Dr. Gerald Wykoff is GG (Graduate Gemologist), a CSM (Certified Supreme Master gemcutter), educator, and author of several gemology books. He founded the American Society of Gemcutters in the 1980s and served for more than 10 years as the editor of its monthly magazine, American Gemcutter.
Articles by Gerald Wykoff:
- Alternative Birthstones
- Calculating the Karat Content of Gold and Interpreting Marks
- Does Synthetic Spinel Exist? What is it?
- Evaluating Gemstone Cutting: The Five Ps
- Frequently Asked Questions About Gem Cutting
- Gem Lore – A Resource For Gemcutting Information
- Gemstone Care Guide
- How to Calculate the Jeweler’s Markup for Gold Jewelry
- How to Carve, Sculpt Gems
- How to Clean Your Gemstone Jewelry
- How to Facet Gems
- Mechanical Gemstone Cleaning
- Relationship Between the Price of Gold and the Price of Your Jewelry
- Silver Marks: What are Coin, Sterling, Mexican, and German Silver?
- Skin Discoloration by Gold and Other Jewelry Metals
- Suiseki, Glyptography, and Other Rock Artistry Techniques
- The Foundation Stones of the New Testament
- The History of Lapidary
- Underkarating fraud in the jewelry trade
- What is Pewter?
