Hardy ReducerNovember 2012 Stainless steel This piece of equipment may not strictly be art, but good industrial design does encourage making the tools we need as attractive as their utility allows. So what is it? Jewelers, like blacksmiths, use forming stakes like the one in the second picture lying on my anvilthe difference is that ours are a lot smaller. So much smaller that rather than fitting snugly into the hardy hole of the anvil (the square hole

The Kaporet was supposedly the space from which Moses spoke to God in the Tabernacle—so it was no great leap to place the Name דני between two cherubim in the design

which were great for making post studs from which to hang the knots as earrings

fine silver

The body is in the shape of a flame

Unfortunately photos don't truly show the sparkle of the side stones or the vibrant color of the central sapphire nearly well enough

he chose one called "Dragon

I didn't want to carve the design into a large slab of stone for this piece

The constant was the staggered architectural lines of the setting

It's interesting to note that I usually make "two-thumbed" hamsot

I decided to take search through this most romantic book of the Hebrew Bible to see if there was something that spoke more personally to my relationship with her

I felt like it highlighted the technique and also served as a commentary on communication—the fact that you can see completely through the ring (see the last photo) and know that there's nothing holding the sapphires up but the seats in the metal walls means there's nowhere to hide

While it is mostly valued for its natural fragrance (the wood was typically ground up to make perfumes and incense)