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The Jeweler's Bench Book by Charles Lewton-Brain

The ultimate book devoted entirely to your most valuable tool: the bench! Acclaimed metalsmith and Ganoksin co-founder Charles Lewton-Brain offers expert advice on how to choose the best bench for your needs, then modify it for maximum efficiency. With plentiful full-color illustrations, The Jeweler's Bench Book includes ingenious tips for tool storage and arrangement, as well as real-life "tours" showing how renowned jewelers have set up their own bench areas.

"You hold in your hands a book that I predict you will return to often, always seeing a new detail in the photos or reading a tip that you'd missed before." - from the Foreword by Tim McCreight

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About Orchid in Print

The "Orchid in Print" series of bench books is the result of a collaboration between two of the jewelry industry's strongest proponents for sharing and distributing information: Manufacturing Jewelers and Suppliers of America (MJSA) and The Ganoksin Project.

Incorporated in 1903, MJSA is the trade association that represents the U.S. jewelry manufacturing industry. In addition to the books of MJSA Press, it publishes an award-winning monthly magazine, MJSA Journal; produces trade shows, including its flagship MJSA Expo New York; and presents educational seminars and programs to better manufacturing jewelers compete in a dynamic international marketplace. For more information, go to mjsa.org.

Since they first appeared in 1996, The Ganoksin Project and its Orchid e-mail forum have become the online resources for thousands of jewelers across the world. The brainchild of Dr. E. Aspler of Bangkok, Thailand, and Canadian jeweler and educator Charles Lewton-Brain, it maintains a substantial library of articles, publications, reports, and technical data, as well as numerous artist galleries. For more information, go to ganoksin.com.

The first volume in the "Orchid in Print: Maximum Bench Work" series is Making the Most of Your Flex-shaft by Karen Christians, which is available through MJSA Press, The Ganoksin Project, and leading industry distributors.

The book costs $29.50 for MJSA members and $34.95 for non-members. It is available through the industry’s leading book distributors, as well as Ganoksin.com and Amazon.com. Books can also be ordered directly from MJSA at 1-800-444-6572, ext. 3038, or online at:

http://www.ganoksin.com/item--Orchid-in-Print-Vol-2--benchbook

For more information please contact:

The Ganoksin Project
Dr. E. Aspler
http://www.ganoksin.com