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What we learned while we were away…

Wow!  In the past few months, CraftOptics attended (that means I attended) VisionExpo & MJSA (with Rio Grande) in New…

Are Your Eyes Working Too Hard?

[Note: Rerun of an important post from 2010] A few days ago, Margot Potter wrote about her visit to the…

Why Lugnut Wears Reading Glasses

I hang out with a crowd that includes 35 to 55 year olds. Most of us still often think and…

Tattoo You. And You. And You.

New photos from Paul! I met Paul Stoll last summer at the JCK, the world’s largest jewelry trade show. Paul…

Jewelry Artists REALLY Need To See The Details!

Have you noticed a bit of a theme on this site?? Lisa Gralnick is a professor of Art Metal at…

Shameless Plug For Needle-pointers

I don’t typically offer shameless plugs on our blog. However, I’m going to today because we have important feedback from…

Sit Up Straight!

We’ve all been told by our mothers to “sit up straight!” Who knew how right they were? Among other things,…

Can’t See? Start With Lighting!

We all know that our vision can be corrected using glasses or contact lenses but did you ever think that…

Model Trains – Yet Another Use For CraftOptics

We’ve recently discovered the world of model railroading and the detail that these hobbyists put into their craft. One of…

Some Excellent Press for CraftOptics

Hi Again! We were very fortunate to have had a terrific article about our company published in a recent Wisconsin…