INSPIRATION41 Gallery

A collection of cutting-edge jewelry to intrigue and inspire you.

ARTIST INTERVIEW46 A Conversation with

Linda Kindler PriestA master of repoussé talks about how moving metal forges a connection between the artist and the medium.

METAL | INTERMEDIATE

49 Stone Setting: Prong SettingWhen you want a minimal setting to show off a stone’s beauty, turn to prong setting.

by Marthe Roberts/Shea

METAL | INTERMEDIATE

34 Form & Forge a Spiral & Scroll NeckpieceBrush up on essential metalsmithing skills to make a dramatic statement neckpiece with heavy-gauge wire.by Sally Stevens

cover storyin every issue

6 From the EditorOh, to be organized!

8 Up Front• Product Review• Reader Forum• Media Review• Tool Review• Shows & Events• Call for Entries• Book Review

20 Studio Savvy Roll Tape!by Christopher C. Darway

24 Metalsmithing 101The Bench by Michael David Sturlin

28 Business Savvy The 4 Categories of Jewelry: Where Do You Fit?by Marlene Richey

30 Stone Sense Chalcedony (Copper & Chrome) by Richard M. Shull, G.G.

82 The Back PageMichael Rybicki pushes traditional enamel techniques to create thisairy and modern neckpiece.

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» Make your own coiling tool for making jump rings

» Learn how to make 6 different kinds of ear wires!

» Try organic material to create texture on metal & metal clay

» How to use Press-n-Peel blue paper as an etching resist

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» What is a jig?

» Use a jig to make earwires and findings

» Forging: How to use ball-peen and cross-peen hammers

» How to file a taper so you can “Form & Forge a Spiral & Scroll Neckpiece” (page 34)

ETCHING | BEGINNER

52 Maximize Your Etching EfficiencyKeep things moving with streamlined vertical containers, a homemade aeration system, and the Edinburgh etch.by Melissa Cable

ETCHING | ALL LEVELS

57 How Can You Resist?Four jewelry makers share their favorite etch-resist techniques.by Melissa Cable

METAL CLAY | BEGINNER

60 Make a Water-inspired Lotus PendantUse stingray hide and a floating pearl to add mystery to a beginner-level metal clay project.by Pam East

METAL | ALL LEVELS

66 Translate a 3-D Model into a Flat TemplateAs a first step to creating formed metal jewelry components, use this ingenious trick to map the contours of a dimensional, rounded form.by Steve Shelby

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reference74 Basics

Demonstrations and definitions of beginning jewelry-making techniques needed for projects in this issue.

79 Contacts & SuppliersHow to get in touch with the featured artists, and where to find the materials and tools used in this issue.

METAL | BEGINNER

How to Form a Brass Slug Ring Transform a flat template into a metal copy of a 3-D model with a variety of stakes and hammers.by Steve Shelby

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