Past Techniques:
We maintain a techniques web page that provides links to
the discussion of techniques in our prior newsletters. You can visit
this web page
here.
Follow the links on that page to the discussion of the
technique in that
newsletter.
Jewelry Technique:
This
month's jewelry making technique is some discussion on how to follow our
jewelry making instructions for a left handed person. We try to
describe our instructions using terms like "use your dominant hand" or
"non-dominant hand" and perform the action described. Our jewelry
making instructions are good at avoiding descriptions that focus on using
your right hand, we just discovered that we have a hidden right hand
bias in many of our instructions. In the following paragraphs we will
describe two ways that the right hand bias impacts our instructions and how
to overcome that bias.
When we take a picture of an action
performed with your pliers, we tend to show a picture where the pliers are
held in our left hand and therefore the pliers enter the picture from the
left side of the picture. When we push wire while holding it in our
pliers, a right handed person will normally hold the pliers in their left
hand and push the wire with the thumb of their right hand. The picture
above-right is one of the few pictures on our web site where the pliers are
shown being held in the right hand. Please note that the picture
above-right demonstrates how a left handed person would hold the pliers and
subsequently push the wire with their left thumb.
 We have another right handed bias in the way that we lay out the pegs
in a pattern.
We did not recognize this until very recently. Shown at right is the
way we recommend laying out the pegs for a right handed person. If you
are left handed, we would recommend transposing pegs 2 and 3. In
effect, peg 2 would be on the left and peg 3 would be on the right, while
peg 1 would remain in t he same position.
See the picture at left, for the left-handed peg pattern for our !Queen of
Clubs Earrings. The reason for this is that a
right handed person should push and guide the wire with the tip of the index
finger of their right hand, while moving the jig with their left hand.
By contrast, a left handed person should push the wire with the tip of the
index finger of their left hand, while moving the jig with their right hand.
Because we flip the wire component over (mirror image) after every loop we
make, a right handed person would make all their loops on the right side of
the pattern. By contrast, a left handed person should make all the
loops on the left hand side of the pattern, still flipping the wire
component over after each loop of wire.
When making a series of loops in a line or row, around pegs on your jewelry
making jig, a right handed person should have the initial loop on the left
and add additional loops to the right side of the wire component. By
contract a left handed person should have the initial loop on the right and
add additional loops to the left side of the wire component. There is
a simple rule that applies to almost all cases. If you are right
handed, add loops on the right side. If you are left handed, add loops
on the left side.
Let us try to summarize. When using pliers, hold the pliers in your
non-dominant hand allowing you to push the wire with either the thumb or
index finger on your dominant hand. When making wire components on a
jewelry making jig, hold and move the jig with your non-dominant hand.
Push and guide the wire with the tip of the index finger on your dominant
hand. If you are left handed, please remember that our instructions
have a hidden right hand bias. Please adapt our patterns so that you
are making new loops on the left hand side of the wire component.
Please
select here to view a web page that discusses tips for using our instructions
by a left handed jewelry crafter.
Nostalgia Corner:
  This
week's featured design in our Nostalgia Corner is the design for our Wrapped
Jewelry Wire Chain Bracelet. This bracelet project uses jewelry wire
and hand tools to make a simple, but strong chain.
We really like this chain because it is elegant and simple yet strong.
It is also very easy to make this chain in a consistent manner because we
use our WigJig tools to establish a pattern.
Please select
here, or select the picture above right to view our free instructions for making
our Wire Wrapped Chain Bracelet.
Warning! Joke Follows.
This is only a joke. We tell jokes because we are in favor of smiling,
laughing and being happy. This does not mean that we are opposed to anyone
or anything.
If you have ever in your entire life been
offended by any joke -- please skip the below paragraphs. It is not
our intention to offend anyone! We don't write these jokes, we only re-tell
jokes that we have heard on the public radio, television or over the
Internet.
Boomer Humor:
A Lawyer dies and goes to heaven. The lawyer is somewhat upset about
this circumstance and says to Saint Peter "I'm too young to die, I'm only
52!" Saint Peter replies "According to our records you are 82 years
old." The lawyer replies "how could that be?" Saint
Peter replies "We are pretty certain about this, we added up your
time/charging sheets and it came out to 82 years."
This joke is a modified version of a joke originally presented on the
www.innocentenglish.com web
site.
An older man visits a jewelry store with a young, attractive lady. The
older man says to the jewelry store owner "I would like to purchase a
special ring for my lady friend."
The jeweler goes into his display counter and pulls out a diamond ring with
a $3,000 price tag. The jeweler says "How about this nice diamond
ring?"
The older man responds "How about something a little more special?"
The jeweler says "Wait one second" and goes into the back room and removes a
$10,000 diamond ring from his safe. The jeweler shows this ring to the
older gentleman and says "how about this 4 carat diamond ring?"
The older gentleman views the expression on the young lady's face and says
"We'll take it. I will give you a check for that ring." The
jeweler says "I am sorry sir, but for a ring that size, we will need to wait
before you pick up the ring so that the check can clear." The older
gentleman says "That will be fine. We will return on Monday to pick up
the ring."
On Monday morning the jeweler telephones the older gentleman and says "I am
very sorry sir, but your check did not clear the bank, it bounced."
The older gentleman says "I know, but let me tell you about my weekend."
The above joke is a modified version of a joke that was posted on
http://davesjokes.blogspot.com/.
Boomer Philosophy on Global Warming:
During the past month a lot of new information has become available on the
topic of global warming. We are going to share facts and sources
below. Here is the short version of the facts as we now know them.
There is a lot of information. Please read and check our sources so
that you can understand that we are not making this up.
1. Over the 4+ billion years since the moon was cast off from the
earth, the earth has been on the average 10 degrees warmer than our current
temperature. Our current temperature is so cool because we are coming
out of an ice age that started about 110,000 years ago and ended about
9,600-9,700 BC. There is no
history of the earth prior to 4 billion years ago because the global catastrophe
that resulted from casting off the moon wiped out any data.
You can read data on the last ice age here. If you want to
look at climate temperatures prior to the last ice age visit Wikipedia and
look up the geologic periods
Neogene (Same temperature as today),
Paleogene
(+4degrees),
Cretaceous (+4 degrees),
Jurassic (+3degrees),
Triassic
(+3degrees), Permian (+2 degrees),
Carboniferous (Same Temperatures as
today), Devonian (+6degrees),
Silurian (+3degrees),
Ordovician (+2degrees),
Cambrian (+7degrees).
That covers the past 540 million years and you can see that the earths
temperatures has never been cooler than our current temperatures for the
past 540 million years. Did life survive those warmer temperatures?
If you are alive today please raise your hand. By the count of hands
we can see that life didn't just survive, it thrived in these warmer
temperatures.
2. Carbon Dioxide in the atmosphere is actually a good thing
because it supports and encourages the growth of plant life. Without
Carbon Dioxide, there would be no life on earth. In the 4 billion year
history of the earth since the moon was cast off, there have been many
periods with Carbon Dioxide levels much, much, much higher than our current levels
as much as 20 times our current levels.
During those periods, plant life flourished. Some of the abundant
plant life from that period is very important to mankind, because it has
been turned into fossil fuels, both coal and oil.
Please select here to view "Phanerozoic Carbon Dioxide" levels tracking back
500 million years. You will need to scroll down about 1/2 way
on the page to view the graph. You can also look up any geologic
period on Wikipedia to view the atmospheric carbon dioxide for that period.
Select the links in the above paragraph.
3. Cold is the enemy of life. In planets that are
significantly colder than earth, there is no life as we know it. A
moderate temperature, up to 10 degrees warmer than our current average
temperature is necessary to sustain life. Science shows that
temperatures that are about 1 to 3 degrees warmer than our current
temperature are better for mankind than our current temperature.
During a relatively recent period of warmer temperature called the Medieval
Climate Optimum, mankind flourished. Man settled coastal locations in
Greenland and the population of Europe thrived and expanded. With a
temperature that is 3 degrees warmer than our current temperature, the polar
ice caps did not melt and inundate the land masses. Polar bears
survived. The only real negative outcome of warmer temperatures is
that Al Gore can't make any money unless there is a crisis.
Please select here to view data on the earth's average temperature for the
past 3,000 years. Unfortunately, for the past 14 years,
the average temperature for the earth has been cooling.
4. Unfortunately, Al Gore lied. This has been proven
unequivocally
in a court of law. The available data shows that Mr. Gore had the
facts and climate data available to him and he took that data and painted a
picture that was just a fabrication. Here is just one example.
Al Gore's movie forecasts a rise of sea level of 20 feet in a period of a
few 10s of years. The Internet Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a very
liberal organization,
forecasts a rise of sea level of 7 to 23 inches by 2100. (Thousands of scientist disagree with the IPCC finding.
The IPCC finding represents a worst case estimate by global warming
proponents.) Al Gore exaggerates the
worst case forecasts by a factor of 12 times in magnitude and 5 times in
timing. There is no scientific data that supports Al Gore's exaggerated numbers
and this has been proven in a court of law.
Please select here to visit a web site that discusses the Nine Lies of Al
Gore. These nine lies were proven conclusively in the British High
Court. In addition to the above web site,
please select here to visit another web site that shows "35 Inconvenient
Truths: The Errors in Al Gore's Movie".
5. Since Al Gore's movie was released, we have learned that the
scientist who provided Al Gore with much of the data used to prove Mr.
Gore's case
for global warming (Dr. Michael Mann from American University) had analyzed
the data with a flawed computer program. When a mathematician from
Canada conducted an unbiased review of the raw data used, that Canadian
mathematician was able to show conclusively that the computer program used
by Dr. Mann
to interpret the climate data was flawed. We can't say that Dr. Mann intended
to present flawed data. What we can say is that Dr. Mann and other
people involved, once the flaws in their analysis were proven unequivocally, have
destroyed the raw data sets that they used so that there is no longer an
option to objectively view the flawed data. We were able to view a
video where Dr. Mann was interviewed and he said that it didn't matter that his data was absolutely
wrong. In essence, he said -- don't confuse him with the facts, the sky
is still falling. The movie "Not Evil, Just Wrong" provides
documentation on this.
Please visit the following web page to view the proof for this paragraph.
6. There is a new video now available that refutes Al Gore's
movie. The new movie is called "Not Evil, Just Wrong". The
science is settled that Al Gore is wrong. It remains an open question
whether he is evil or not. We at WigJig have viewed this movie and it
is a compelling video on the topic of the global climate change.
For those interested in viewing the facts about Global Warming, you can
download this video here.
You can also
order this video here. This video provides many factual
interviews with respected scientists.
7. The founder of the Weather Channel has many free videos on the
Internet where he discusses Global Warming. His name is John Coleman.
He also wrote an article published at ICECAP. Mr. Coleman is quoted as
saying that "Global Warming is the greatest scam in history".
Unlike Al Gore, Mr. Coleman does not make money from his positions on Global
Warming.
You can view a web page with information on Mr. Coleman's paper here.
You
can view an interview with Mr. Coleman on You Tube here.
Mr.
Coleman has another video on Global Warming where he is interviewed by Greg
Gutfield here. Finally, Mr. Coleman has a series of four
videos where he speaks on Global Warming, please select one of the
following:
Video 1,
Video 2,
Video 3,
Video 4.
Please view all these videos. Mr. Coleman is far more
eloquent on this topic than we are.
8. Let's briefly discuss why some reputable scientists might
have published studies that indicate that global warming is possible and
that mankind might be the cause. Succinctly put -- follow the money.
Some climate researchers found
many years ago that there is more research money available if things are
looking bad and no money available when things are looking good. Why
should we be surprised that some scientists are requesting funding for study
of a significant problem? The Internet Panel on Climate Change can
only continue if there is Climate Change and if climate change is bad. Without
climate change, or if global warming is good, then the IPCC would be
disbanded. Many of the videos referenced above discuss this, including
John Coleman's videos.
Select
here to view Dr. Patrick Moore, co-founder of Green Peace, Dr. Richard
Lindzen (MIT) climatologist and several other climate experts talking on the politics of Global
Warming and environmental extremists.
Please select here to read Dr. Richard Lindzen's (Professor of Climatology
at MIT) article on the "Climate of Fear". Dr. Lindzen says
"Alarm rather than genuine scientific curiosity, it appears, is essential to
maintain funding. And only the most senior scientists today can stand
up against this alarmist gale, and defy the iron triangle of climate
scientists, advocates and policymakers."
9. There are a few videos that discuss "The Great Global
Warming Swindle".
You can
view one video by selecting here. There is also an similar
video that discusses The "Facts Behind The Great Global Warming Swindle Part
1"
You can find that video here. Here is a follow on video,
called
"The Facts Behind the Great Global Warming Swindle Part 2"
10.
Please select here to read our small
company's philosophy on Global Warming and the impact of the proposed Cap
and Tax legislation on this small
business.
11.
For anyone interested in the real science and not the political science of
global warming, please read Dr. Arthur B Robison, Dr. Noah E Robinson, and
Dr. Willie Soon's excellent paper on global warming here. This
study is posted on the Internet as part of a petition project that includes
signatures of over 30,000 physical scientists, including 9,000 PhDs with
degrees in physical science and climate research. Al Gore refuses to
debate these people. They have facts on their side. Mr. Gore
doesn't want to be confused with the facts, after all, the sky is falling.
The Petition Project has cut off new signatures. With over 30,000
climate researchers signing the petition, there doesn't seem to be much
point in adding more signatures. Please understand that there are more
than 30,000 scientists who believe that global warming is not man made and
is not a catastrophe, it may even be good.
Announcements:
Online Books.
If you are looking for new and interesting jewelry projects -- try one of our Online
Books. Our most detailed instructions are for sale online.
Please select
here to view our selection of online books.
These books are delivered over the Internet and there are no shipping costs
on an order with just online books.
Shipping
Policy. We waive the shipping charge on orders over $60 shipped within the US
(as long as these orders remain over $60).
For International orders we ship via Global Priority Mail and charge $5 over
the US Mail charge for this shipping service. Please select
here to view our entire shipping policy.
WigJig University.
We provide over 3,000 web pages of free information, tips, techniques and
free
jewelry making designs
in WigJig University. We encourage everyone to view this information
as a source for new ideas, projects, or a way to learn new techniques.
We now have a page in WigJig University that shows our designs sorted by
the
WigJig tool used to make them. Please select
here
to view that information.
International Vendors. We do have vendors who sell our WigJig
products outside the US. We encourage customers to contact these
vendors in their home country. Please select
here
to view our list of overseas vendors. We are also happy to sell our
WigJig tools to stores. Please
send us an
e-mail if you are interested in selling our WigJig tools.
Classes.
We have a listing of various jewelry making classes using our WigJig tools
that are offered by bead stores throughout the country. If
you are interested in classes, please select
here. If
you know someone who has classes in using our WigJig tools, please ask
them to send us an e-mail at
custsrv@wigjig.com so that we can include them in these pages.
We are
continuing to improve our newsletter, so please feel free to provide
feedback at
custsrv@wigjig.com.
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