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Jewelry Artist June 2008

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William Fretz’s hammership shines in his substantial Argentium sterling bangle. Hammered Bangle project, page 27.


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Lapidary Journal - Jewelry Artist June 2008
Volume 62, Number 2

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

10

FACETS
Your Turn, News, Innovations

14

ASK THE EXPERTS
by Tom & Kay Benham

16

COOL TOOLS
by Helen I. Driggs
Reader Roundup

18

SMOKIN’ STONES
by Sharon Elaine Thompson
The Colors of Turquoise

19

PEACOCK LINK BRACELET
Project by Bryan & Jane Mason

21

TURQUOISE & METAL CLAY PENDANT
Project by Jennifer Kahn

26

TRENDS
by Annie Osburn
Hammered Texture

27

HAMMERED BANGLE
Project by William Fretz

42

DESIGNS from Our CONTRIBUTORS

44

PHOEBE
Facet Design by Jeffrey Hunt

46

RETICULATED BROOCH
Project by Karen J. Lauseng

50

CARVED AND CAST IN STONE
by Annie Osburn

54

TUFA-CAST BEAD CAPS
Demo by Verma Nequatewa as told to
Annie Osburn

56

BRONZE & SILVER CLAY EARRINGS
Project by Hadar Jacobson

58

ROCK CORNER
by Claus Hedegaard
Aragonite

60

PRODUCT NEWS

61

EVENTS

74

The Jewelry Artist DOER’S PROFILE
Aaron Macsai


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

62

Jewelry Schools

64

Fee Mining

66

Marketplace

68

Classifieds

72

Web Site Directory

73

Advertisers’ Index

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