We are happy to show off some beautiful rings created by Sarah Lewis… With the help of our Ameritool Universal Grinder. Thank you Sarah for sharing your incredible work with us. See her work on our gallery and at Sarah’s website http://www.sarahlewisjewelry.com

We will be at the 2010 Gem Club Show Expo – 5610 Glennwood Idaho come visit our booth and say hi. We will be there both days, 27 and 28. Just look for the Ameritool Booth. See you there!!

We’re set up at the PowWow and looking forward to the show to starting tomorrow, January 20th!
We will be demonstrating our Universal Flat Lap and Ameritool Lapidary Trim Saw and our new video tutorials will be running continuously. Carolyn Eddy will be demonstrating wire wrapping and Bob Menelly will demo cabbing and intarsia. Lots of show specials! Lots of fun!  Lots of happy memories of joyful family times at the Colorado River!

We’re getting ready to go to the QIA Pow Wow in Quartzsite, AZ  It’s always great to catch up with long time friends and customers. Eating the cinnamon rolls is a treat, too! Hope to see you there!

www.qiaaz.com

We now offer gift certificates. A great idea for the holidays or as a special birthday gift. Certificates come in $25, $50, $75, and $100 increments.

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Beadalon Acquires Artistic Wire

Valley Township, PA (December 1, 2009) – Beadalon, the leading manufacturer of bead stringing wire and jewelry making products, announced today that they acquired Artistic Wire, supplier of permanently colored copper wire and tools.

“Artistic Wire is an excellent fit for Beadalon. Artistic Wire is the leading brand of permanently colored wire for jewelry and crafts, and they offer the largest selection of wire with 13 gauges and 55 colors,” said James F. Clark, president of Beadalon. “And Beadalon is the leading manufacturer of bead stringing wire. We have been making wire for 33 years. The two product lines complement one another, and our in-house manufacturing and spooling capability enable us to control quality, speed delivery times, and to engineer and develop new products into the future.”

Some great new stuff out at Rock and Gem Magazine’s website

I was out doing a bit of investigating about making cabs – and came across this pretty neat tutorial.  It is from D and B Rockwerks.  This link opens the page in a PDF – Hope you enjoy !!

http://www.dbrockwerks.com/FreeformCab.pdf

Ameritool Inc. Special On-Line Offer

We are proud to be offering Tronex precision hand cutting tools. Sharp durable and ergonomic, Tronex pliers and cutters set the world standards for cutting performance, quality and comfort at a great value. Check them out on our shopping site