Lapidary Books


Introduction to Lapidary (Jewelry Crafts)Introduction to Lapidary (Jewelry Crafts)
Best Price: $8.75
This book is great for beginners. It contains a lot of good information covering a wide range of...
Moods in Wire : An Extended Guide to the Fine Art of Wirewrapping (2nd Ed)Moods in Wire : An Extended Guide to the Fine Art of Wirewrapping (2nd Ed)
Best Price: $18.78
I don't care for this book. The instructions aren't very good in my opinion. I wish I hadn't...
Facet Cutters Handbook (Gembooks)Facet Cutters Handbook (Gembooks)
Best Price: $5.00
Informative, you need to be advanced in your craft in order to use this book.
The Art of Gem Cutting: Including Cabochons, Faceting, Spheres, Tumbling, and Special Techniques (Gembooks)The Art of Gem Cutting: Including Cabochons, Faceting, Spheres, Tumbling, and Special Techniques (Gembooks)
Best Price: $3.68
This book is extremely dated. It lacks practical "how to" information and technical...
Modern Jeweler's Consumer Guide To Colored GemstonesModern Jeweler's Consumer Guide To Colored Gemstones
Best Price: $109.65
This book is very factual, and its non-technical writing, makes it an excellent book for the...


Opal Cutting Made Easy (Jewelry Crafts)Opal Cutting Made Easy (Jewelry Crafts)
Best Price: $123.00
if the title interests you. Though it's a short book and could be read in an evening, it is...
How To Use Diamond Abrasives (Gembooks)How To Use Diamond Abrasives (Gembooks)
Best Price: $5.00
Lapidary Carving for Creative JewelryLapidary Carving for Creative Jewelry
Best Price: $25.00
Stone Crazy (A Crazy Little Series)Stone Crazy (A Crazy Little Series)
Best Price: $4.24
This book is fun for kids and grown ups. Is beautifly done. It makes a very good present.
Gems & Jewelry Appraising: Techniques of Professional PracticeGems & Jewelry Appraising: Techniques of Professional Practice
Best Price: $26.39
The material was as advertised. No problem!


Cutting and Setting StonesCutting and Setting StonesGemstones of AfghanistanGemstones of Afghanistan
Best Price: $60.00
An excellent introduction to the precious gem trade (both legal and illegal) in Afghanistan,...
Opal: Advanced Cutting & Setting (Jewelry Crafts)Opal: Advanced Cutting & Setting (Jewelry Crafts)
Best Price: $79.99
Tips from a master. Will not, of course, substitute for actual experience, but good enough to...
Holiday Moods in Wire: An Extended Guide to the Fine Art of Wire WrappingHoliday Moods in Wire: An Extended Guide to the Fine Art of Wire Wrapping
Best Price: $18.50
This book focuses only on Christmas, with projects such as candy canes, Christmas trees,...
So you want to cut gem stones!So you want to cut gem stones!

Gems and Jewelry: All  Color GuideGems and Jewelry: All Color Guide
Best Price: $8.95
There are an awful lot of fantasy writers who would benefit in reading, if not this book, then...
Gemstone & mineral data book;: A compilation of data, recipes, formulas, and instructions for the mineralogist, gemologist, lapidary, jeweler, craftsman, and collectorGemstone & mineral data book;: A compilation of data, recipes, formulas, and instructions for the mineralogist, gemologist, lapidary, jeweler, craftsman, and collectorTechniques of Master FacetingTechniques of Master FacetingGem Cutting: A Lapidary's ManualGem Cutting: A Lapidary's ManualStone grinding & polishing;: Make your own gems, (Little craft book series)Stone grinding & polishing;: Make your own gems, (Little craft book series)

Arab Roots of GemologyArab Roots of Gemology
Best Price: $48.30
There is an old story that the Emperor Shah Jahan was sent a large "ruby" by his son...
Introduction to meetpoint facetingIntroduction to meetpoint facetingGems and Jewelry Appraising: Techniques of Professional PracticeGems and Jewelry Appraising: Techniques of Professional Practice
Best Price: $22.00
Angulations: Creative Faceting Techniques and How to Facet a GemstoneAngulations: Creative Faceting Techniques and How to Facet a GemstoneFaceting for AmateursFaceting for Amateurs
Best Price: $196.01

Working with GemstonesWorking with GemstonesGem and Lapidary Materials: For Cutters, Collectors, and JewelersGem and Lapidary Materials: For Cutters, Collectors, and Jewelers
Best Price: $187.65
I've been reading lapidary books and journals for years and you really can teach an old dog new...
How to make gemstone jewelry boxesHow to make gemstone jewelry boxesStones to GemsStones to GemsHow to tumble rocks into gems: Secrets of the pros revealedHow to tumble rocks into gems: Secrets of the pros revealed

Star gemsStar gemsGem cutter's guide,Gem cutter's guide,The Amber Book: Ake Dahlstrom and Leif Brost (Rocks, Minerals and Gemstones)The Amber Book: Ake Dahlstrom and Leif Brost (Rocks, Minerals and Gemstones)
Best Price: $40.44
Buy this book, and when you can stop drooling at the pictures, call me and we will talk....
Pro-am gem cutting guidePro-am gem cutting guideThe faceter's gem cutsThe faceter's gem cuts

Techniques of gem cutting: A lapidary manualTechniques of gem cutting: A lapidary manualThe Lapidary Journal [bound] April 1947,(Vol.1 No. 1) July 1947,(Vol. 1 No. 2), October 1947 (Vol. 1, No. 3)The Lapidary Journal [bound] April 1947,(Vol.1 No. 1) July 1947,(Vol. 1 No. 2), October 1947 (Vol. 1, No. 3)
This is a very nice bound volume of the first three issues of the quarterly magazine 'Lapidary...
Master gemcutting tips: A cpmprehensice collection of proven lapidary and gemcutting tips and methods that are of immediate and practical use to gemstone ... and carvers regardless of their experienceMaster gemcutting tips: A cpmprehensice collection of proven lapidary and gemcutting tips and methods that are of immediate and practical use to gemstone ... and carvers regardless of their experienceSecrets of creative gem stone cutting (cabachoning)Secrets of creative gem stone cutting (cabachoning)Discovering Lapidary WorkDiscovering Lapidary Work

From slab to cabFrom slab to cabThe art of gem cutting: CompleteThe art of gem cutting: CompleteLapidary barrel tumblingLapidary barrel tumblingGem CuttingGem CuttingGems and Jewels: A Connoisseur's GuideGems and Jewels: A Connoisseur's Guide
When Gems & Jewels was first published twenty years ago it was the first book to approach...

How to use diamond abrasives to cut gemstonesHow to use diamond abrasives to cut gemstonesTumbling techniques: A guide to tumble polishing (a consensus of findings), and Assembling baroque jewelry for fun and profitTumbling techniques: A guide to tumble polishing (a consensus of findings), and Assembling baroque jewelry for fun and profitCreating Lapidary Art: Working With GemstonesCreating Lapidary Art: Working With Gemstones
Best Price: $19.98
Hand Lapidary CraftHand Lapidary Craft
Best Price: $106.31
The Family Creative Workshop (Volume 9: Lamps and Shades to Maps and Pathfinding)The Family Creative Workshop (Volume 9: Lamps and Shades to Maps and Pathfinding)
Best Price: $0.01
Vol. 9 includes Lamps & Shades, Lapidary, Leaded Glass, Leather Working, Lighted Indoor...

The lapidary manualThe lapidary manualMineral fossil and lapidary field collecting guide to KentuckyMineral fossil and lapidary field collecting guide to KentuckyThe art of making a cabochon (Open file report)The art of making a cabochon (Open file report)Gem Cutting Is EasyGem Cutting Is EasyWestern Gem Hunters Atlas: Rock Locations From California to the Dakotas, British Columbia to TexasWestern Gem Hunters Atlas: Rock Locations From California to the Dakotas, British Columbia to Texas
Like gold, gemstone is where you find it. For every ounce of quality material there are many...

Invitation to jewel cuttingInvitation to jewel cuttingTrophy winning facet cutsTrophy winning facet cuts
Afton, bless her soul was my mother-in-law. She was the original "beatnik",...
   
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