All posts by dalecgr

  • Daily Wire Tip June 21: Break out of the Cage – Experiment!

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for June 21, 2011 Question: One of the DVDs I own, Lock that Rock, is about caging a stone. I’ve watched it and caged a round stone as demonstrated. It was a...

    • Posted June 20, 2011
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  • Daily Wire Tip June 20: Resources for Jewelry Selling and Marketing

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for June 20, 2011 Question: What were some of the most creative marketing ideas you came up with when you started doing shows? Or what things have you seen at shows that...

    • Posted June 19, 2011
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  • Gem Profile June 17: Jade

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for June 17, 2011 Jade Jadeite and Nephrite When most people talk about Jade, they are thinking of a lovely green stone that can be carved into a wide variety of ornaments,...

    • Posted June 16, 2011
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  • Daily Wire Tip: Wrapping a Bail is Simple with Technique and Tools

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip Question: Dear Dale, my hands are getting stiff (old age), and I have some problems wrapping the wire around the top of the pendant where the bail will be placed. Any suggestions?...

    • Posted June 15, 2011
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  • Daily Wire Tip June 15: Tumbling Chain Maille Jewelry

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for June 15, 2011 Question: Should chain maille jewelry be tumbled? Is that to harden it so that the links don’t open? -Sue in Easton, Pennsylvania Answer: Hi Sue, many folks tumble...

    • Posted June 14, 2011
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  • Daily Wire Tip June 14: Keeping Argentium’s Silver Sheen

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for June 14, 2011 Question: Dale, you often speak well of Argentium® silver. I’ve never used it, but my partner who makes beautiful chain bracelets and neck chains made one, and it...

    • Posted June 13, 2011
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  • Daily Wire Tip June 13: Cutting Wire Not Too Long or Short, Just Right

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for June 13, 2011 Question: Is there a formula for figuring out how much wire to cut before beginning a project? I waste so much wire cutting more than I need, trying...

    • Posted June 12, 2011
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  • Gem Profile June 10: Prehnite

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for June 10, 2011 Prehnite Shop Prehnite Beads Today’s featured gem, Prehnite, is a beautiful stone, and was recently wire wrapped (right) by our June Wire Artist of the Month, Kathy Evert!...

    • Posted June 9, 2011
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  • Daily Wire Tip June 9: Is Work-Hardened Half Hard Wire, Hard Enough?

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for June 9, 2011 Question: Hi Dale, I just made a wire bangle bracelet out of square half hard wire. How do I harden it to retain its shape? I’m new at...

    • Posted June 8, 2011
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  • Daily Wire Tip June 8: Dawn for Tumbling

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for June 8, 2011 Question: I know you don’t tumble much Dale, but maybe one of your co-workers can answer: Why Dawn for tumbling? I’ve seen so many people say use Dawn...

    • Posted June 7, 2011
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  • Daily Wire Tip June 7: Skin Response to Gold Filled Wire?

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for June 7, 2011 Question: Hi Dale, I had so much fun at your cabochon link class up at Bead Fest Wire in PA this year! I was so happy to finally...

    • Posted June 6, 2011
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  • Daily Wire Tip: Flattening Wire with Hammers

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip Question: Could you give me some tips on how to hammer to flatten wire without leaving marks? I just can’t seem to keep it smooth! -Lindsay in Goshen, Indiana Answer: Hi Lindsay,...

    • Posted June 5, 2011
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  • Gem Profile June 3: Corundum

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for June 3, 2011 Corundum Many years ago, when developing wire jewelry techniques began taking over my life, I decided that the best way to keep my brain in “rock mode” was...

    • Posted June 2, 2011
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  • Daily Wire Tip June 2: Patina Silver-Plated Wire?

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for June 2, 2011 Question: Dale, can you antique or patina silver plated wire? Thanks. -Linda in Castle Rock, Colorado Answer: Hi Linda, although an antique patina look can be added to...

    • Posted June 1, 2011
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  • Daily Wire Tip June 1: What are Cold Connections?

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for June 1, 2011 Question: What are cold connections, and how do I make them? -Marilyn in Westcliffe, Colorado Answer: Hello Marilyn, in the jewelry making industry, the term "cold connection" refers...

    • Posted May 31, 2011
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  • Daily Wire Tip: Methods for Holding Wire Bundles Together

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip Question: What are some ways you hold together bundles of wire when you are working on them? -Kirsten in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Answer: Hi Kirsten, there are a variety of techniques that can...

    • Posted May 30, 2011
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