Jewelry Arts Lapidary Journal, November 2004

Departments

• Jewelry Journal ??? Questions, Answer& Tips
• Product Highlights- Silver Charms

Features

• Jewels for Gent (Cathleen McCarthy)- A few independent-minded jewelers are proving that men???s jewelry doesn???t have to be staid or conservative.
• Creative Connections (Sharon Elaine Thompson)- If you want to join fragile or heat-sensitive materials, or if you just want to put some pizzazz into a piece of jewelry, you???re in the market for cold connections.
• Are You Ready for the Patriot Act? (Susan Elaine Thompson)- One of the most far-reaching and controversial pieces of governmental legislation has implications that jewelers must be aware of. Learn what you need to do to avoid breaking this complicated set of laws.

Projects

• Stepping Out (Eric Van Osten)
• Creative Cold Connections (Tim McCreight)- A prong setting with no soldering
• Cufflink Spring System (Christoph Krahenmann)- Fabricating the delicate cufflink movement
• Hexagonal Metal Clay Ring (Hadar Jacobson)- Faceting, hollowform, and textured
• Going Places (Diana East)- Flameworked and enameled glass bead
• Start Santa Pendant (Tom and Kay Benham)- Advanced intarsia project Part III
• Kool Nine (Jerry Capps)- Nine pavilion culet facets