This is a technique tutorial. It does not show you how to make a finished piece of jewelry. Instead it provides step by step instructions (with photos) for making what is often called a Jacob’s Ladder cane plus three of Jan Geisen’s variations of the technique.

In addition to the step by step instructions, there is a list of fifteen other variations to try. Three of these variations include photographs with explanations. The tutorial also includes a section on how to use the slices. There are six ideas to experiment with, to create jewelry in your own style.

Lastly, there is also a gallery of thirteen jewelry pieces Jan created from cane slices created in this tutorial. These jewelry pieces also include short explanations about how they were made.