Metalworking for Jewelry

Tim McCreight

Van Nostrand-Reinhold

Presents all the fundamental metalworking techniques needed in making jewellery. Subjects discussed include: cutting and bending, pattern, texture and contour, fusing and soldering, cold connections, finishing and patinas, stone settings, mechanisms and chains, and casting.

Jewellery : Fundamentals of Metalsmithing

A C Black Publishers Ltd

Best techniques of working with gold, platinum, copper, brass, steel, plaster, and more.
 "Surprisingly comprehensive."-The New York Times. "A gem of a handbook."-Whole Earth Catalog. "No metalsmith or jewelry maker is 'complete' without this easy-to-use resource." -Lapidary Journal.

The Complete Metalsmith: An Illustrated Handbook

Arts & Photography

History & Criticism

Davis Publications Inc.,U.S.

Complete Metalsmith

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Crafts & Hobbies

This informative and practical book covers a wide range of small scale casting techniques, from cuttlefish to contemporary lost wax casting. It has become the established textbook on the subject in universities and craft programs around the world. Now in a new, lay-flat, hardcover binding.

PRACTICAL CASTING A Studio Reference

Reference

Brynmorgen Press

Practical Casting: A Studio Reference, Revised Edition

Business & Money

Investing

"A masterpiece" - Bruce Baker Studio Spiral-bound to lie flat, and handsomely packaged with a rigid fabric cover and plastic band to hold sketches and notes, this information-packed technique source book is on every professional metalworker's must-have list. Filled with drawings and charts, it goes into incredible depth on every crucial topic: materials, tools, shaping, surfaces, joining, color, finishing, casting, stones and stonesetting, chains and clasps, and findings and mechanisms. Need details on bench accessories? Find out about bench pins and how to use them, squares, knives, scrapers, sanding boards, pliers racks, and more. Want to know about gems? A Gem Summary Chart gives the name, colors, cuts, hardness, and heat sensitivity of the top 50-and that's just the beginning. It's practically required reading for professionals!

In this unique volume, teacher and designer Tim McCreight has collected sixty words that show up frequently when we discuss the artifacts in our world. Gorgeous objects and images are shown along with commentary on the concepts of design. The premise of the book, made plain in worlds and pictures, is that design is not something reserved for art students, but a part of the experience of being human.

Design Language, Interpretive Edition

It has been ten years since Precious Metal Clay was introduced in the United States, and it is time to see what artists have done with this fascinating material. This book gathers for the first time work made by leaders in the field. A critical essay by noted designer Donald Friedlich and a technical explanation from scientist Darnall Burks make this a landmark volume for artists and collectors.

PMC Decade

This book is a follow-up to the highly successful "Jewelry Fundamentals of Metalsmithing" and has the same high quality photos and practical information. In addition to featuring scores of exciting boxes by contemporary designers from around the world, the book describes dozens of hinges, catches and construction techniques in practical detail. Intended for intermediate metalsmiths, this book will not only teach you how to make that special hinge, but get you excited about what to do with it.

Metalsmith's Book of Boxes and Lockets

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Books by Tim McCreight

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Metalworking for Jewelry

Jewellery : Fundamentals of Metalsmithing

The Complete Metalsmith: An Illustrated Handbook

Complete Metalsmith

PRACTICAL CASTING A Studio Reference

Practical Casting: A Studio Reference, Revised Edition

Complete Metalsmith

Design Language, Interpretive Edition

PMC Decade

Metalsmith's Book of Boxes and Lockets