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• Daily Wire Tip Nov. 11: Taking Orders and Payment at Shows

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for November 11, 2010 Question: I purchased the complete Beginner Series, and really love making the jewelry. I am having a very hard time...

  • Posted November 10, 2010
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• Daily Wire Tip: Lapidary Saw Tips

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip Question: I have some Amazonite nuggets about the size of a quarter, and I want to cut them in half to make cabochons. I...

  • Posted November 9, 2010
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• Daily Wire Tip Nov. 9: Source for 3-Step Square Pliers

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for November 9, 2010 Question: In your Rings Series Disc 5, you are using 3 step square pliers. Where do you get these? I...

  • Posted November 9, 2010
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• Daily Wire Tip Nov. 8: Jewelers’ Saws and Jump Rings

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for November 8, 2010 Question: Hi Dale, to saw 20-gauge silver for jump rings, what gauge and type of saw and blade would you...

  • Posted November 7, 2010
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• Daily Wire Tip Nov. 7: Pendants with Detachable Bails

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for November 7, 2010 Question: Several of my customers have asked for pendants with a decorative “open bail” – one they can lift off...

  • Posted November 6, 2010
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• Daily Wire Tip Nov. 6: Bead Reaming & Searching the Blog

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for November 6, 2010 Question: Hello, I been looking everywhere for the video that has a tool that make the holes in a gemstone...

  • Posted November 5, 2010
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• Daily Wire Tip: Dulling Sharp Stone Edges

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip Question: Hi Dale, I have some flat cut rock that I would like to wrap as individual pendants. The rocks have sharp edges on...

  • Posted November 4, 2010
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• Daily Wire Tip Nov. 4: Kiwi Lapis and Chinese Turquoise

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for November 4, 2010 Question: What are Chinese Turquoise and Kiwi Lapis? My customers always ask me if this is “real” turquoise or “real”...

  • Posted November 3, 2010
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• Daily Wire Tip: Commercial Jewelry and Tarnish

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip Question: I get so many questions about tarnish. Why doesn’t the jewelry in commercial jewelry stores tarnish (for instance, my wedding ring) if they...

  • Posted November 2, 2010
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• Daily Wire Tip Nov. 2: Copyright and Jewelry Design

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for November 2, 2010 Question: What is your take on copyright of patterns that are published, and when people make the item to sell?...

  • Posted November 1, 2010
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• Daily Wire Tip: Wire Wrapping China

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip Question: Hi! I’m just getting started with wire wrapping and have been reading the Tips of the Day each day. It seems like you...

  • Posted October 31, 2010
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• Daily Wire Tip Oct. 31: Children’s Bracelet Sizes

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for October 31, 2010 Happy  Halloween! Question: Can you please tell me the suggested length for a child’s bracelet? Thanks a bunch. -Linda in Pawleys...

  • Posted October 30, 2010
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• Daily Wire Tip Oct. 30: Child-Safe Necklaces

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for October 30, 2010 Question: I want to make a safe necklace for a child. On the one hand, I want it to stay...

  • Posted October 29, 2010
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• JOGS 2011 Classes Announced! Dale “Cougar” Armstrong, Albina Manning, and More

  I hope you enjoy reading this article about our past experiences in Tucson, Arizona. But we can’t wait to see you at the upcoming Tucson 2012 Shows: specifically, the...

  • Posted October 29, 2010
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• Daily Wire Tip Oct. 29: New Edition of Wirework Coming Soon!

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for October 29, 2010 Question: Dale, will you be making an instructional DVD to go with your book, Wirework? -Sarah in Fort Gratiot, Michigan...

  • Posted October 28, 2010
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• Daily Wire Tip Oct. 28: Twisted Wire Tips

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for October 28, 2010 Question: I am enjoying and learning a lot from your daily wire tips. I watched the tutorial video How to...

  • Posted October 27, 2010
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