INTRODUCTION TO LAPIDARY

An authoritative introduction to all aspects of lapidary is provided here by Pansy Kraus. She describes the processes, tools, and equipment of each branch of this fascinating hobby, helping the reader to choose a technique, get started the right way, and determine which tools will work best to achieve specific results. Kraus describes the considerable rewards of tumbling rocks, making cabochons, carving gem materials, lapping, cutting spheres, making beads and faceting. She provides a coherent overview of a vast and complex field, from the elementals of getting started to studio visits with lapidary artists, where we discover what may be possible: Olive M. Colhour, Jerry Muchna and Hing Wa Lee. Their work is shown in 27 exciting color plates.