COINage Magazine
DWIGHT MANLEY
GREATEST COIN COLLECTOR IN THE WORLD
5 min |
April - May 2025
COINage Magazine
BUILDING YOUR OWN BITCOIN TYPE SET
APPROACHES USED FOR RARE COINS ALSO APPLY TO PHYSICAL CRYPTO
3 min |
April - May 2025
Rock&Gem Magazine
Fascinating Fluorite A Beginner & Collector's Favorite
Should you be found, be it working on your collection or walking around a mineral show, humming the song \"My Favorite Things\" with the mineral name 'Fluorite' worked into the lyrics, many of us collectors would totally understand, and probably join in. If that's not the case, let's see if we can make that happen.
5 min |
March - April 2025
Rock&Gem Magazine
CLOUDY DAZE
Cloudy Daze is the Novice Design that was selected for the United States Faceting Guild 2025 gemstone faceting competition.
2 min |
March - April 2025
Rock&Gem Magazine
IKONS OF THE MINERAL WORLD
Enjoy the following pages from Ikons of the Mineral World Nature's Finest Art by Wayne A. Thompson, Walter E. Donovan, Robert M. Lavinsky, Wendell E. Wilson and Sandor P. Fuss.
1 min |
March - April 2025
Rock&Gem Magazine
ROMANCING THE RUBY
Few words are as packed with meaning as “ruby.” While the word refers primarily to the legendary red gemstone, it is also the preferred adjective for red colors of extraordinary intensity and purity. Its association with wealth and royalty conjures romantic images of kingdoms that once flourished in such historical ruby sources as Ceylon, Siam, Burma and India.
4 min |
March - April 2025
Rock&Gem Magazine
The Minerals That Made America
Iron, Copper, Lead & Zinc Transformed the United States Into a Major Industrial Power
10+ min |
March - April 2025
Rock&Gem Magazine
GOLD: PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE
Has Gold Production Finally Peaked?
8 min |
March - April 2025
Rock&Gem Magazine
ROYAL SAHARA JASPER
Royal Sahara Jasper was originally discovered in the early 2000s in Northern Africa in the Sahara Desert. During an excursion to Africa, George and Janet Sechler found a piece of rock on the ground that showed similarities to picture jaspers like Biggs or Deschutes.
2 min |
March - April 2025
Rock&Gem Magazine
Cleaning & Cracking Géodes, Great and Small
Geodes. From their Latin and Greek origins meaning ‘earth-like,’ the cracking and cleaning of these popular stone eggs is no yolk: those unassuming exteriors can belie wonderful clusters of crystals or banded layers of agate within!
9 min |
March - April 2025
Rock&Gem Magazine
A Ring around the World?
\"Ring around the Rosie, a pocket full of posies. Ashes! Ashes! We all fall down!\" So goes the children's nursery rhyme.
1 min |
March - April 2025
Rock&Gem Magazine
THE ORDOVICIAN OCEAN OF ST. LEON, INDIANA
Imagine walking through an area filled with millions of fossils just lying there ready for you to pick up and put in your bucket.
2 min |
March - April 2025
COINage Magazine
Cryptocurrency on a Shoestring Budget
COLLECTORS HAVE A WIDE RANGE OF OPTIONS
2 min |
February - March 2025
COINage Magazine
Early Quarter Eagle Gold Coins Impress
ANALYZING A PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT OFFERING
10+ min |
February - March 2025
COINage Magazine
Future of Coin Writing
AN INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALIST CARRIES THE TORCH =
5 min |
February - March 2025
COINage Magazine
Distant Lands Battle to Create Coins
SMALL COUNTRIES ARE PAID BIG MONEY TO MINT COINS
5 min |
February - March 2025
COINage Magazine
Do Elections Impact Bullion and Rare Coin Prices?
TRUMP'S PRESIDENTIAL WIN IS A CASE IN POINT
6 min |
February - March 2025
COINage Magazine
Do Pennies Make Sense?
RETIRING THE PENNY COULD SAVE 1 BILLION A DECADE
6 min |
February - March 2025
COINage Magazine
WARREN MILLS
U.S. GOLD COINS OF ALL KINDS RECOMMENDED
5 min |
February - March 2025
COINage Magazine
U.S. Mint Features 'POP CULTURE' Coins
NEW SPOTLIGHT ON POPULAR MOVIES, BOOKS, SUPERHEROES AND PRODUCTS
6 min |
February - March 2025
Popular Woodworking
Setting Up Your Saw for Resawing
Set your bandsaw up for accurate resawing by following these simple setup tips.
7 min |
March/April 2025 - Issue 282
Popular Woodworking
Dust Collection Fence
This fence is designed to be used at a drill press or router table, and features built-in dust collection for keeping your shop, and lungs, clean.
6 min |
March/April 2025 - Issue 282
Popular Woodworking
3M Worktunes Connect + Solar Hearing Protection
Woodworkers all know the importance of PPE in the shop. Hearing protection has probably made the biggest advancements over the last several years.
1 min |
March/April 2025 - Issue 282
Popular Woodworking
ThermalWood
ThermalWood Canada is offering specialty material to woodworkers all over the world, including an ebony alternative.
1 min |
March/April 2025 - Issue 282
Popular Woodworking
Comparing Portable Router Tables
Portable router tables are a great way to save space in your shop. We're taking a look at the different options available and laying out the differences between them.
10+ min |
March/April 2025 - Issue 282
Popular Woodworking
Turned Winged Box
This winged box is turned fast, and the end result will leave people asking how you did that.
8 min |
March/April 2025 - Issue 282
Popular Woodworking
Milwaukee 7 1/4" Circular Saw Kit
Don't feel alarmed if you're feeling a bit of deja vu; back in October I reviewed the new Milwaukee FUEL™ 61/2\" circular saw, and now that I have my hands on its big brother, I wanted to share my thoughts here as well.
1 min |
March/April 2025 - Issue 282
Popular Woodworking
Blue Spruce Router Plane
One of the benefits of being in my position, is that I sometimes get to see tools that are in the works before they get released to the public. I've watched the development of the Blue Spruce Toolworks router plane for a while now, anxiously waiting for its release.
1 min |
March/April 2025 - Issue 282
Popular Woodworking
Bosch Colt Cordless Router
There is probably not a name more synonymous with compact routers than the Bosch Colt. For twenty years now, Bosch has been releasing compact routers under that moniker, but this model represents the biggest change yet—the Colt has gone cordless.
1 min |
March/April 2025 - Issue 282
Popular Woodworking
How to Create Patina Finishes
By combining paint, metal leaf, and some chemical reactions, you can create interesting effects on a variety of surfaces.
6 min |