COINage Magazine
GETTING FAMOUS IN COINS
Donn Pearlman is the History of Coin Promotions
10 min |
February - March 2021
COINage Magazine
Michael Ray Fuljenz
AMERICA’S GOLD EXPERT
7 min |
February - March 2021
COINage Magazine
EARLY HISTORY OF COIN FAME
B. MAX MEHL AND HARRY J. FORMAN TOOK THE LEAD
6 min |
February - March 2021
Woodcraft Magazine
A Revolutionary Chair
Revolving Windsor chair with writing arm. 1775-76 Mahogany, poplar, and other woods 431⁄2 × 30 × 331⁄2 American Philosophical Society. Gift of John Kintzing Kane, 20 April 1838.
3 min |
February - March 2021
Quilter's World
Spring Bloom Pincushion
A pincushion can be just as decorative as it is useful. This generous-size pincushion features big bright petals and dimensional leaves that can be used to keep binding clips handy.
2 min |
Spring 2021
Quilter's World
Petal Power
This fun throw-size quilt mixes raw-edge–fusible appliqué flowers with simple Nine-Patch blocks. The color placement within the nine-patches creates a secondary trellis pattern.
4 min |
Spring 2021
Quilter's World
Turned-Edge Appliqué
You can master beautiful hand appliqué with these easy steps.
4 min |
Spring 2021
Quilter's World
Petal Pillow
Pretty appliquéd felt petals spill across this simple springtime pillow. A quarter-circle arrangement of pink buttons serves as the flower’s center and adds extra texture.
2 min |
Spring 2021
Quilter's World
Sassy Scotties Baby Quilt
Grab your scrap bag and have fun combining colorful prints for this baby quilt. A traditional Scottie block looks new and updated with bright rainbow colors.
3 min |
Spring 2021
Quilter's World
Flowers for Larry
Big beautiful blooms in a rainbow of colors are surrounded by a bright floral border—a lovely garden that will never need weeding!
3 min |
Spring 2021
Quilter's World
Butterfly Collection
Colorful butterflies gracefully fly across this throw-size quilt. Did you know they can fly at speeds of up to 30 mph?
4 min |
Spring 2021
Quilter's World
Candy Neighborhood
Soft cotton-candy colors are served in Candy Neighborhood, inspiring a rainbow arrangement of trees and houses in this friendly town.
4 min |
Spring 2021
Quilter's World
Blue Belle
Choose your favorite fabrics and make this sweet wall quilt in an afternoon. It looks lovely in a monochromatic color scheme, but try it with solids, 1930s, batiks—anything works.
2 min |
Spring 2021
Quilter's World
A Sign of Spring
Welcome spring with this colorful wall quilt—a sure sign spring is near and the cold days of winter are almost over.
4 min |
Spring 2021
Rock&Gem Magazine
Filling an Empty Space and Enhancing a Cabochon
I often look for a special feature within a slab when choosing the shape to cut into a cab.
2 min |
January 2021
Rock&Gem Magazine
Pterodactyls No Longer Birds of a Feather?
For a couple of decades now, feathered dinosaurs have been all the rage.
3 min |
January 2021
Rock&Gem Magazine
The Saga of COLORADO GOLD - 53 Million Troy Ounces and Counting
Colorado has been mining gold even before the region became a territory and is still mining it today.
10+ min |
January 2021
Rock&Gem Magazine
SPECTACULAR NATIVE SILVER - Rarer Than Gold in Specimen Form
When it comes to naturally occurring precious metal specimens on Earth, finding native silver is not as easy as finding native gold.
7 min |
January 2021
Rock&Gem Magazine
PEARL OF THE PACIFIC - San Diego's Pacific Rim Park
Did you know, the Pearl of the Pacific was created in 1998 as a symbol of friendship and unity between the United States, Mexico, China and Russia?
4 min |
January 2021
Rock&Gem Magazine
POPULAR PSEUDOMORPHS - More Common Varieties Enhance Any Collection
In part one of this two-part series, which appeared in the December 2020 issue of Rock & Gem, we explained pseudomorphs as minerals whose normal form has changed, so they may look like the original but are now another mineral.
7 min |
January 2021
Rock&Gem Magazine
New Era Gems - CARVING A PATH AND CREATING A LEGACY
Think back to your 20th birthday; what were you doing? How did you celebrate?
4 min |
January 2021
Rock&Gem Magazine
DIAMONDS - A Luxury Gem Steeped in Fact & Fable
The diamond is one fabled gemstone! For example, google “Hope Diamond” to see all the legends associated with just this one stone said to bring misfortune to its owners.
2 min |
January 2021
Rock&Gem Magazine
Cleaning Without Chemicals
Do you have specimens like desert roses, quartz crystal clusters, or geode halves that sat for eons in the open before being collected?
1 min |
January 2021
Rock&Gem Magazine
Black Ilmenite and “Titanium White”
The bright-white color that we see in everything from highway lines, donut icing, and tooth-paste to paint, paper, plastics, and ceramics comes mostly from titanium dioxide, the world’s most widely used pigment.
3 min |
January 2021
Popular Woodworking
What You Have
While I love designing and building new things out of wood, one of the most valuable skills I’ve picked up along the way is being able to take care of and repair furniture and woodwork.
2 min |
February 2021
Popular Woodworking
Turned Canisters
Hone Your Skills Making Functional Storage
7 min |
February 2021
Popular Woodworking
Using T-Track
T-track is a versatile product that has many great uses around the shop.
3 min |
February 2021
Popular Woodworking
The Unicorn Method
A simple sharpening technique for unbelievably sharp edges that are tough and long-lasting.
4 min |
February 2021
Popular Woodworking
That One Project
I was about to make a desk for my son John’s bedroom and in my mind it was a beautiful thing: simple, sleek and with elegant proportions.
3 min |
February 2021
Popular Woodworking
Power-Carved Side Table
Turn a log into a sculptural statement piece.
10+ min |