The long-awaited sequel that goes beyond Opal Cutting Made Easy. Containing 33 color and 104 black & white photos and diagrams, Paul Downing has condensed his 30 plus years of experience in opal cutting and jewelry design into simple, easy to understand instructions. Learn all the skills he regularly offered in his popular opal cutting classes, plus many more subjects. Full of hints and ideas previously not available in print.
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Gee, I wish someone would write a quality beginner's book on cutting fire agate as you have for opals! -- Mike Anderson, November, 1999
Goes beyond other ... opal books. Well-written ... a definite must-have for all who are fascinated by (opal). -- June Culp Zeitner, Lapidary Journal, May 2000
Goes beyond other ... opal books. Well-written ... a definite must-have for all who are fascinated by (opal). -- June Culp Zeitner, Lapidary Journal, May 2000
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Tips from a master. Will not, of course, substitute for actual experience, but good enough to let you fake it in public if need be.
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bezel wax, opal identification, candle dribble, gray potch, designer wax, opal seam, medium dome, cutting opal, stick dribbles, opal cutting, angled prong, solid opal, opal layer, boulder opal, electric waxer, most opals, wax wire, natural opal, flat lap, crystal opal, irregular dome, curved probe, opal jewelry, blue wax, china cap Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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bezel wax, opal identification, candle dribble, gray potch, designer wax, opal seam, medium dome, cutting opal, stick dribbles, opal cutting, angled prong, solid opal, opal layer, boulder opal, electric waxer, most opals, wax wire, natural opal, flat lap, crystal opal, irregular dome, curved probe, opal jewelry, blue wax, china cap Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Color Plate, Lightning Ridge, Advanced Cuffing, Top Right New!
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- Opal Identification and Value by Paul B. Downing in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Opal Adventures by Paul B. Downing in Front Matter, page 64, and Back Matter
- Opal Cutting Made Easy (Jewelry Crafts) by Paul B. Downing in Front Matter, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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