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The GPS Guide to Western Gem Trails
Kelty.  The must-have accompaniment to Gem Trails collecting series and other books. Find exact locations using your GPS to over 1200 sites.
Suggested Retail $ 19.95   

The Rockhound's Handbook
Mitchell. An indispensable guide to rockhounding for amateurs and experienced collectors.
Suggested Retail $ 15.95  

Smithsonian Rock and Gem
Bonewitz. A comprehensive guide to the rocks and minerals of the world.
Suggested Retail $ 24.95         

Gem Trails of Southern California

Mitchell. Latest edition shows all major collecting areas with maps and detailed collecting information.
Suggested Retail $ 12.95    

Desert Gem Trails
Mary Frances Strong. A guide to the gem, mineral and fossil collecting areas of the Mojave and Colorado deserts of Southern California and adjacent areas in Owens Valley and Nevada
Suggested Retail $ 10.95        

Gem Trails of Northern California
Mitchell. Features sites from the Oregon border south to the Monterey Area. Detailed texts and maps make locating and collecting easy.
Suggested Retail $ 12.95      

Gem Trails of Arizona
Mitchell. Latest edition shows all major collecting areas with maps and specific collecting details.
Suggested Retail $ 14.95       

Gem Trails of Oregon
Romaine. This revised and updated edition includes information for over 100 collecting sites. Each site includes a map and GPS coordinates.
Suggested Retail $ 14.95        

Gem Trails of Washington
Romaine. This comprehensive guide includes information on more than 75 collecting sites. Each site includes a map and GPS coordinates.
Suggested Retail $ 14.95   

Rocks and Minerals of California

Brown-Allen Stark. A new edition with color illustrations, maps, descriptions, tests and definitions of materials.
Suggested Retail $ 13.95        

Southwest Gem & Mineral Guide
Rygle & Pederson. Easy to use guide for ins and outs of “fee dig” mining, locations, costs and trips.
Suggested Retail $ 14.99           

Jade

Ward. You’ll find just about everything you’ll want and need to know in order to find, collect, buy and cut this popular gem material. A book for gem cutters, jade collectors and mineralogists.
Suggested Retail $ 19.95        

FACETING

Facet Cutters Handbook
Soukup. This book contains everything one needs to know to facet a gemstone expertly. 22 beautiful cuts.
Suggested Retail $ 5.00        

JEWELRY MAKING

Jewelry Making for Beginners
Soukup. Here is an easy-to-learn method for fabricating soldered jewelry pieces that will keep the novice from getting discouraged. All steps are clearly shown with photos and detailed text.
Suggested Retail $ 5.00        

Jewelry Craft Made Easy
French. For the hobbyist who prefers purchasing already finished gemstones, mountings and findings for assembling beautiful jewelry.
Suggested Retail $ 5.95        

How to Make Wire Jewelry
Jenkins and Thrasher. Step-by-step instructions and illustrations show how to make pins, pendants, chains, necklaces, rings, bracelets, earrings, stickpins and novelty items.
Suggested Retail $ 5.00        

How to Repair Jewelry
Phelps. Detailed step-by-step instructions show the jewelry draftsman how to fix broken chains, replace lost parts, rebuild broken prongs, remove and reset gemstones, solder without removing gems, size rings and much, much more. Also tells how to remodel old pieces.
Suggested Retail $ 5.00         

Lost Wax or Investment Casting
Sopcak. A how-to-do manual that shows you how to make the equipment you will need as well as how to use it to make patterns, molds and castings for jewelry and other small metal parts.
Suggested Retail $ 5.00        

The Art of Gem Cutting
Dake. This book tells you how to buy the rough, cut the gems, choose and use equipment. Detailed instructions and complete illustrations.
Suggested Retail $ 6.00        

Cabochon Cutting
Cox. Illustrations, photos, and detailed instructions will tell and show you how to cut a cabochon. Everything to start you on your way to expert cutting.
Suggested Retail $ 6.00        

Advanced Cabochon Cutting
Cox. Learn how to master special shaped cabochon cutting, assembled stones, star stones and cat’s-eyes, Special sections on opal and jade. 65 pages of detailed, illustrated text.
Suggested Retail $ 6.00        

How to Use Diamond Abrasives
Riggle. Covers the cutting of cabochons and small flats, using diamond abrasives. Subjects covered include trim sawing, slab sawing, grinding, dopping, smoothing, polishing, equipment accessories and supplies. Profusely illustrated.
Suggested Retail $ 5.50        

TUMBLING

Gem Tumbling and Baroque Jewelry Making
Victors. How to tumble polish all popular stones and instructions on baroque jewelry making.
Suggested Retail $ 6.50        

How to Tumble Polish Gemstones and Make Tumbled Gem Jewelry
Wexler. Step-by-step instructions for turning pebbles and rough stones into sparkling jewels. A guide to the type of tumbling equipment available and how to use it correctly.
Suggested Retail $ 6.50       

Modern Rock Tumbling
Hart. The only complete and up-to-date guide to tumble polishing rocks and stones.  Color pictures and step by step instructions for anyone from 8 to 88.  Published 2008
Suggested Retail $ 24.95         

MISCELLANEOUS

Gold Fever

Lorenzo. The art of panning and sluicing. Maps cover where gold has been found in the western states.
Suggested Retail $ 6.95        

Where to Find Gold & Gems in Nevada
Klein. Gold –bearing regions and selected gem and rock hound areas organized by County. Maps, photos, directions and interesting historical
anecdotes.
Suggested Retail $ 8.95        

Where to Find Gold
Klein. Veteran prospector, miner and treasure hunter knows those secrets and shares them with you in these books.
In Southern California Retail $ 10.95          

In Northern California Retail $ 10.95     

Where to Find Gold in the Desert
Klein. A comprehensive guide to finding gold in the American southwest.
Suggested Retail $ 9.95         

Contemporary Fused Glass
Walker. A guide to working with glass in a kiln.
Suggested Retail $ 47.95         

Glass Art from the Kiln
Culler. A guide to creating glass art including detailed instructions and techniques to cutting, fusing, and coldworking glass. Hardcover.
Suggested Retail $ 50.00                                              

The Joy of Coldworking
Schmuck. Covering everything from tools and machines, to techniques and aesthetics, this comprehensive guide to coldworking is an excellent source of information.
Suggested Retail $ 49.95