From Rough Stones To WOW

Create Beautiful Gemstones Jewelry

Artfully cut, polished, and shaped gemstones are marvelous treasures. You might be surprised by how quickly you can learn to create them. Author Jim Magnuson presents clear yet extensive instructions that yield professional-level results. This how-to guide keeps things simple while covering a variety of lapidary arts. Produce high-quality gemstones that you'll proudly display, wear, or even sell!

You'll Appreciate These Features:

• Easy-to-follow directions with full-colour, action-oriented photos.
• Recommendations on lapidary machines.
• Tips, tables and checklists to jump-start your learning.
• Introduction to jewelry making.

About The Author

Jim Magnuson has been an avid hunter of gems, minerals, and fossils since childhood. He performs various lapidary arts with the stones that he finds, and he conducts lapidary workshops where he instructs students, using the machines and processes in this book.