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• Daily Wire Tip Sept. 28: Cleaning Chandelier Crystals for Wire Wrapping

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for September 28, 2011 Question: Dale, thank you for all of your daily tips; I read every one of them and have learned so...

  • Posted September 27, 2011
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• Daily Wire Tip Sept. 27: Gallery Wire or Bezel Wire?

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for September 27, 2011 Question: Please explain the difference between bezel wire and gallery wire and the uses for each. I understand bezel wire...

  • Posted September 26, 2011
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• Daily Wire Tip Sept. 26: Sell or Display Valued Stones?

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for September 26, 2011 Question: Dale, I just love the series of articles on gemstones; it’s such a huge field of study one hardly...

  • Posted September 25, 2011
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• Gem Profile Sept. 23: An Opal Introduction

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for September 23, 2011 An Opal Introduction one of a series, Mystifying Opals This article is one of a six-part series on Opal. Here...

  • Posted September 22, 2011
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• Daily Wire Tip: True Flush Cutters

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip Question: I’ve bought several wire cutters that said they were “flush cutters”, but I still am left with a definite sharp point on my...

  • Posted September 21, 2011
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• Daily Wire Tip Sept. 21: Making Your Own Head Pins

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for September 21, 2011 Question: I have a very basic question: how do I start wire wrapping from the bottom of a stone with...

  • Posted September 20, 2011
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• Daily Wire Tip Sept. 20: Wire Temper for Wrapped Rings

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for September 20, 2011 Question: Which wire temper should be used for making rings (in general), dead soft or half hard? -Barbie in Girard,...

  • Posted September 20, 2011
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• Daily Wire Tip Sept. 19: Wire for a Bangle Bracelet

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for September 19, 2011 Question: I want to get your cuff bracelet video. It looks like flat wire is used in it. Where do...

  • Posted September 18, 2011
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• Gem Profile Sept. 16: Pyrite

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for September 16, 2011 By Dale “Cougar” Armstrong, Wire-Sculpture.com Pyrite Pyrite, also known as iron pyrite, has been used by humans for many centuries....

  • Posted September 15, 2011
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• Daily Wire Tip Sept. 15: Testing Czech Beads

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for September 15, 2011 Question: Can I oxidize a sterling silver necklace that has Swarovski® crystals and colored Czech glass? I think the crystals...

  • Posted September 14, 2011
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• Daily Wire Tip Sept. 14: Ideas for Large-Gauge Colored Aluminum Wire

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for September 14, 2011 Question: Hi Dale, I have some lovely purple aluminum wire. I used my wire gauge and it is about 13-gauge....

  • Posted September 13, 2011
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• Daily Wire Tip Sept. 13: Investing in Jewelry Tools

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for September 13, 2011 Question: Hi, I have been wire wrapping for about 3 years, love it, but I have been purchasing low to...

  • Posted September 12, 2011
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• Daily Wire Tip Sept. 12: How to Use the Automatic Wire Twister

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for September 12, 2011 Question: Can you tell me how to use the automatic wire twister? Thanks. -Gale in Rockville, Maryland Answer: Hi Gale,...

  • Posted September 11, 2011
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• Gem Profile Sept. 9: Lapis Lazuli

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for September 9, 2011 By Dale “Cougar” Armstrong, Wire-Sculpture.com Lapis Lazuli Admired for its incredible, deep royal blue color, Lapis Lazuli is one of...

  • Posted September 8, 2011
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• Daily Wire Tip Sept. 8: Camel Bone Authenticity

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for September 8, 2011 Question: I read the articles on the Wire-Sculpture Blog about ivory, and was wondering that is there any specific test...

  • Posted September 7, 2011
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• Daily Wire Tip: Wire Wrapping Curved Cameos

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip Question: I have an Italian hand-cut shell cameo with a curved back. How do I wire wrap a cameo with a curved back? I...

  • Posted September 6, 2011
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