Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist – September 2019

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Contents

ABOUT OUR COVER:

Kieu Pham Gray’s “Blue and

Yellow Lab” pendant, page

38. Insets: Michael David
    Sturlin’s “Sawing for 3D
    Eff ects” ring, page 20; Roger
    Halas’s “Adorn Your Inner
    Pirate” earrings, page 60.
    PHOTOS: JIM LAWSON

ADVERTISING SECTIONS

18 For the Metalsmith: Big Finish

Compact JoolTool delivers results

by Jeff Fulkerson

100 Focus on Education

102 Classifi eds

102 Gem & Jewelry Shops

102 Advertisers’ Index

September/October 2019 • Volume 73, Number 5

4 MY TURN
From the Editor
What’s Real?

6 YOUR TURN
Design Challenge & Letters

8 THEIR TURN
A Gallery of This Issue’s Contributors

10 SUITE SALES
Net Profi ts: Invitation-only events at
fi ne hotels
by Cathleen McCarthy
more at http://www.interweave.com/jewelry/
category/article

14 A FINE FINISH
Cool Tools & Hip Tips:
Abrasives, polishing compounds,
and stone setting
by Helen I. Driggs

20 SAWING FOR 3D EFFECTS
Use a new technique for setting
a carved prong setting
ring project by Michael David
Sturlin

Glow and Flash

32 OVER THE MOONSTONE
Trends: This glimmering gem
goes anywhere
by Deborah Yonick

36 NEWSFLASH: THIS ONE IS HOT
Smokin’ Stones: Labradorite
by Sharon Elaine Thompson

38 BLUE AND YELLOW LAB
A knockout labradorite cozies up
with a shell and blue topaz
pendant project by Kieu Pham Gray

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