Gem Cutting
Author: Home, Self Help
Publisher: Gambler's Dream Publishing
Published: 2015-03-25
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ISBN-13:
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The Secret Teachings of Gemcutting
Author: Justin Prim
Publisher:
Published: 2021-07
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9781737057802
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Secret Teachings of Gemcutting is a collection of classic gemstone designs spanning 500 years. The designs are presented with full color photos, historical information, cutting advice, and design information. These are industry standard designs for the gem and jewelry trade for all the major gemstone cutting centers around the world. This collection marks the first time the designs have been compiled for public consumption. This volume will prove useful to both gemcutters who want to cut these essential designs and to jewelers who would like a visual aid to present different gemstone styles to their customers. Aside from the designs, the introductory chapters of the book contain invaluable information about gemstone design, optics, gem physics, modifying designs, pairing rough gems with an appropriate design, and more.
Amateur Gemstone Faceting Volume 1
Author: Tom Herbst
Publisher: Facetable Books
Published: 2014-11-23
Total Pages: 428
ISBN-13: 9783000474743
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAmateur faceter Tom Herbst lays out the steps necessary to transform a shapeless lump of rock into a glittering jewel that is unique and valuable. Along the way, he explains not only the "how" but also the "why," and provides helpful tips in dealing with many of the pitfalls that confront the beginning gem cutter.
Gemologue
Author: Liza Urla
Publisher: Antique Collector's Club
Published: 2018
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781851498819
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLiza Urla is the author of the jewelry blog, Gemologue https://gemologue.com/tag/jewelry-blog
Faceting 1
Author: Tom Mitchell
Publisher:
Published: 2014-05-22
Total Pages: 68
ISBN-13: 9780990463306
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIntroductory text for beginning faceters. Learn the history, the terminology, the machines available, the parts of the machines and how to use them and learn to facet your first stone.
Gemstone Quilts
Author: MJ Kinman
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
Published: 2020-10-25
Total Pages: 115
ISBN-13: 1617459461
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPiece dazzling diamond and gorgeous gemstone quilts Add dimension and luminosity to your quilts with gorgeous gemstone piecing! Learn the basics of abstraction and color theory as you piece stunning works of art with gem quilt expert MJ Kinman. After years of perfecting her technique, Kinman explains freezer paper piecing in brilliant detail with jewel quilting ideas to help you express your own creativity. Get helpful advice on fabric selection and quilting patterns to illuminate each cut. A sample gem quilt pattern helps you practice as you follow along step by step. Then find your own muse and bring any gemstone to life in exquisite detail. Just as gems can sparkle and glow in a million different ways, you’ll be inspired by the author’s work and a gallery of student quilts to help you let go of perfection and embrace the chaos of color and light. Shine on! Learn to create freezer-paper patterns for your own gemstone quilts Build skills as you sew a sample diamond quilt top, with step-by-step instructions See a gallery of ground-breaking jewel quilts from the author and her students
The Art of Gem Cutting - Including Cabochons, Faceting, Spheres, Tumbling and Special Techniques
Author: H. C. Dake
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
Published: 2012-12-21
Total Pages: 241
ISBN-13: 1447484800
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis antiquarian book contains a detailed and practical guide to gem cutting as a hobby, with information on cabochons, faceting, spheres, tumbling, special techniques, and more. An exhaustive manual with complete instructions for tool use and all the elementary information a prospective lapidary might need to know, this book constitutes a must-read for anyone looking to begin a hobby in gem cutting. The chapters of this book include: “Gem Cutting as a Hobby”, “Type of Equipment”, “Four Operations”, “Sawing”, “Mud Sawing”, “Diamond Blade Saws”, “Sawing Coolants Water Versus Kerosene”, “Diamond Saw Trouble”, “Power Feed Saws”, “Sawing Large Specimens”, etcetera. This vintage text is being republished now in an affordable, modern, high quality edition - complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on gemmology.
Cutting for Stone
Author: Abraham Verghese
Publisher: Random House India
Published: 2012-05-17
Total Pages: 560
ISBN-13: 8184001754
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMarion and Shiva Stone are twin brothers born of a secret union between a beautiful Indian nun and a brash British surgeon. Orphaned by their mother’s death and their father’s disappearance and bound together by a preternatural connection and a shared fascination with medicine, the twins come of age as Ethiopia hovers on the brink of revolution. Moving from Addis Ababa to New York City and back again, Cutting for Stone is an unforgettable story of love and betrayal, medicine and ordinary miracles—and two brothers whose fates are forever intertwined.
Gem and Lapidary Materials
Author: June C. Zeitner
Publisher:
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780945005247
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA complete handbook of common materials used in lapidary arts, lavishly illustrated with full-colour photographs.
Gemstones and Minerals
Author: John Sinkankas
Publisher:
Published: 1961
Total Pages: 416
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKProspecting and collecting trips; Tools and how to use them; Rock classes and how to recognize them; How mineral deposits form; Field features of mineral deposits; Collecting practices; Preparation of specimens; Storage and exhibit; Marketing mineral specimens and gemstones.
