Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist, March 2011 Digital Edition

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At last! A portable, hand-held jeweler’s torch that burns hot enough to solder sizable pieces of silver: see the results of a test-drive we put this new torch through. Learn what you need to set up your own jewelry soldering station. Discover wavellite as a gem and make a mixed metal pendant with it. Make easy Steampunk wired earrings, see what other artists are doing with this style, and learn what you need to know to work with copper and its most popular alloys, brass and bronze. Learn about the lemon-colored variety of chrysoprase also called citron and set it in a daring silver cuff.  See how you can organize your jewelry images for selling online by using Flickr. Find answers to popular questions, see what’s new on the market and more, plus find instructions for a facet design developed for an unusual piece of bicolor tourmaline rough.