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• Gem Profile Oct. 26: Sodalite

  by Layna Palmer, Wire-Sculpture.com Sodalite Shop Sodalite Cabochons | Shop Sodalite Beads Today’s Gem Profile is Sodalite.  No, I’m not talking about a new fizzy diet drink, but a...

  • Posted October 26, 2012
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• About Jewelry Chain: Wheat Chain and Rope Chain

  by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Wire Jewelry Idea for October 24, 2012 Shop for Jewelry Chains What are Wheat Chain and Rope Chain? Wheat chain and rope chain have the...

  • Posted October 24, 2012
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• Featured Tool: Steel Bench Block #DAP-525.10

  by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Tool of the Week for October 22, 2012 This week’s tool: 2-1/2" Square Steel Bench Block, #DAP-525.10 Video by Kate, JewelryTools.com This week’s featured tool...

  • Posted October 22, 2012
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• Gem Profile Contest Oct 19: Name that Rock!

  by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Gem Profile Contest for October 19, 2012 You know the deal: it’s time to identify 8 rocks from recent gem profiles for the chance to...

  • Posted October 19, 2012
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• About Jewelry Chain Oct. 17: Snake Chain and Omega Chain

  by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Wire Jewelry Idea for October 17, 2012 Shop for Jewelry Chains What are Snake Chain and Omega Chain? Snake Chain and Omega Chain are similar...

  • Posted October 17, 2012
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• Featured Tool Oct. 15: 8″ Brass Flat & Ballpein Hammer

  by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Tool of the Week for October 15, 2012 This week’s tool: 8" Deluxe Brass Flat and Ballpein Hammer, #HAM-130.00 Video by Kate, JewelryTools.com This week’s...

  • Posted October 15, 2012
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• Gem Profile Oct. 12: Howlite

  by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Howlite Shop Howlite Cabochons | Shop Howlite Beads You learned last week that copper is the big element that sets turquoise apart from magnesite.  Today’s...

  • Posted October 12, 2012
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• About Jewelry Chain Oct. 10: About Ball Chain

  by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Wire Jewelry Idea for October 10, 2012 Shop for Jewelry Chains What is Ball Chain? Ball chain, sometimes called bead chain or pelline chain, doesn’t...

  • Posted October 10, 2012
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• Featured Tool Oct 8: 2K Ecco Series Bent Nose Pliers

  by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Tool of the Week for October 8, 2012 This week’s tool: 5" 2K Ecco Series Bent Nose Pliers, #PLR-480.50 Video by Kate, JewelryTools.com This week’s...

  • Posted October 8, 2012
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• Gem Profile Oct. 5: What is Magnesite?

  by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Magnesite Shop Magnesite Cabochons | Shop Magnesite Beads Magnesite is magnesium carbonate and is naturally a whiteish color with brown or cream matrix (lines running...

  • Posted October 5, 2012
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• About Jewelry Chain: Venetian Chain and Box Chain

  by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Wire Jewelry Idea for October 3, 2012 Shop for Jewelry Chains What is Venetian Chain or Box Chain? Venetian chain, box chain: in most cases,...

  • Posted October 3, 2012
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• Featured Tool Oct. 1: Extra Small Flush Sidecutter PLR-473.00

  by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Tool of the Week for October 1, 2012 This week’s tool: 3-1/2" Extra Small Flush Sidecutter, #PLR-473.00 Video by Kate, JewelryTools.com This week’s featured tool...

  • Posted October 1, 2012
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• Gem Profile Sept. 28: About Hematite

  by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Hematite Shop Hematite Cabochons | Shop Hematite Beads Hematite is a primary source of iron, and iron does a big job: it’s found in blood,...

  • Posted September 28, 2012
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• About Jewelry Chain: Curb Chain and Gourmette Chain

  by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Wire Jewelry Idea for September 26, 2012 Shop for Jewelry Chains This week in our series on chain, we’re discussing gourmette and curb chain. My...

  • Posted September 26, 2012
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• Featured Tool Sept. 24: Digital Caliper GAU-179.00

  by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Tool of the Week for September 24, 2012 This week’s tool: 9-1/4" Digital Caliper, #GAU-179.00 Video by Kate, JewelryTools.com This week’s featured tool from JewelryTools.com...

  • Posted September 24, 2012
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• Gem Profile Sept. 21: Kyanite

  by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Kyanite What is Kyanite? Kyanite ("kI-ah-nIt") is often translucent with some opacity. While kyanite is named after "kyanos," the Greek word for blue, kyanite can...

  • Posted September 21, 2012
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