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  <title><![CDATA[Spruce Crest Path]]></title>
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  <description><![CDATA[Spruce Crest Path is a one-person jewellery studio in Nagano, Japan. Geometric silver and brass pieces, made by hand in small runs. Shop the current collection.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[The summer run is up: eight pieces, two new forms]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[The July batch went on the site last Friday. Two new forms this time, both drawn from a grid I have been working on since April. The offset square pendant is back in a larger size. Six of the eight pieces are still available as of this morning.]]></description>
    <pubDate>2026-07-18</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Commission window open again from July 7]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[The commission queue closed in April when I had six pieces in progress at once, which is too many. The queue reopens on July 7. Lead time is still six to eight weeks from the drawing stage. The deposit listing will be live again on the 7th.]]></description>
    <pubDate>2026-06-30</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Nagano craft market, July 19: the studio will have a table]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Spruce Crest Path will have a table at the Nagano summer craft market on July 19. I will bring pieces from the current run and a few samples from the archive. The market is at Joyama Park from 10 in the morning.]]></description>
    <pubDate>2026-06-10</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Why cold connection rivets instead of solder]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Most jewellery is soldered. The join is invisible, which is usually the point. Cold connection is the opposite approach: the fastener is visible, structural, and part of the design. At Spruce Crest Path, most pieces use copper or silver rivets instead of solder, and the reason is not just aesthetic. It changes how the piece is built, how it ages, and what it looks like up close.]]></description>
    <pubDate>2026-04-15</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Selective oxidising with liver of sulphur by brush]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Liver of sulphur is a standard patination chemical for silver and brass. Most jewellers apply it by dipping the whole piece into a warm solution, which oxidises every surface evenly. At Spruce Crest Path, it is applied with a fine brush, one surface at a time. The difference in result is significant, and the reason for doing it the slower way is specific to how the pieces here are designed.]]></description>
    <pubDate>2026-03-08</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[How isometric grids shape the jewellery designs here]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Every piece made at Spruce Crest Path starts on paper. The paper has a grid on it, specifically an isometric grid, which divides the plane into 60-degree triangles rather than 90-degree squares. That choice of grid is not arbitrary. It determines which angles are available, which proportions feel right, and which shapes can be cut from flat sheet metal without waste.]]></description>
    <pubDate>2026-05-10</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[How to care for sterling silver jewellery at home]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Sterling silver tarnishes. That is not a flaw; it is a property of the metal. How quickly it tarnishes depends on the environment, how often the piece is worn, and whether it has an oxidised finish or a bright one. The care routine for a piece from this studio is simple and takes about five minutes a month if you keep up with it.]]></description>
    <pubDate>2026-02-14</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[What to expect when commissioning a handmade piece]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Commissioning a piece of jewellery sounds more complicated than it is. At Spruce Crest Path, the process is straightforward: you describe what you want, Mika Tanigawa draws three options, you choose one, and the piece is made. The whole thing takes six to eight weeks from the drawing stage. Here is what each step actually involves.]]></description>
    <pubDate>2026-01-20</pubDate>
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