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EXPLORING A Lapidary Renaissance

Digital Shift Evolves Lapidary Arts

Becoming GIA Certified

The Journey and the Rewards

MAXAIR eCAPR Respirator

If you’ve been a subscriber to Popular Woodworking for a while, you’ve probably noticed that I like to turn. A few issues back, I covered some of my top turning accessories—one of those was the Sundstrom SR500/700 respirator. I had many emails from people saying they loved the idea, but wanted a less expensive alternative

ESSA

About an hour south of Branson, Missouri is the small town of Eureka Springs, Arkansas

What, Why & Hows of CNC Machines

Over the last decade, CNC machines have become a common topic in woodworking. Most know that they cut things out, but that’s the extent of their knowledge

Mobile Spray Station

Keep all your spraying equipment and finishing supplies in one convenient mobile spray station

Hide Glue

This traditional glue takes a little bit of preparation and planning, but is still a valuable asset in today's shop

Textured Coloured Form with Metal Leaf

Create a beautiful showpiece by power carving on the lathe and adding a splash (or a wave) of color

PREMIUM DADO BLADE SHOWDOWN

We set out to compare 11 premium dado blades to help you sort out which might be right for you

Coopered Leg Hall Table

Coopered legs and tusk tenons build the structure of this beautiful hall table

Instant Dewaxed Shellac

Take the wax out of shellac and you've got a great sealer that's compatible with most other finishes

OLIVER 10044 Planer

Oliver Machinery, a name recognized as a manufacturer of vintage woodworking machinery, has returned to the marketplace

Family Travel

Unearth the Unexpected at Penn Dixie Fossil Park & Nature Preserve

Tucson's Year-Round Mineral Offerings

The Tucson Gem & Mineral Show is the hub of mineral-related activities at the beginning of each year.

WRAPPED WITH wire

Expert Advice for Getting Started

HEMIMORPHITE

Hemimorphite can be found all around the world predominantly surrounding zinc mines.

DIG IT!

Collecting Beyond the Rock Shop

Las Choyas: GEODES 101

Geodes are popular no matter what the type. It's hard to resist the mystery and challenge of what's inside these rather plain-looking round rocks.

PALETTE FOR THE PAINTED DESERT

A geologist once described the Painted Desert as a \"sedimentary circus.\"

FOR THE Love OF Sand! Become a Psammophile!

While rock and mineral collectors often seek the biggest crystal ever, true wonders exist at the microscopic level.

MINING New Jersey

The History of the Franklin & Sterling Hill Mines

THE PERFECT 640

As a renaissance in jewelry and lapidary work has been taking place, it's a perfect time to focus on faceting.

STONES for Love

What to Give to those Special in Your Life

BRACHIOPODS: SEASHELLS OF THE ANCIENT SEA FLOOR

Brachiopods are one of the most common and recognizable fossils found around the world.

Pink Opal

For many years, the only deposit of pink opal was found in Peru. Then in 2011, Glenn Archer of Australian Outback Mining discovered a new find in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia, just east of the coastal town of Carnarvon.

The Rumbling, Bone-Tumbling

"Coo" of T. Rex

Top 10 Magenta Rocks

Lapidary Materials to Celebrate the Pantone Color of the Year

To Find the Beginnings of Complex Life on Earth

Search Life Living Today!

A New Tale for the Ankylosaur Tail Club

They weren't just for clobbering T. rex, after all!

ICELAND SPAR: THROUGH THE LOOKING-GLASS

In Through the Looking-Glass, the sequel to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, author Lewis Carroll used the title phrase as a metaphor for peering into a world where nothing was quite what it seemed. When it came to understanding the mysterious nature of light, the \"looking glass\" for early scientists was optical calcite or Iceland spar.