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- Ganoksin Server Migration Complete! (September 2008)
- The Ganoksin Project – A Project in Transition (September 2008)
- Now Available! The Jeweler's Bench Book by Charles Lewton-Brain (March 2008)
- Orchid 2008 Raffle Winners are Announced (February 2008)
- Ganoksin Orchid Raffle 2008 is Announced (December 2007)
- Charles Lewton Brain's speech at the 11th Orchid Dinner (February 2007)
- Orchid Extended 2007 Raffle Winners are Announced (February 2007)
- Five Jewelry Industry Leaders Come Together To Create Clasp (March 2006)
- Orchid Studio Outfit Raffle 2006 Winner Announced (February 2006)
- Charles Lewton Brain's speech at the 10th Orchid Dinner (February 2006)
- The First Book in the New "Orchid in Print" Series is Now Available (January 2006)
- MAGC Reinforces Alliance with the Ganoksin Project (April 2005)
- The 9th Orchid Dinner is a Success (March 2005)
- Orchids to Orchid - Hanuman's speech at the 9th Orchid Dinner. Tucson. (February 2005)
- Ganoksin Announces Partnership with GZ Magazine (January 2005)
- "Orchid in Print" Book Series Announced (November 2004)
- Ganoksin Video Library Announced (October 2004)
- Ganoksin preserves SNAG early technical papers (September 2004)
- New feature Announced - The Jeweler's Selected Bibliography List (June 2004)
- Ganoksin Content Expansion Announced (March 2004)
- Colored Stone Magazine Announces Partnership with Ganoksin (March 2004)
- Metalsmith Magazine Announces Partnership with Ganoksin (March 2004)
- Announcing the winner of the J-2R Casting Machine Raffle (February 2004)
- Orchids to Orchid - Hanuman's speech at the 8th Orchid Dinner. Tucson. (February 2004)
- Glass on Metal Magazine Announces Partnership with Ganoksin (August 2003)
- MJSA & Ganoksin Partner in Information-Sharing Program (July 2003)
- Ganoksin Fights Spam using Artificial Intelligence. (May 2003)
- SNAG Reinforces Alliance with Orchid - | SNAG's Press Release | Ganoksin's Press Release | (March 2003)
- A Little Help from My (CAD/CAM) [Orchid] Friends (June 2003)
- Seeds of Knowledge (December 2002)
Get a Grip - Tips for using tweezers at the bench - By Charles Lewton-Brain
Tweezers are a constant in a jeweler's life, particularly in these safety conscious times. Tweezer use can help reduce your contact with nasty dermatitis causing chemicals. For example, when used for handling objects in solutions such as pickle, soap, and cleansers, tweezers limit potential damage...
Tags: | Small Tools | Bench Tips & Tricks |
New Generation Gallerists - By Andrea DiNoto
What does it mean to be a gallerist today, especially one who deals exclusively in art jewelry? To find out, we investigated three twenty-first-century galleries in the United States launched by a new generation of dealers. We learned that they are carrying the jewelry field forward in highly...
Tags: | Critical Notes |
Special Repair Work - By Prof. Dr. Erhard Brepohl
It is not uncommon for moving parts to wear out. This is to be expected because of increased friction as parts rub against one another. A common example can be found in connecting rings such as the jump rings that attach a charm to a bracelet or a pendant to a chain. If a section of the ring is worn...
Tags: | Repairs |
Avoiding Destructive Tack-Welds when Tack-Welding - By Mark B. Mann
As a technical adviser to bench jewelers I often troubleshoot tack-, fusion- and pulse-arc-welding applications. One of the more frequently asked questions is related to what causes destructive tack-welds. Destructive tack-welds fail at temporarily welding the parts and often result in damage such...
Tags: | Fusing & Welding |
Burma's jade mines - An Annotated Occidental History - By Richard W. Hughes
The history of Burma’s jade mines in the West is a brief one. While hundreds of different reports, articles and even books exist on the famous ruby deposits of Mogok, only a handful of westerners have ever made the journey to northern Burma’s remote jade mines and wrote down their...
Tags: | Gemstones Information |
Tweezers are a constant in a jeweler's life, particularly in these safety conscious times. Tweezer use can help reduce your contact with nasty dermatitis causing chemicals. For example, when used for handling objects in solutions such as pickle, soap, and cleansers, tweezers limit potential damage...
Tags: | Small Tools | Bench Tips & Tricks |
New Generation Gallerists - By Andrea DiNoto
What does it mean to be a gallerist today, especially one who deals exclusively in art jewelry? To find out, we investigated three twenty-first-century galleries in the United States launched by a new generation of dealers. We learned that they are carrying the jewelry field forward in highly...
Tags: | Critical Notes |
Special Repair Work - By Prof. Dr. Erhard Brepohl
It is not uncommon for moving parts to wear out. This is to be expected because of increased friction as parts rub against one another. A common example can be found in connecting rings such as the jump rings that attach a charm to a bracelet or a pendant to a chain. If a section of the ring is worn...
Tags: | Repairs |
Avoiding Destructive Tack-Welds when Tack-Welding - By Mark B. Mann
As a technical adviser to bench jewelers I often troubleshoot tack-, fusion- and pulse-arc-welding applications. One of the more frequently asked questions is related to what causes destructive tack-welds. Destructive tack-welds fail at temporarily welding the parts and often result in damage such...
Tags: | Fusing & Welding |
Burma's jade mines - An Annotated Occidental History - By Richard W. Hughes
The history of Burma’s jade mines in the West is a brief one. While hundreds of different reports, articles and even books exist on the famous ruby deposits of Mogok, only a handful of westerners have ever made the journey to northern Burma’s remote jade mines and wrote down their...
Tags: | Gemstones Information |
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