AUGUST

2008

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page 54

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CONTENTS
6 MY TURN from the Editor

Sodalite

Reader Sketches & Comments

27 RIDGEBACK
SODALITE PENDANT
Project by Tom & Kay Benham
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10 FACETS
News & Innovations

13 ASK THE EXPERTS

by Tom & Kay Benham

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15 COOL TOOLS & HIP TIPS

by Helen I. Driggs

30 DESIGNS from Our

CONTRIBUTORS
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44 TRENDS

Sawing Essentials

by Annie Osburn

20 CUSTOM SAW GRIP

Project by Brian Meek

Found Objects

46 VINTAGE
ILLUSTRATION PENDANT
Project by Eleanore Macnish

22 SAWN ALUMINUM
& COPPER NECKLACE
Project by Helen I. Driggs

49 THE RIGHT RESIN

by Eleanore Macnish

52 SPRINKLE
EARRINGS
Project by Eleanore Macnish

54 FOUND MARKET
by Annie Osburn

ABOUT OUR COVER:

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Erin Dolmans DIANTHUS BROOCH

(back shown above) of etched sterling,
copper, 18K gold, vintage photo, antique
glass button, and cedar roots. Trends, page 44.

Jewelry Artist

August 2008

60 TEXTURED

26 SMOKIN STONES
by Sharon Elaine Thompson

8 YOUR TURN

Volume 62, Number 5

BRICKS PENDANT
Project by Hadar Jacobson
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63 CUSTOM
FACETING BENCH
Project by Jim Perkins
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66 ROCK CORNER
by Claus Hedegaard

Pseudomorphs

68 PRODUCT NEWS
70 MEDIA REVIEWS
The Handbook of Metal Clay:
Textures and Forms
by Hadar Jacobson

&
Making Connections
by Susan Lenart Kazmer

71 EVENTS
82

The Jewelry Artist

DOERS PROFILE
Steven Ford & David Forlano
SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTIONS

38 Jewelry Classes
40 Fee Mining
74 Marketplace
76 Classifieds
81 Website Directory
81 Advertisers Index

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