone-set ring enlarger |
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Product News
Berlin Wall project; Pro-Cast vacuum machines; Tin-based pewter; Mini gram scale; Sprue kit; Cold Mountain™ beads; Slick™ mold release |
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Media Reviews
The Aquarium Bead Video by Pati Walton |
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News & Notices
Strict measures in Tucson; MA grants winners on tour; Business workshops for craft artists; Appraisal course in Texas; CIG takes on Master Valuer; International Pearl Design contest |
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Show Calendar |
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Marketplace |
| 129 |
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