Popular Woodworking
Customary Marks
These furniture maker's symbols are an international language.
1 min |
May - June 2025
Popular Woodworking
Shellac: A Challenging Finish
This traditional finish can be tricky to apply.
5 min |
May - June 2025
Popular Woodworking
Making a Shellac Pad
Because shellac uses denatured alcohol as the solvent, close attention must be paid to the application tool.
1 min |
May - June 2025
Popular Woodworking
Craftsman Desk
It's often times that woodworking projects come out of necessity.
10+ min |
May - June 2025
Popular Woodworking
Rudolf Steiner School
In the basement of a Manhattan low-rise, Yoav Liberman is introducing kids to woodworking during the school day.
2 min |
May - June 2025
Popular Woodworking
Hillview Tool
Tony Rouleau from New York is applying his machinist's career to make heirloom-quality tools.
3 min |
May - June 2025
Popular Woodworking
Milwaukee M18 FUEL 5" Random Orbital Sander
Of all of the power tools to leap cordless, sanders are one of the last remaining segments that have not been perfected.
1 min |
May - June 2025
Popular Woodworking
Hercules OSHA-Compliant Dust Extractor
I continue to be impressed with the leaps and bounds that Harbor Freight has made in the power tool marketplace.
1 min |
May - June 2025
Popular Woodworking
Versa-Fence Upgrade
I think it's a safe bet that the table saw is at the heart of most shops.
1 min |
May - June 2025
Popular Woodworking
Veritas Hacking Knife
Of all the tools in my shop, I probably use a knife the most.
1 min |
May - June 2025
COINage Magazine
Do Not Lose Your Coins!
As we all know, rare coins are valuable A commodities. Even if individual coins are relatively common, the total value of your collection/accumulation can become substantial very quickly.
5 min |
April - May 2025
COINage Magazine
2025 New World Order
SUPREMELY IMPORTANT INTERNATIONAL COIN EXPO
10+ min |
April - May 2025
COINage Magazine
Directive to Abolish the 'Penny'
It looks like the Lincoln head cent, commonly known by Americans as the \"penny,\" really is doomed.
4 min |
April - May 2025
COINage Magazine
Politicians Debate Tariffs & Taxes
WILL TARIFF-SLAPPED CHINA STOP BUYING GOLD?
7 min |
April - May 2025
COINage Magazine
Cavalcade of Clad Curiosities
60 YEARS OF CLAD COINAGE OFFERS RARITIES GALORE
7 min |
April - May 2025
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 |