Working with Gemstones

Based on the popular column in AJM Magazine, this book offers illustrated insights into how to best work on gem-set jewelry. Readers will learn about common enhancements and treatments, how various gems react to heat and pressure, how to modify mountings to accommodate a gem's characteristics, and what tools they should always have close at hand. The book also includes a glossary, a guide to tool-specific dangers, and charts on how stones react to abrasives, chemicals, and heat.Skuratowicz, Arthur Anton is the author of 'Working with Gemstones', published 2005 under ISBN 9780971349544 and ISBN 0971349541.