I find metals exciting, intimidating, fun, alluring... most of the time. Dabbling in metals is one thing: jumping off the cliff and diving in, quite another. I asked our metal expert and managing editor of Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist Helen Driggs for her advice on starting out in serious metalworking...
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Kristal Wick
on Jul 5, 2010
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My allergist once asked me if I had many old magazines stashed in my home, because they collect particles which could set off my symptoms. Once I stopped laughing, I explained that I had an even more serious condition as a jewelry maker: packratism! Do I have lots of magazines? Don't we all? One...
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Leslie Rogalski
on Sep 13, 2009
Filed under: Bead Making, Wire Jewelry, How To Bead, Enamel Beads, Lapidary, Step by Step Wire Jewelry Magazine, Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist Magazine, Beads, Beading Daily