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• Daily Wire Tip: Twisting a Length of Wire Evenly

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip Question: Hi, I’m new to wire working and I purchased the Jump Start series. I also purchased the G10-22 sliding pin vise. I watched...

  • Posted August 14, 2011
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• Gem Profile August 12: Bloodstone

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for August 12, 2011 Bloodstoneone of a series, The Wonders of Jasper This article is one of a five-part series on Jasper. Here is...

  • Posted August 11, 2011
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• Daily Wire Tip: Prong-Setting Ideas for a Cut Stone

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip Question: I have an almost cylindrical cut stone that looks like an emerald cut front and back. It almost looks like a crystal, but...

  • Posted August 11, 2011
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• Daily Wire Tip August 10: Wire Wrapping Stones with No Holes

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for August 10, 2011 Question: I purchased several polished stones with no holes. I want to wire wrap them into pendants, do you have...

  • Posted August 9, 2011
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• Daily Wire Tip August 9: Wired Ear Cuff Patterns

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for August 9, 2011 Question: Do you know a pattern for making ear cuffs for people who do not have pierced ears and cannot...

  • Posted August 8, 2011
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• Daily Wire Tip August 8: Gold Club Membership

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for August 8, 2011 Question: When you become a Gold Member, is this a one-time fee or an annual fee? If it is a...

  • Posted August 7, 2011
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• How to Clean Copper and Brass Jewelry Wire

  By Mary W. Bailey In these economic times, we as artists and jewelers are faced with the shock of the price increases in precious metals. Silver and gold prices...

  • Posted August 7, 2011
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• Steel Pattern Wire Inspiration

  Pattern wire has a special draw to it, something that we as wire jewelers just can’t resist. This steel pattern wire is no exception: available in 5 different patterns,...

  • Posted August 5, 2011
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• Gem Profile August 5: What is Jasper?

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for August 5, 2011 What is Jasper? one of a series, The Wonders of Jasper This article is one of a five-part series on...

  • Posted August 4, 2011
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• Daily Wire Tip August 4: Lindstrom or Swanstrom Pliers?

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for August 4, 2011 Question: Dale, I’ve read your posts and articles about tools and have a question. I noticed you recommend the Swanstrom...

  • Posted August 3, 2011
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• Daily Wire Tip August 3: Wire Wrapping “To Show”

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for August 3, 2011 Question: Dale, I have seen your reference several times in describing how to do certain wire performances as wire “to...

  • Posted August 2, 2011
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• Daily Wire Tip August 2: Optivisors and Prescription Lenses

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for August 2, 2011 Question: Regarding the Optivisor question, I have seen some that can also be used with your prescription glasses. Is this...

  • Posted August 1, 2011
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• Daily Wire Tip August 1: Introducing Children to Wire Jewelry

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for August 1, 2011 Question: My daughter likes to design accessories, but can she use the same tools the adults use? Is there is...

  • Posted July 31, 2011
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• Gem Profile July 29: Rhodonite

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for July 29, 2011 Rhodonite Rhodonite Facts Rhodonite comes from the Greek "rhodon," which means rosy, and its scientific name is manganese inosilicate. Rhodochrosite,...

  • Posted July 29, 2011
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  Daily Wire Tip: Making a Cuff Wire Bracelet

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip Question: I am trying to replicate a bracelet I saw at a show. It was a heavy-gauge wire or metal piece, bent in to...

  • July 27, 2011
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• Daily Wire Tip July 27: Wrapping a Ring Shank

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for July 27, 2011 Question: Dale, thank you for all the wonderful information you provide. I always see your rings with a wrapped shank....

  • Posted July 27, 2011
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