Jewelry Arts Lapidary Journal, July 2006

Departments

• Live, Online & More
• Jewelry Journal Questions, Answers and Tips
• Facets
• Cool Tools- New section debut
• Rock Corner

Features

• Fool for Cool Tools (Terri Haag)- How a miniature set of forming stakes stopped a power tool lover in her tracks. And, a hollow form ring project using the mini stakes.
• Beguiled by Their Beauty (Sharon Elaine Thompson)- Right now, it???s a buyer???s market for pearls. Do you really know what you???re getting when you take them home?
• Teach Your Old Tools New Tricks (Hadar Jacobson)- Repurpose your tools for metal clay. Plus, a hardware-inspired project using those tools.
• You Mean We Can Only Pick 10? (Tom and Kay Benham)- Two tool junkies list their workbench favorites.

Projects

• Stepping Out (Denise Peck)
• Metal Mechanical Parts (Hadar Jacobson)- Create tool charms using PMC
• Hollow Form Bezel Ring (William Fretz)- Fabrication using small stakes and anvils
• Metal Clay Box Pendant (Celie Fago)- Finishing the box, Part III
• Stan???s Sparkler (Douglas M. Turet)- Facet a firework-fashioned ruby