Jewelry Artist April 1009

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Pendant by Mo Ying Chan with carved agate by Dieter Lorenz. 47mm diameter. 18K gold, mokume gane (on reverse), diamond. Trends, page 44, and Setting Big Gems, page 46. Photo: Jim Lawson.


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Lapidary Journal - Jewelry Artist April 2009
Volume 63, Number 1

Print Magazine Table of Contents
Features | Special Advertising Sections

P R I N T     F E A T U R E S

 6

MY TURN
from the Editor

 8

YOUR TURN
Reader Sketches & Comments

9

DESIGNS from Our CONTRIBUTORS

12

FACETS
News & Innovations

14

ASK THE EXPERTS
by Tom & Kay Benham

16

COOL TOOLS & HIP TIPS
by Helen I. Driggs
Hammer Care & Repair

19

HAMMERED WIRE CUFF
 Project by William Fretz

25

EVOLUTIONARY JEWELRY DESIGN
Demo by Michael David Sturlin

30

SMOKIN' STONES
by Sharon Elaine Thompson
Fireworks in Stone

31

SIGNATURE STONE RING
 Project by Timothy Meier

34

THE “STELLAR CUT”™
Demo by Andrew Gulij

44

TRENDS
 by Annie Osburn
Big Gems

46

SETTING BIG GEMS
 by Greg Fraser with Mo Ying Chan

49

MORE IMPACT WITH LESS METAL
by Sharon Elaine Thompson

57

PIERCED & CHASED SILVER DRAGON
 Project by Tom & Kay Benham

60

ROCK CORNER
Scheelite
by Claus Hedegaard

62

PRODUCT NEWS

64

MEDIA REVIEW
The Jeweler’s Studio Handbook
by Brandon Holschuh
Jewelry Techniques
by Anastasia Young

66

EVENTS

82

The Jewelry Artist DOER’S PROFILE
Hongsock Lee

S P E C I A L     A D V E R T I S I N G    S E C T I O N S

71

Jewelry Classes

75

Fee Mining Directory

76

 Classifieds

81

 Advertisers’ Index

81

 Website Directory

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