1.)
This is an exellent article on "Imitation Amber" by Rosanna, COMPLIMENT and thanks for the copy!

2.)
When I was in Morocco a few month ago to sell some of my amber, the buyer divided my beads into various groups - according to color, size, shape etc.

There was one pile he was offering the lowest price for. When I asked why so, he said "Redman, this is Readman!" I had never heard that term up to that day. The beads - just a handful - were all of a simelar kind, something I would consider to be copal. The beads were of a darker brown color and visibly different from the rest, which were more of the avarage yellow and light-brown color.

Among your references you listed one "Lawrence Vincent Redman". I wonder if there is any connection to the beads of the same name (at least phonetical) or if this is nothing but a coincidence.

Can you tell in more detail what Mr. L.V. Redman wrote about and can you possible show any meterials in connection to his work or patents? Since I have sold all my "Redman" (3$/gr.), I cannot show any such beads (but will try to get a photo from Morocco).

Once I heard the description "Redman" for lower grade, brownish copal-kind amber (Oct./Nov. 2016), I asked a few other dealers in the souk of Marrakech, if any "Redman" was available. All of them - without exception - knew what I was refering to. Meaning: the name "Redman" is a well known term for a certain kind of lower-grade copal/amber - artificial or not.

3.)
Do you know the tools used to cut, drill and carve resin beads (like those on the title-shot of BEADS, Vol. 28? Any photos? Any idea, when this lovely carving was done, where exactly (in Mauritania) and if it is possibly still a work in progress?