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Although
I had been interested in mineral collecting since I was a child,
I did not take and wirecraft courses until 1995. I took my first
course then because I had purchased a shark's tooth at a local gem
and mineral show, and I wanted to be able to wear it. I am pleased
to say that I learned a great deal more in that first course.
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Wirecraft is my third book on wirecrafts. Two Advanced Wirecraft
books were printed in 1997 (Volume 1 was issued 5/14/97 and
revised 11/17/97, and Volume 2 was issued 11/24/97). |
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This
book includes some general information including a list of tools
and some of the suppliers I use. Jewelry designs were selected to
cover a wide variety of basic skills. Two copied pages show the
various pieces of jewelry for which designs were provided. In addition,
the final section of the book includes a series of "How to"
topics covering in detail the various technique included in the
book (plus a few not covered in the book).
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Basic Cuff Bracelet design in this book is based on one made by Mary-Alice
Philman in one of my classes. The Bracelet with Oval Beads design
is based on a bracelet made by one of my friends, Karen-Lee Wenger.
The Spiral Earrings and the Pharaoh's Ring designs are similar to
ones taught by Martha Spies in her class. The Adjustable Ring design
was learned from Doris Sias. A few of the designs (like the cage)
are generic designs. Other designs in the book are mine. |
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for all of the designs in this book were written by me. I used English
units in some procedures and metric ones in others. Although metric
units were used for convenience in some cases, they were also used
either when centering beads and cabochons, or when accuracy was important. |
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Thanks
are given to the members of the Charles Towne Mineral Lapidary Club
who used the first draft of this book at a workshop in January,
1998. They provided valuable feedback for improving the book.
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To
purchase these books the prices are as follows:
Volume's
Basic through Six - $14.00 per book
Volume's
Seven through Thirteen - $15.00 per book
Exclusively Prongs
- $25.00
Shipping & Handling - $5.00 for up to three books(Exclusively
Prongs considered as 2 books)
$10.00 for all 15 books
Please
e-mail
or call (803)649-2262 to place an order
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