Postby gingerkid » Fri Aug 27, 2010 4:22 am
how-dee, sheriff pink diamond lady!!
wondering if we could start a thingamajig of recommended books to read on gemmo goodies??? "Man is the Only Animal that Blushes...
or Needs To..."
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Re: Books?
Postby PinkDiamond » Fri Aug 27, 2010 5:44 pm
LOL Ginge! I ain't the sheriff, but a list of books sounds like a great idea, and it looks like you've already got one started, so I'll play.
My favorite opal books are:
Opal Adventures, by Paul B Downing, Ph.D.
Beautiful Lightning Ridge, by Len Cram (I have the special edition)
I love Agates and Jaspers, by Ron Gibbs
Gemstones of the World, by Walter Schumann
Color Encyclopedia of Gemstones, by Joel E Arem, PhD., FGA
Photoatlas of Inclusions, by EJ Gubelin and J I Koivula
The MicroWorld of Diamonds, by John I Koivula
For gemology I couldn't live without:
OPL's Students' Guide to Spectroscopy by Colin H Winter, FGA, DGA
and The Spectroscope and Gemology, by Basil Anderson & James Payne
Bill Hanneman's Guide to Affordable Gemology,
and
Naming Gem Garnets, W. Wm. Hanneman, PhD
And finally, Flux-Enhanced Rubies & Sapphires,
and Beryllium-Treated Rubies & Sapphires, by Ted Themelis
How's that for starters.
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Re: Books?
Postby gingerkid » Tue Aug 31, 2010 5:27 am
i've got a couple of dr. hanneman's books--it's a miracle i haven't dropped a gemstone in my eye giving visual gemology a try. and i love dr. hanneman's sense of humor->makes learning about gemstones even more fun!! 8) did you make your garnet rosetta stone???
"Agates and Jaspers" by Ron Gibbs (my fave!!)
latest edition of "Gemstones of the World" by Walter Schumann
"Gem Identification Made Easy" by Antoinette Matlins
"The French Blue" by Richard Wise
"Gemstones: Symbols of Beauty and Power" by Dr. Edward Gübelin
a lot of books i've read from the library--we have a library system which allows us to check out books within Georgia, pretty cool, eh?? here's the books i've read so far:
"The Story of Jewelry" by Marcus Baerwald and Tim Mahoney
"Beyond the Glitter" by Gerald L. Wykoff
"The Rise and Fall of Diamonds: The Shattering of a Brilliant Illusion" by Edward J. Epstein
"Hope Diamond: The Legendary History of a Cursed Gem" by Richard Kurin/Smithsonian Books
"The Diamond Smugglers" by Ian Fleming (creator of James Bond/007, one of the few non-fiction books Fleming wrote-read it in a couple of hours)
"Diamond: A Journey to the Heart of an Obsession" by Matthew Hart
"The Diamond Magnates" by Brian Roberts--very good book!!
"Blood from Stones" by Douglass Farah
"All About Jewelry" by Rose Leiman Goldemberg
"The Jewelry in Your Life" by Morton R. Sarett
Fiction:
"Moonstone" by Wilkie Collins (based on the Orloff and Koh-I-Noor diamonds legends/mysteries/curses)
and returning tomorrow to the library...
read according to Dr. Barbra Smigel's free gemology course instructions:
"Guide to Gems and Precious Stones" by Kenneth Lyman
"Smithsonian Handbook: Gemstones" by Caty Hall
then will pick up tomorrow:
"The Stone of Heaven: Unearthing the Secret History of Imperial Green Jade" by Adrian Levy and Cathy Scott-Clarke
"Opals"
by Fred Wardand still waiting on the arrival of "Amber: Window to the Past" by David A. Grimaldi
books i didn't finish that i checked out
but will finish sometime:"Oppenheimer and Son" by Anthony Hocking (very sad what i did read on Ernest Oppenheimer's life)
"Precious Stones: Volumes I and II" by Max Bauer (this book weighed a ton)
"Man is the Only Animal that Blushes...
or Needs To..."
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Re: Books?
Postby PinkDiamond » Tue Aug 31, 2010 8:36 pm
Nice! I agree Ron's Agates and Jaspers is a favorite; the photos are KILLER!
I also have Gem Identification Made Easy by Antoinette Matlins; great book.
The Jewelry & Gems Buying Guide, by Antoinette Matlins and AC Bonano
How to Buy a Diamond, by Fred Cuellar
Gemstone Buying Guide, by Renée Newman
Rock and Gem, by the Smithsonian
Gemology, by Cornelius S Hurlbut Jr & George S Switzer
Handbook of Gem Identification, by Richard T Liddicoat, Jr
Gemmologists' Compendium, by Robert Webster, revised by E Alan Jobbins
I love Rocks and Minerals, by Frederick H Pough
and the pics in Collecting Fluorescent Minerals, by Stuart Schneider, rival Ron's when it comes to fascinating shots.
And one of my favorites, Genuine Diamonds in Arkansas Wonder why?
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Re: Books?
Postby mehoose » Wed Sep 01, 2010 12:52 am
Well, only have a few:
How and where to find gems in Australia and NZ
Jeweller's Directory of gems
LOL, a few others in a box somewhere's and forgotten the names
Just added Gem ID made easy by Matlins,
Creative stonesetting
Picked up an oldie by Boegel/Sinkankas, great illustrations
Rocks and Minerals of Britain and UK by Jones
Oh oh, it's not a book but I also got that cute SG travel kit from Pretty Rock.
First dinkum tool for gemmo. Quite a ways to go eh? Not to mention have to get batteries, but hey, working on it. Hehe, not one opal book but I do have a DVD on opal.
Actually, that pic book of rocks, don't think he's shipping that outside the US yet, think it's the one by Ron. Would LUV to get my hands on it if it's the same one.
Keep em comin!!!
Re: Books?
Postby Gemjunkie » Wed Sep 01, 2010 2:57 am
Is this the 'Ron' book you're talking about?
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http://www.theimagebooks.com/
According to the website they ship internationally, $25 shipping to AU. I hate that they don't put a hard cover on a $40 book, though.
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Re: Books?
Postby gingerkid » Wed Sep 01, 2010 3:41 am
good heavens at the books, sheriff lady pink diamond!! looks like you have a nice collection of reference books. you, too, moohaus!! i only have 5 gemmo books, the rest i check out/read from the library.gosh, didn't know that mr. ron wasn't shipping the book outside the us. maybe you could contact him through his e-mail and ask if he would send you a copy of it anyway. it would be great if it were in hard cover as gemjunkie mentioned. some places have the book for sale, that may ship outside the us. ? if you search for it, you'll find it and can check.
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Re: Books?
Postby PinkDiamond » Wed Sep 01, 2010 3:56 am
Gemjunkie wrote:
Is this the 'Ron' book you're talking about?
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http://www.theimagebooks.com/
According to the website they ship internationally, $25 shipping to AU. I hate that they don't put a hard cover on a $40 book, though.
Yes, it's the same book I recommended in my quartz article. I'd agree with you about it being hardcover, but I've got enough books that cost over $100. I'll have to settle for paperback.
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Re: Books?
Postby mehoose » Wed Sep 01, 2010 4:18 am
Yeah, that's the book
AH now see that's changed. Was watchin him put the book together and was soooo disappointed it wasn't going International. Good to see that has finally changed. Now, if you hadn't said that, I would never have been putting it on my Christmas wish list cos I wouldn't have gone back to the site. Not into self m...wots the word any who, thanks for letting me know. AWSUM. Keep em comin!!!
Re: Books?
Postby Gemjunkie » Wed Sep 01, 2010 5:45 am
mehoose wrote:
Not into self m...wots the word any who,
self medication
self modifying
self mutilation
self mimicry
self massage
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Re: Books?
Postby mehoose » Wed Sep 01, 2010 5:52 am
YES!
Keep em comin!!!
Re: Books?
Postby PinkDiamond » Thu Sep 02, 2010 3:38 am
Uhh... yes to ALL of them??!
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Re: Books?
Postby mehoose » Thu Sep 02, 2010 4:37 am
hehehe
Keep em comin!!!
Re: Books?
Postby gingerkid » Wed Jan 26, 2011 7:32 pm
here's a good book i wanted to suggest to y'all. fast reading, mystery, solve the puzzle, cannot put it down type of fiction book on gems.
read some reviews that the book is similar to the type of books that dan brown writes."The Tavernier Stones" by Stephen Parrish
about the author of the book - Stephen Parrish is a gemologist and cartographer, which makes the book even more interesting.
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Re: Books?
Postby Voltaire » Thu Jan 27, 2011 6:32 pm
Opal Identification and Value - by Paul B Downing, Ph.D.
Gemmology - by Peter Read
Pink,
Do you have any suggestions of any good up-to-date books on treatments and synthetics?
We're all a bunch of Yowah nuts.
Re: Books?
Postby Rockranger » Thu Jan 27, 2011 6:40 pm
I would really,really like some info regarding:
The Stone of Heaven: Unearthing the Secret History of Imperial Green Jade" by Adrian Levy and Cathy Scott-ClarkePlease keep me posted on what you think of it,there is so many different color patterns of jade.Grades etc....
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Re: Books?
Postby Rockranger » Fri Jan 28, 2011 3:00 am
Thanks Wolf...Your an expert on jade... priceless....After doing some digging on polar jade my lord,I think i have myself a nice investment at home
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Re: Books?
Postby PinkDiamond » Fri Jan 28, 2011 3:11 am
Voltaire wrote:
Pink,
Do you have any suggestions of any good up-to-date books on treatments and synthetics?
No, sorry I can't help you with that Voltaire. I just have info I picked up online on various gems and their treatments. But let me know if you find a good one.
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Re: Books?
Postby GeorgeSharen » Fri Jan 28, 2011 3:16 am
hi Voltaire
Gems
Their sources descriptions and identification by webster 7th edition, i think, has sections on treatments and synthetics
but it is extremely expensive. I have the third edition some what outdated but still usuable
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Re: Books?
Postby PinkDiamond » Fri Jan 28, 2011 4:35 am
Yes, that's a great book. I only have the 3rd edition too, and it's definitely outdated, but it's better than not having one at all. I only have 2 books specifically on treatments;
Flux-Enhanced Rubies & Sapphires, and Beryllium-Treated Rubies & Sapphires, both by Ted Themelis;
but they're only for those gems. You might want to check out this, but it doesn't appear to be available on Amazon, and wouldn't include any of the newest treatments unless there's been new editions:
Gemstone Enhancement: History, Science and State of the Art – by Kurt Nassau (1994) – Virtually the only book on this important subject.
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Re: Books?
Postby Voltaire » Fri Jan 28, 2011 8:23 am
Pink,
Have you read Artificial gemstones by Michael O'donoghue?
Has a focus on synthetics. I have an out-dated version of that one I just remembered. Need to get a more recent version.
We're all a bunch of Yowah nuts.
Re: Books?
Postby PinkDiamond » Fri Jan 28, 2011 4:27 pm
No, I don't Voltaire; at least not yet, but that's supposed to be an excellent one and it's on my ever-growing list.
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Re: Books?
Postby Voltaire » Fri Jan 28, 2011 5:06 pm
Highly recommended book.
We're all a bunch of Yowah nuts.
Re: Books?
Postby Gemjunkie » Sat Jan 29, 2011 2:47 am
I just got notice of a new Spinel book, Terra Spinel - Terra Firma, from Richard Hughes' newsletter. $95+$65 s&h, though.
http://www.spinelbook.com/
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Re: Books?
Postby PinkDiamond » Sat Jan 29, 2011 2:57 am
When I clicked to reply, at first I couldn't write anything on the page, and my cursor is missing!
I hope all our cutters remember that picture next time they get the urge to pop a stone into their mouth. EWWWW!
The shipping is ridiculous on that book. Hughes needs import them in bulk and have a distributor locally because most people aren't going to be willing to pay 2/3 of the price of the book to have it shipped. I know I won't!
Weird, my cursor just showed up again. Nice of it to join the party.
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Re: Books?
Postby Gemjunkie » Sat Jan 29, 2011 3:12 am
They'll be available at the Tucson show, for those lucky enough to be attending.
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Re: Books?
Postby Rockranger » Sun Jan 30, 2011 12:29 am
Whooaaa mama...May as well have those pulled and have some diamonds inserted...
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Re: Books?
Postby gingerkid » Mon Jan 31, 2011 12:24 pm
Rockranger wrote:
I would really,really like some info regarding:
The Stone of Heaven: Unearthing the Secret History of Imperial Green Jade" by Adrian Levy and Cathy Scott-Clarke
Please keep me posted on what you think of it,there is so many different color patterns of jade.Grades etc....
hi RR,
"The Stone of Heaven: Unearthing the Secret History of Imperial Green Jade," by Levy and Scott-Clarke
is mainly about the world's obsession (seriously, especially interesting is to read about the jade-obsessed Chinese emperor, Qianlong, in the book) with jadeite and includes a lot of history (for example: how the chinese operate the burmese jadeite mines and how they took control of it). the authors did a lot of research on imperial jade/jadeite and travel to the burmese jadeite mines. what they find at the mines are frightening-many of the miners are hooked on heroin, which many accept as pay for working at the mines instead of money, prostitution in the area, and many miners have aids. it's a good book, though.
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Re: Books?
Postby Rockranger » Mon Jan 31, 2011 12:29 pm
gingerkid wrote:
Rockranger wrote:
I would really,really like some info regarding:
The Stone of Heaven: Unearthing the Secret History of Imperial Green Jade" by Adrian Levy and Cathy Scott-ClarkePlease keep me posted on what you think of it,there is so many different color patterns of jade.Grades etc....
hi RR,
"The Stone of Heaven: Unearthing the Secret History of Imperial Green Jade," by Levy and Scott-Clarke, is mainly about the world's obsession (seriously, especially interesting is to read about the jade-obsessed Chinese emperor, Qianlong, in the book) with jadeite and includes a lot of history (for example: how the chinese operate the burmese jadeite mines and how they took control of it). the authors did a lot of research on imperial jade/jadeite and travel to the burmese jadeite mines. what they find at the mines are frightening-many of the miners are hooked on heroin, which many accept as pay for working at the mines instead of money, prostitution in the area, and many miners have aids. it's a good book, though.
sound like the red light district in edmonton.....
now i want to read this even more. Thanks GK.....
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Re: Books?
Postby gingerkid » Thu Feb 10, 2011 1:20 pm
taking forever for me to finish, since i've been "trying" to work with the welo
, but, so far i've enjoyed reading Eric Bruton's, "Legendary Gems or Gems That Made History."
Their are several chapters on famous diamonds: famous diamonds that vanished, fancy-colored diamonds, etc... and a chapter on emeralds and rubies, sapphires, pearls, and other famous gems, and dealers and collectors of magnificent gemstones.
then i'm reading, "Letters to Seabiscuit."
"Man is the Only Animal that Blushes...
or Needs To..."
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Re: Books?
Postby gingerkid » Fri Feb 25, 2011 7:07 am
gonna pick up
"The Opal Book," by Frank Leechman (1961)
tomorrow at the library. has anyone read it?? and if you have, i would love to know your thoughts on the book.
reading
"The Hot Siberian," by Gerald A. Browne
which i'm enjoying so far. it's a fiction book about some characters revolving around the diamond industry and diamonds from russia.
"Man is the Only Animal that Blushes...
or Needs To..."
Mark Twain
Re: Books?
Postby gingerkid » Wed Mar 02, 2011 7:30 pm
finished "hot siberian," by gerald a. browne a couple of days ago. really enjoyed it, too!!! just started reading "the opal book," by frank leechman, and are really enjoying it thus far.
going this afternoon to the library to pick up renee newman's book, "exotic gems," (2010). hopefully, there will be some goodies on opal in there. "Man is the Only Animal that Blushes...
or Needs To..."
Mark Twain
Re: Books?
Postby mehoose » Wed Mar 02, 2011 11:55 pm
LOL, where dya find the time to read em all woman
Actually, I wouldn't mind getting my hands on
June Culp Zeitner's book, sounds
Keep em comin!!!
Re: Books?
Postby gingerkid » Thu Mar 03, 2011 5:12 am
lol, moohaus, i love to read, i think i get it from my mother, the bookworm. she has shelves of books covering the walls in her living room. funny thing is that she "trades" used books for other books, and i've witnessed her bringing home books that she had previously purchased.
when we were in highschool, one of my brother's best friends asked my mother if he could "check out" some of her books. lol!! but, now, she has one of those kindle thingamajigs where she can download books from amazon, and she downloads books like a crazy woman. lol!oh, i also grabbed,
"18mm Blues," by Gerald A. Browne
today. it's about pearls (fiction) and the pearl industry.
i think i know which book you're talking about, moohaus, the book on gem and lapidary materials? it's in our library system, too, and i had it in favorites to check out soon. i'll let you know when/if i read it, okay?? i think you can find it online, not too sure how much it costs though.
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Re: Books?
Postby mehoose » Thu Mar 03, 2011 1:00 pm
There's one in Aus I have my eye on, they're generally around $75 here so fingers crossed.
Would be great for a personal opinion tho beforehand, I'd be buying it blind, figuratively speaking of course and no offense meant.
Yup, that's definitely the one..crazy how I could remember her name and not the title.
Keep em comin!!!
Re: Books?
Postby Gemjunkie » Thu Mar 03, 2011 3:30 pm
Might save money buying from a US dealer.
http://www.alibris.com/booksearch?qwork ... =6&qsort=p
There's a used copy in Chicago for $15 +$14 shipping to Australia.
http://goo.gl/UmDjX
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Re: Books?
Postby mehoose » Thu Mar 03, 2011 3:34 pm
Think hubby has used that first one before, thanks GJ.
Keep em comin!!!
Postby gingerkid » Thu Mar 03, 2011 6:18 pm
Gemjunkie wrote:
Might save money buying from a US dealer.
http://www.alibris.com/booksearch?qwork ... =6&qsort=p
There's a used copy in Chicago for $15 +$14 shipping to Australia.
http://goo.gl/UmDjX
wow, GJ, that's excellent shipping prices to oz for moohaus!! you rock!!
hope you can get your hands on a copy, moohaus!!
and please let me know if you do purchase it, and what you think of the book."Man is the Only Animal that Blushes...
or Needs To..."
Mark Twain
Re: Books?
Postby SwordfishMining » Mon Mar 07, 2011 8:42 pm
I personally have a copy of
Ancient Forests by Davis and Dayvault
which has a good tour of the worlds deposits including the precious opal woods of Virgin Valley. I'm trying to find a used copy at a used price for
The World of Opals by Alan Eckert.
Those will go on my "reference shelf that is longer than my arm. It goes from GIA manuals to roadside geology texts.
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Re: Books?
Postby GeorgeSharen » Mon Mar 07, 2011 10:19 pm
hi guys
Was thinking of getting a Kindle ... so I checked the kindle store ... books on gemology and gems etc ... page after page comes up when you search gemstone in the store .. so looks like a good deal
BTW you can get an app from amazon to read kindle books on your PC
Searches .. gemstone .. lapidary ... jwelery making tons of books farily cheap for the most part
just my opinion
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Re: Books?
Postby gingerkid » Tue Mar 08, 2011 4:00 am
george, my mother would not part with her kindle for anything, especially since she can read books with enlarged print on it. some of the books from amazon, you may download free, too!
almost finished with "the opal book," by frank leechman. was astonished to read about the conditions at white cliffs in oz for those searching for opals.
this took place in the late 1800's. wondered if opal was mined today in the white cliffs area?? "Man is the Only Animal that Blushes...
or Needs To..."
Mark Twain
Re: Books?
Postby gingerkid » Wed Mar 30, 2011 10:41 pm
going tomorrow to pick up,
"Stone Grinding and Polishing: Make Your Own Gems," by David F. Olson (1973), and
"Hand Lapidary Craft (1980)," by Graham Geldart.
lol, i really need to read the 2nd one, hopefully there's tips on "how to deal with split/cracked fingers and thumbs while polishing."
has anyone read any of these??"Man is the Only Animal that Blushes...
or Needs To..."
Mark Twain
Re: Books?
Postby PinkDiamond » Sat Apr 09, 2011 8:12 pm
RJ at the ISG has made a special purchase of some books (booklets) some of you may be interested in, written by Len Cram. He may actually be buying all the stock Len has left, so these books won't be available at all soon.
The small black one is
Opals The Beautiful Gem of Passion
A Simple Buying Guide, by Len Cram
The one on the left is
The Wonders Of Fossicking & Exploring The Australian Opal Fields
By Len Cram
And the largest one in the middle is
Beautiful Yowah & Koroit
Special Edition
By Len Cram
They're filled with gorgeous pics and info on all the Australian opal locations, what to look for when buying, charts, maps; they're full of information and have outstanding pics, and RJ will be selling them as a set of all 3 for $30, for anyone interested in acquiring them since they'll be out of print once this batch is gone.
If anyone's interested, let me know here and I'll have a set saved for you, and will direct you to the link where they're offering them as soon as it gets posted, which should be next week.
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Re: Books?
Postby gingerkid » Mon Apr 11, 2011 6:16 pm
what an excellent price for the 3 opal books by len cram, pink!! "Man is the Only Animal that Blushes...
or Needs To..."
Mark Twain
Re: Books?
Postby PinkDiamond » Tue Apr 12, 2011 12:42 am
...pssst.... I know the guy and can get you a set if you want them before they're available to those outside the ISG.
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Re: Books?
Postby gingerkid » Tue Apr 12, 2011 11:01 am
wow, you know him, pink?? i've seen his books on wayne's auction site. i believe wayne has some of them on there.
oh, found a couple of books listed on wayne's blog to read in the future. one is about horse racing and gemstones--my kind of book, lol!!
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Re: Books?
Postby PinkDiamond » Tue Apr 12, 2011 7:15 pm
Noooo ginge, I know RJ!!
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Re: Books?
Postby TobyBaptiste » Wed Apr 13, 2011 7:24 am
My first opal book probably the best investment for any beginer or hobbiest cutter.
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Re: Books?
Postby PinkDiamond » Wed Apr 13, 2011 6:32 pm
Thanks Toby! I noticed they have a DVD too, and although you probably don't have that or you would have mentioned it, which would be better; to read about how to cut opals, or to watch how someone does it?
http://majesticpress.com/id73.html
Your thoughts? ...anyone?
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Re: Books?
Postby mehoose » Thu Apr 14, 2011 12:04 am
I'm a book junkie but also monkey see monkey do. You can see what someone is talking about but also what they're not talking about. The little things they might forget to say cos they do it all the time. Even just a way they roll their wrists or in your case Pink, where a wheel is in relation to how they sit.
Keep em comin!!!
Re: Books?
Postby gingerkid » Tue Apr 19, 2011 11:51 am
pink!!i agree with moohaus; watching the dvd would probably make learning how to cut opal much easier to learn since as she already mentioned, little details can be left out in black and white print on how to do something. before we tiled our kitchen floor, rick purchased a dvd on how to do it.
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or Needs To..."
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Re: Books?
Postby TobyBaptiste » Tue Apr 19, 2011 10:12 pm
I do not have the dvd but for any beginer I would say it is a must have dvd.. any visual aid is always great and a video would be a supperior advantage.. yes it is" monkey see and monkey do" I have always learned hand and tech skills by watching and learning then doing, people or visual creatures in more ways than just one. I have been fortunate to be able to see almost anything done once and have the ability to reproduce what I have seen and retain it for later use. This was very helpful in moving up the ladder in any employment situtaion I found myself in.
"A fool knows the price of everthing but knows the value of nothing."
Toby Baptiste
Re: Books?
Postby PinkDiamond » Tue Apr 19, 2011 11:40 pm
Thanks y'all! I had a feeling it would be easier, and I'm glad y'all think so too. Thanks for posting that Toby!
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