JUNE 2008

Volume 62, Number 3

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page 46
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CONTENTS
6 MY TURN from the Editor

26 TRENDS
by Annie Osburn

8 YOUR TURN

Hammered Texture

Reader Sketches & Comments

27 HAMMERED BANGLE

10 FACETS

Project by William Fretz

14 ASK THE EXPERTS

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by Tom & Kay Benham

42 DESIGNS from Our

CONTRIBUTORS
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16 COOL TOOLS
by Helen I. Driggs

Reader Roundup
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44 PHOEBE

18 SMOKIN STONES

Facet Design by Jeffrey Hunt

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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
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46 RETICULATED
BROOCH
Project by Karen J. Lauseng
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50 CARVED AND CAST IN STONE

by Annie Osburn

54 TUFA-CAST BEAD CAPS

Demo by Verma Nequatewa as told to
Annie Osburn
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ABOUT OUR COVER: William Fretzs hammership shines in his substantial Argentium
sterling bangle. Hammered Bangle project, page 27.

Jewelry Artist

56 BRONZE & SILVER

CLAY EARRINGS
Project by Hadar Jacobson
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June 2008

58 ROCK CORNER
by Claus Hedegaard

Aragonite

60 PRODUCT NEWS
61 EVENTS
74

The Jewelry Artist

DOERS PROFILE
Aaron Macsai
SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTIONS

62 Jewelry Classes
64 Fee Mining
66 Marketplace
68 Classifieds
72 Website Directory
73 Advertisers Index

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