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SMITHSON, SMITHSONITE, AND THE SMITHSONIAN
ROCK SCIENCE
“PETOSKEY STONE” Michigan's State Stone
FOSSIL FINDS
Hand-Cutting Dovetails
Basic steps for beautiful joints.
Shaker-Inspired Sewing Counter
As much as this piece is a homage to Shaker design, it is also quietly a love letter to both hand tools and shared shops.
Alma Villalobos
Spotlight
Kimmons Hand Tools
One man’s journey to produce some of the highest quality tools around.
Studley Mallet
A reproduction of one of the most iconic mallets in woodworking.
Crocheting With Alpaca
Once considered an exotic fiber among hand crafters, alpaca has become commonplace, even showing up in the yarn aisle at big-box stores! There is a reason alpaca has become so popular: The yarns are soft and warm, making them ideal for crocheted hats, scarves, cowls, sweaters, throws and more!
Rose City Headband
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS 4 inches wide x 19 inches in circumference
Heidi Scarflet
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS 6 inches x 243/4inches
Tales of the Crochet Widower
I learned to crochet in 2001, relatively late in life, after 40 years of sewing. My husband, then a New York City sanitation worker, brought home a box of hooks that he rescued from life in a landfill. He gave me the box and said, “Can you do something with these?”
Trestle Stole
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS Width: 18 inches Length: 67 inches
Pumpkin Spiced Latte Cardi
This versatile cardigan combines comfort and style into a warm, heavy sweater. You’ll love throwing this on as you head out on a cool fall evening or wearing it inside on those cold winter days!
Autumn Attractions Garland
The crisp magic of autumn blankets the ground with an abundance of leaves, pumpkins, and acorns. Display the fall foliage indoors by adding made-to measure garland to your mantel or staircase rail.
White Sand Tee
Create this easy-to-stitch pattern worked from the top down. Featuring a lace yoke and a slightly oversize body, side vents and scoop neck, this laid-back style will look great on any body type.
Monoghan Poncho
Stay cozy and stylish when the temperatures dip this autumn. Fun and fashionable, this clever poncho is reversible, giving you twice the wearing options.
Arcilla Tunic
INTERMEDIATE
Don't Panic!
Jimmy Brown explains how to use the Proco Panic Button to boost your guitar volume through a pa system
Digging at the McDonald Ranch
In June of 2020, the Central Oregon Rock Collectors club went on a field trip to the McDonald Ranch near Ashwood, Oregon. The McDonald Ranch offers petrified wood, angelwing agate, and thundereggs.
MAGNETITE: A NATURAL HISTORY
An Iron Oxide that Changed the World
TETRAHEDRITE-TENNANTITE: Which is Which?
Unassuming, handsome, and confusing minerals
Amber and the Komboloi Tradition
Exploring the Science and Mindfulness Behind the Practice
CHANNELING A MOTHER ROCK
Mineral Constituents of the Chert Complex
Cerro de Trincheras
Trail, Museum & Petroglyphs South of the Border in Sonora, Mexico
Creating A Decorative Feature
BENCHTIPS
STUDYING THE PAST OF Petrified Wood
Trust Plant Anatomy To Be Your Guide When Working In the Present
THE GARNET FAMILY
Spanning the Spectrum of Mineralogy
Ugly Rocks Can Contain Beautiful Treasures
From the outward appearance of certain ironstone or siderite nodules, they might seem to be ugly-looking dirty rocks, but they often hide beautiful treasures inside.
Silver Rush and the Rush on Fakes
The recent panic buying of silver bullion earlier this year has sparked a significant increase in fraudulent or misleading online advertising to lure unsuspecting retail buyers to purchase counterfeit United States silver dollars, according to officials of the Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation (www.ACEFonline.org). “The Chinese are blowing up the web selling fake silver dollars. We’ve seen suspicious ads posted on many platforms, including Amazon and Facebook,” cautioned Doug Davis, ACEF AntiCounterfeiting director.
Portable Wealth and Hyperinflation in the Age of Repression
Portable Wealth and Hyperinflation in the Age of Repression