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Working with Gemstones

Author : Arthur Anton Skuratowicz

Publisher :

Page : 128 pages

File Size : 36,84 MB

Release : 2005-01-01

Category : Jewelry making

ISBN : 9780971349544

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Based on the popular column in AJM Magazine, this book offers illustrated insights into how to best work on gem-set jewelry. Readers will learn about common enhancements and treatments, how various gems react to heat and pressure, how to modify mountings to accommodate a gem's characteristics, and what tools they should always have close at hand. The book also includes a glossary, a guide to tool-specific dangers, and charts on how stones react to abrasives, chemicals, and heat.



Gemstones

Author : Marthe Le Van

Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company

Page : 332 pages

File Size : 24,73 MB

Release : 2008

Category : Crafts & Hobbies

ISBN : 9781579908324

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Book Description

What awesome craftsmanship appears throughout this unique volume--the zenith of an art that marries the world’s most exceptional gems with exquisitely-honed metal designs. Approximately forty of the world’s top jewelers present expertly-fashioned settings that embrace a diversity of styles and techniques, including pav�, channel, invisible, gypsy, wire, and tension. Christoph Kr�henmann’s creations display a fabulous fusion of Swiss artisanship and American ingenuity, old world elegance and contemporary chic. Paula Crevoshay’s jewelry focuses on the way gems make light tangib≤ she is considered by many to be one of the finest colorists today. And Kent Raible finds his inspiration in the opulent, intricate gold work of antiquity. Whether encrusted with diamonds or emphasizing just one glimmering stone, all these bejeweled pieces are simply stunning.



The Gem Hunter

Author : Gary W. Bowersox

Publisher : GeoVision, Inc.

Page : 544 pages

File Size : 36,53 MB

Release : 2004

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 9780974732312

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Book Description

This is the story of one man's endeavor to discover precious gems and to lead a life filled with loyal friends and extraordinary adventures. He finds it all in the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan but not without risking his life. In this book Gary W. Bowersox spins his tales of thirty two years of discovery both introspective and worldwide. Along the way he encounters danger and intrigue as he builds lasting friendships. He has traded gems and stories with Afghan miners, ethnic peoples, freedom fighters, government officials, scientist, and on a few occasions, international spies.



Color Encyclopedia of Gemstones

Author : Joel E. Arem

Publisher : Van Nostrand Reinhold Company

Page : 147 pages

File Size : 10,16 MB

Release : 1977-01-01

Category : Precious stones

ISBN : 9780442203337

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Beading with Gemstones

Author : Valerie MacCarthy

Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company

Page : 136 pages

File Size : 42,84 MB

Release : 2007

Category : Crafts & Hobbies

ISBN : 9781579908874

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Book Description

Beading doesn’t get more elegant than this, with such gleaming gems as amethyst, quartz, and lapis lazuli. Val�rie MacCarthy--whose work graces the pages of high fashion magazines around the world--has created a magnificent collection of sophisticated, unique jewelry. The 30 projects include bracelets, earrings, necklaces and rings, and they tend to the playful and colorful. In addition, an entire section is dedicated to the different stones and their properties, including their spiritual and healing aspects. But what will really entice intermediate jewelers, beaders, and other general crafters are the pieces themselves: a balloon ring, festooned with seed pearls; chandelier earrings with sparkling, dangling stones; and a fireworks necklace of citrine, peridot, and apatite. Introductory chapters present all the gems, tools, and techniques used in the pieces. A Selection of the Crafter's Choice Book Club.



Wrapped in Gems

Author : Mai Sato-Flores

Publisher : Three Rivers Press

Page : 162 pages

File Size : 37,50 MB

Release : 2008

Category : Beadwork

ISBN : 0307408469

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Book Description

"Learn to combine precious gemstones and wire-wrapping techniques to create, beautiful, wearable works of art"--From publisher description.



Gems and Gemstones

Author : Lance Grande

Publisher : University of Chicago Press

Page : 387 pages

File Size : 16,15 MB

Release : 2009-11-15

Category : Design

ISBN : 0226305112

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Book Description

"Gems and Gemstones" features nearly 300 color images of cut gems, precious and semiprecious stones, gem-quality mineral specimens, and fine jewelry to be unveiled in the new Grainger Hall of Gems at the Field Museum in Chicago.



The Sisk Gemology Reference

Author : Jerry Sisk

Publisher :

Page : 446 pages

File Size : 39,21 MB

Release : 2016-10-03

Category :

ISBN : 9780692713181

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Book Description

A comprehensive and visual gemology resource featuring more than 100 prominent gemstones.



Edgar Cayce Guide to Gemstones, Minerals, Metals, and More

Author : Shelley Kaehr

Publisher : ARE Press

Page : 208 pages

File Size : 25,44 MB

Release : 2005-10

Category : Medical

ISBN : 0876045034

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Book Description

The psychic readings of Edgar Cayce contained insightful information about the properties and value of a variety of gems, stones, minerals, and other elements. Author Shelley Kaehr, Ph.D., whose own background included the study of gemstones, examines this material by delving into the history and makeup of these magical substances so often mentioned by Cayce. In her book, Kaehr shares with us the wonders of the mineral kingdom, and how and why each stone or mineral is different and reacts differently to various people. Includes an intuitive self-discovery process to finding out which of these powerful minerals works best for you.



Secrets of the Gem Trade

Author : Richard W. Wise

Publisher :

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 49,90 MB

Release : 2006

Category : Gems

ISBN : 9780972822381

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Book Description

The definitive book for anyone wanting to learn how the best gemologists in the world evaluate precious gems, and what makes one stone merely a good stone versus a truly fabulous museum-quality gem. The author, Richard W. Wise, is one of the world's foremost gemologists.