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San Francisco Bay Area
East Bay
Frei & Borel
126 Second Street
Oakland, CA 94607
Tel: 510-832-0355
Leslie Ceramics Supply Company
1212 San Pablo Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94706
Tel: 510-524-7363
www.leslieceramics.com
North Bay
Makens Tools, Supplies, Metals
1-800-942-4224 orders only
1-800-262-5367 orders only
Tel: 415-332-2744 local
Makens/Peter James
PO Box 130
Sausalito, CA 94966
San Francisco
Frei & Borel Branch Office
760 Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
South Bay/Peninsula
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National
Art Beads
www.artbeads.com/tool-117.html
For tapered awls.
Thanks Iris C.!
Beautone Specialties Co., Ltd.
For three-ring binder pouches
Tel: 508.634.8631
www.beautone.com/Usa/Binders/2-p8.html
CHEFS
Butane torches with gauge
www.chefscatalog.com
Thanks, Barbara E!
Columbia Gem House
Quality Assurance and Fair Trade Gems Protocols
www.columbiagemhouse.com
David H. Fell & Company
Metal refining
800.822.1996
www.dhfco.com
Enterprise Art
For craft wire
1.800.366.2218
www.EnterpriseArt.com
Fire Mountain Gems
For an extensive catalog of beads
1.800.355.2137
www.firemountaingems.com
Hoover & Strong
Recycled precious metals & ethical gems
1.800.759.9997
Indian Jewelers Supply Company
Download their PDF catalogs
1.800.545.6540
www.ijsinc.com
Thanks Miss Lilly!
Metalliferous
Vast selection of metals
212.944.0909
Nasco Arts & Crafts
1.800.558.9595
Reactive Metals Studio, Inc.
Niobium, titanium, mokume-gane
PO Box 890, 600 First North St.
Clarkdale, AZ 86324
Online catalog: www.reactivemetals.com
Red Sky Plating service
www.redskyplating.com
Rio Grande
Ask for all three catalogs
1.800.545.6566
Santa Fe Jewelers Supply
For Citrex, type it into their search field
www.sfjssantefe.com
SWEST USA
Tools, supplies and equipment
1.800.527.5057
United Precious Metal Refining, inc.
1.800.999.FINE
www.unitedpmr.com
Other notable companies
www.ccsilver.com
www.astralbeads.com
www.harborfreight.com
www.micromark.com
www.monsterslayer.com
Safety glasses or fetish:
www.peeperspecs.com & www.debspecs.com
Thank you, Kathy G!
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Research
Books
Gemstones of the World by Walter Schumann
The best book that I have found for gemstone
identification. This was one of the textbooks I used
when I was a professor.
Fair Trade
Intellectual Property
www.idearights.com
Thinking about intellectual property?
Here is a helpful, sardonic read.
Internet
www.ganoksin.com
This internet site is a resource for the gem and jewelry world.
It includes message boards, mailing lists, links to newsgroups,
and archives of articles.
Professional Guidelines
To learn more about the business of making and selling
art follow these navigational directions:
Go to www.snagmetalsmith.org
Click on Resource Central
Click on Professional Guidelines
Confused about what the legal boundaries are regarding disclosure? It is up to the artist and retailer to disclose how a piece of jewelry was made, what ingredients it contains and if it (in the case of gemstones) was enhanced in any way. Go to the Federal Trade Commission and see if you (or the piece you just bought) pass the test:
www.ftc.gov/bcp/guides/jewel-gd.htm (specific to jewelry)
www.ftc.gov (general site address)
Other
| Top Ten Gemstone Sellers from Colored Stone Magazine |
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2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
| Blue Sapphire |
Blue Sapphire |
Blue Sapphire |
Blue Sapphire |
Blue Sapphire |
| Ruby |
Ruby |
Fancy Sapphire |
Ruby |
Blue Topaz |
| Emerald |
Tanzanite |
Ruby |
Blue Topaz |
Emerald |
| Tanzanite |
Emerald |
Tanzanite |
Fancy Sapphire |
Ruby |
| Amethyst |
Amethyst |
Emerald |
Amethyst |
Fancy Sapphire |
| Rhodolite Garnet |
Blue Topaz |
Pink Tourmaline |
Peridot |
Amethyst |
| Pearl |
Tsavorite Garnet |
Amethyst |
Tanzanite |
Pink Tourmaline |
| Opal |
Aquamarine |
Blue Topaz |
Emerald |
Peridot & Citrine (tie) |
| Peridot |
Opal |
Peridot |
Aquamarine, Citrine, Opal |
Rhodolite Garnet |
| Blue Topaz |
Green Tourmaline |
Pearl |
Rhodolite Garnet |
Green Tourmaline |
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