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	<title>Rasmussen Gems and Jewelry</title>
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	<description>John Atwell Rasmussen; Geologist and Gemologist; All that glitters is not gold!</description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 04:21:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Present Prototype</title>
		<link>http://rasmussengems.ganoksin.com/blogs/2009/12/03/present-prototype/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 04:21:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Rasmussen</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Personal]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[jewelry]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Copper]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[handcrafted]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Pendant]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Sapphire]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Unique]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As Christmas approaches (and Hanukkah), I have to think about making a present for Debbie.&#160; She was raised in an Orthodox Jewish home, and still tries to keep with the Jewish traditions.&#160; Buying Kosher in the deep south is fun.&#160; I digress, I designed a pendant for her to wear, the prototype is shown here:

The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pearl Ear Rings</title>
		<link>http://rasmussengems.ganoksin.com/blogs/2009/11/15/pearl-ear-rings/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:26:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Rasmussen</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[jewelry]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[With birthdays approaching in the next week, I took my mind in hand over the past several weeks to craft presents.  I decided to make pearl ear rings with sterling silver wire, headpins, jump rings and ear wires.  As is my usual design style, I prefer simple lines (not ornate).  My muse [...]]]></description>
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		<link>http://rasmussengems.ganoksin.com/blogs/2009/10/19/272/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 07:33:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Rasmussen</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[jewelry]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Spent most of the weekend playing in the streets (paramedic) and having fun.  Needed to relieve some stress, so I got out my tools, stones and wire.  This asymmetric pattern just seemed to fit the stone so well:

So much fun to make.
John
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		<title>Breccia Cabochon Pendant</title>
		<link>http://rasmussengems.ganoksin.com/blogs/2009/10/11/breccia-cabochon-pendant/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 03:54:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Rasmussen</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[jewelry]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On this First Day evening, I finally thought of the design for a trapezoidal breccia cabochon pendant.  The cabochon was cut several months ago, and I have been thinking about how to make it into some form of jewelry.  Size and shape tended to make me think of a necklace pendant.  Gathering [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Black Pearl Necklace / Vacation</title>
		<link>http://rasmussengems.ganoksin.com/blogs/2009/09/30/black-pearl-necklace-vacation/</link>
		<comments>http://rasmussengems.ganoksin.com/blogs/2009/09/30/black-pearl-necklace-vacation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 01:46:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Rasmussen</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[jewelry]]></category>

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Commissioned Necklace for the client&#8217;s daughter&#8217;s 21st Birthday.  She had just returned from England where she was visiting her fiance.  Matching bracelet was also made.
We also have just returned from North Carolina and Tennessee where we mined for gemstones.  Very disappointed with the fee mines in Franklin, NC.  Small return for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Wire Work Books</title>
		<link>http://rasmussengems.ganoksin.com/blogs/2009/08/18/new-wire-work-books/</link>
		<comments>http://rasmussengems.ganoksin.com/blogs/2009/08/18/new-wire-work-books/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 02:21:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Rasmussen</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Geology]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Metal Work]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[books]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[wiresmithing]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[wirework]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wirewrapping]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I have recently received two books on Wire Work by Jim McIntosh.
Wire Wrapping: The Basics and Beyond
Very well illustrated and written in an easy to follow manner.  While some very interesting items are used to illustrate the methods; it is the methods and how they can be used that are emphasized.  Once you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cabochon Making Conclusion</title>
		<link>http://rasmussengems.ganoksin.com/blogs/2009/08/03/cabochon-making-conclusion/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 06:35:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Rasmussen</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Gems]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Personal]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Artisan]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Breccia]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[cabochons]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Emerald]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[handcrafted]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Handmade]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Lapidary]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[puddingstone]]></category>

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So here are the three stones that survived the process.  The two that flew off the dop will be finished later.  Clicking on the above thumbnails will take you to a larger image.  After rounding the preform with 170 grit wheel, I used finer and finer grits until polishing with chromium oxide [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Small project completed</title>
		<link>http://rasmussengems.ganoksin.com/blogs/2009/07/23/small-project-completed/</link>
		<comments>http://rasmussengems.ganoksin.com/blogs/2009/07/23/small-project-completed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 03:59:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Rasmussen</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Personal]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[jewelry]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Chalcedony]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[ear rings]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Sterling Silver]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Debbie wanted a pair of ear rings (oh yes, Debbie is my inspiration and wife) made from blue chalcedony, so I did it.  Very simple easy setting with quartz stones, great translucent blue color.  And here they are:

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		<title>Birthday Present</title>
		<link>http://rasmussengems.ganoksin.com/blogs/2009/07/17/birthday-present/</link>
		<comments>http://rasmussengems.ganoksin.com/blogs/2009/07/17/birthday-present/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2009 01:06:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Rasmussen</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Metal Work]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Personal]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[jewelry]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[bookmark]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[cabochon]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Copper]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[ruby]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[My older grandaughter has a July birthday, so had to make something that involved Ruby.  Debbie and I got some interesting ruby in matrix that we mined in Franklin, NC last spring.  Took some of it and made cabochon (18 x 13 mm); got some 6 gauge copper wire (local hardware store &#8212; ground wire [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cabochon Cutting Step 3</title>
		<link>http://rasmussengems.ganoksin.com/blogs/2009/07/02/cabochon-cutting-step-3/</link>
		<comments>http://rasmussengems.ganoksin.com/blogs/2009/07/02/cabochon-cutting-step-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:45:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Rasmussen</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[jewelry]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Third step is to put dop sticks on the back face of each preform.  I try to put them in a balanced place where the weight of the stone is equal in all directions.  This can result in a weird looking placement, unlike faceted stones where you need to center and be very [...]]]></description>
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