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Introduction To Lapidary (Jewelry Crafts)

By Pansy D. Kraus

Chilton
Paperback (208 pages)

Introduction To Lapidary (Jewelry Crafts)
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Gems & Jewelry Appraising: Techniques of Professional Practice

By Anna M. Miller

Gemstone Press
Hardcover (235 pages)

Gems & Jewelry Appraising: Techniques of Professional Practice
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This new edition covers all the standards, procedures, and ethics of appraising gems, jewelry, and other valuables. Each step involved in conducting an appraisal is fully explained, with photos, case studies, key documents, worksheets and pricing data included. Registered Master Valuer Anna M Miller gives professional guidance and step-by-step instructions on how to: build a clientele; set fees; get publicity; handle insurance replacement claims; photograph gems and jewellery; research and write reports; test metals; research provenance; master the different approaches to valuation; use price guides; and, understand legal and ethical aspects of appraising. This resource offers all the information that practising or aspiring appraisal professionals will need to establish an appraisal business, handle various kinds of appraisals, and provide an accurate, verifiable estimate of value.

How To Use Diamond Abrasives to Cut Gemstones (Gembooks)

By Arthur L. Riggle

Gembooks
Paperback (30 pages)

How To Use Diamond Abrasives to Cut Gemstones (Gembooks)
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Learn to cut cabochons and small flats using diamond abrasives. This helpful little book is jam-packed with information. You will learn different methods of preparing cabochons with diamond abrasives such as sawing, trimming, dopping, grinding, smoothing and polishing. Equipment and accessories are also covered in depth. Photographs and illustrations throughout give you a clear understanding of the topics being discussed. A perfect accompaniment to your new gem cutting machine!

Stone Crazy (A Crazy Little Series)

By Tracy Gallup

Mackinac Island Press
Released: 2007-04-10
Hardcover (40 pages; 1)

Stone Crazy (A Crazy Little Series)
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Some people are crazy about stones. For them, a simple stone can be an object of profound beauty, and treasured for the mystery it holds inside. Gracing each page is one of Tracy Gallup's handmade figures joined with an uncommonly beautiful stone to tell a compelling story that will capture the hearts of children and adults. When stones speak to you, do you listen? Are you stone crazy?

Gem and Lapidary Materials: For Cutters, Collectors, and Jewelers

By June Culp Zeitner

Geoscience Press
Paperback (347 pages)

Gem and Lapidary Materials: For Cutters, Collectors, and Jewelers
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Gem Identification Made Easy, 1st Edition: A Hands-On Guide to More Confident Buying and Selling

By Antoinette L. Matlins

Gemstone Pr
Hardcover (300 pages)
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Contents: Setting Up a Basic Lab; Proper Lighting; How to Use Each Instrument & What It Will Show; Major Errors and How to Correct Them, and more. Appendixes: Charts & Tables of Gemstone Properties, Schools, Laboratories, Associations and Publications, Readings. Glossary. Index.

Specialized gem cutting (A Gem cutter's handbook)

By Jack R Cox

Gembooks
Paperback (64 pages)
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Learn to master the special shaped cabochon: cutting, assembled stones, star stones and cat's eyes. Includes special sections on opal and jade.

Opal cutting made easy

By Paul B Downing

Majestic Gems & Carvings
Unknown Binding (76 pages)
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AUTOGRAPHED! Within these pages you will successfully learn to cut Opal, step-by-step at your own pace. You will discover how to: Cut your first opal, Orient the color, Cut standard sizes, Make doublets and triplets, Treat matrix opal, Cut Lightning Ridge black, Mexican and Boulder opal, buy rough and much more.

Lapidary Carving for Creative Jewelry

By Henry Hunt

Geoscience Press
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Modern Jeweler's Consumer Guide To Colored Gemstones

By David Federman

Springer
Hardcover (253 pages)
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This book is the answer to the need for concise market overviews of traditional and less traditional colored stones to help jewelers with buying, sales training and customer education. Illustrated.

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