The JCK Show Las Vegas 2006

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Don’t miss "At the Bench Live” at JCK Las Vegas, June 3-5 in the

ET&S Pavilion.

This year's sessions will feature a diverse range of

topics, from working with palladium to cleaning and detailing CAD-milled waxes.

A full schedule appears below.

For more information, contact Teresa Shannon, director of the MJSA

Jewelry Academy, at 1-800-444-6572, ext. 3103,

href="mailto:teresa@mjsainc.com">teresa@mjsainc.com, or stop by the MJSA

booth, #L9, at JCK Las Vegas.

All "At the Bench Live" sessions are FREE OF CHARGE and will take

place in rear of the Galileo Ballroom of the ET&S Pavilon.

Saturday, June 3

2:00 p.m.  – 3:30 p.m.

Panel Discussion: Preparing for Palladium

Panelists: Daniel Ballard, PM West; Teresa Fryé, TechForm Advanced

Casting Technology; Stewart Grice, Hoover & Strong; B.J. Williams, Johnson

Matthey

Find out how to best work with this increasingly important metal,

as well as how to take advantage of its selling points.

Sunday, June 4

11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Crocheting with Gold

Michael David Sturlin, Michael David Sturlin Studio
Receive a

close-up view of how to fabricate chain with just a needle and gold wire, as

Michael David Sturlin demonstrates the hand crocheting technique.

1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Working with Computer Milled and Grown Waxes

Arthur Skuratowicz, Anton Nash LLC

Discover how to best clean the delicate waxes produced through

CAD/CAM, and how to enhance their details to ensure your models product clean

castings.

3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Saving Irreplaceable Stones: Tips for Working on Gem-Set

Jewelry

Arthur Anton Skuratowicz, Anton Nash LLC
Learn how various

stones react to heat and pressure, how to modify mountings for specific stones,

and how to identify treatments and enhancements.

4:30 p.m.

Book Signing

Arthur Skuratowicz will be sign copies of his latest book, Working

with Gemstones, published by MJSA Press. Copies will be available for sale.

Monday, June 5

11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

The Price Is Right: Pricing and Promotion Strategies

Michael David Sturlin, Michael David Sturlin Studio
Learn how

to develop a pricing formula tailored to your shop's needs, as well as how to

launch a marketing and public relations campaign.

1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Thinking Ahead: Innovative Tools & Techniques

Kate Wolf, Wolf Tools

See demonstrations some of the most innovative tools on the

market, as well as how to modify old tools for new uses. A presentation of The

MJSA Innovation Initiative.

3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Fancy Free: Working with Custom Waxes

Arthur Anton Skuratowicz, Anton Nash LLC
Learn how to carve,

clean, and work with custom waxes to avoid pressure points that can lead to

cracks, chips, and fractures.

All "At the Bench Live" sessions are FREE OF CHARGE and will take

place in rear of the Galileo Ballroom in the ET&S Pavilon, Booth 62607.

Bench and Tool Sponsor: Rio Grande

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