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Online Articles
Wabi Sabi CAD/CAM
By Lee Krombholz
As a classically trained goldsmith who has embraced CAD/CAM, I am on a quest to find ways to bring the best of both worlds together—to create jewelry pieces in CAD/CAM that have a handcrafted feel. And I think Wabi Sabi may be the answer. Go to Article
Leaving Your Mark
A look at custom jeweler Tom Linenberger’s approach to Wabi Sabi. Go to Article
Outback Memories
See designer Lauren Noelle Fiabane’s take on a group of treasured gemstones inherited from a close relative that is at the heart of this year’s MJSA Online Design Challenge. Go to Article
Five On: Designing with CAD
Below are a series of articles providing in-depth looks at designing with CAD that previously appeared in MJSA Journal. Copies of these articles can be ordered in the MJSA Bookstore.
CAD Best Practices
By Mark Maxwell
Jeweler Mark Maxwell shares three tips for modeling that will enable you to communicate with your contract service provider, modify files, and save them for later use.
CAD/CAM Follies
By Steven Adler
Designing a sound pavé crown.
Building Decisions
By Mark Maxwell and Steve Workman
Design considerations for milling or rapid prototyping.
Careful CAD
By Jason Borgstahl
Rules to follow when creating CAD designs for manufacturing.
Keeping It Real
By John Shanahan
When using CAD/CAM, jewelers must keep an eye on creating designs that are practical for manufacturing.
Want to read even more about designing with CAD? Search our Online Article Archive to find additional articles.
MJSA Member Pages
The articles below appeared in the February issue of MJSA Journal. They are available only to MJSA members, who will need to enter their login codes and passwords. If you need help, please contact MJSA.
The Quest for Imperfection
By Lee Krombholz
A classically trained goldsmith who has embraced CAD/CAM, Lee Krombholz is on a quest to find ways to bring together the best of both worlds—to create jewelry pieces in CAD/CAM that have a handcrafted feel. The answer, he thinks, lies in the Wabi Sabi aesthetic.
Keeping Tabs
By Tina Wojtkielo Snyder
In recent years jewelers have benefited from technological advances that have resulted in new or improved methods of ensuring shop security. You’ll read about three of those methods here, and find out how they reduce the risk of theft, as well as offer additional benefits in such areas as sales, training, and overall inventory management.
Toward a Greener Bench
By Christine Dhein
Tips for improving shop practices.
Behind the Design With Tracy Janule
A look at Tracy Janule’s favorite designs.
Also in the February Print Edition
Match Makers
By Shannon L. Brown
In the second in a two-part series on subcontracting, you’ll hear from designers and jewelers who have worked with contract service providers about what they’ve learned from their experiences. The stories shared will help you forge better working relationships with your subcontractors.
Breaking the Ice
By Shannon L. Brown
Vicente Agor pays tribute to his father with Snow Cap.
Black Magic
By Tom Linenberger
A quick trick for rhodium plating two-tone jewelry.
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