This book includes articles spanning the Society of North American Goldsmiths' (SNAG) more than 30 years of publishing technical articles and information for its membership. As part of SNAG's mission to advance professional practices through education, these articles have been of ongoing benefit to the membership as well as the field as a whole. This chronological compilation begins with the first technical questions published in the organization's first newsletter and ends with the most recently published article with full color illustrations on wax carving.