This comprehensive book uses hundreds of color photos and clear drawings to explain jewelrymaking techniques like soldering, bending, enameling, anodizing and stone setting. The text is readable and clearly organized, earning it praise from beginners and advanced workers.

Jewelry Making Manual

WICKS, Sylvia

Brynmorgen Pr

A collection of 12 independent chapters, each written by a nationally known master, describing in clear detail the tools, materials, and procedures for a specific technique. The handsome design and attractive illustrations make this stand out as a stunning example of technical writing taken to a new level of professional presentation.

Metals Technic: A Collection of Techniques for Metalsmiths

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Crafts & Hobbies

This practical tool-in-a-book combines instruction on rendering techniques with unique guides that assist designers as they conceive jewelry and other works for the body. An envelop on the inside back cover contains a useful plastic template of circles, squares and other shapes as well as a ruler.

Practical Jewelry Rendering

McCreight, Tim

Business & Money

This unique collection gathers the experience of a dozen leaders of fine metalsmithing, each writing about a technique of special expertise. From techniques as ancient as granulation and depletion gilding, to the latest word in foldforming and anticlastic raising, "Metals Technic" is a valuable addition to the literature of jewelrymaking.

Engineering & Transportation

Engineering

The English translation of the original German text, for many years the standard reference used by European jewelers. A comprehensive collection of information about materials, tools and techniques of metalsmithing with unique emphasis on the science and calculations behind familiar studio practice.

Theory and Practice of Goldsmithing

Brepohl, Erhard

Working With Precious Metal Clay

Working with Precious Metal Clay is the first American book for artists and hobbyists who want to know more about this exciting new art material. Techniques are taught through 50 projects of increasing complexity, projects that range from earrings to rings to accessories like a thimble, spoon and tea strainer. A large section called Technical Tips offers practical information on working, firing and finishing PMC, and a final chapter on tools shows some studio aids you can make for yourself. "Working with PMC" features over 400 full color illustrations that lead artists systematically through the steps needed to make personal and exciting work.

If one is good, two are better. The ProPlus Edition includes the Professional print version (a 312 page, hardcover book), plus a CD that contains the full text of the book in a format that you can read, search and print on your computer. Included materials are, short video clips, the text of two additional books, plus unique calculation software for desktops, laptops, and PDAs.

Complete Metalsmith: Proplus

In this book, ten leading artists teach their specialty, with clarity, care, and passion. Innovative techniques are pesented with clear instructions and examples. Tonya Davidson: Using the PMC Syringe Celie Fago: PMC Hinges Jennifer Kahn: PMC Bezels Doris King: Fusing Sterling and PMC Terry Kovalcik: Viscosity Painting Noortje Meijerink: PMC on Ceramic Kelly Russell: Using Stencils with PMC Barbara Simon: Lampworking and PMC CeCe Wire: Water Etching on PMC J. Fred Woell: Coreless Beads

PMC Technic: A Collection of Techniques for Precious Metal Clay

Tim McCreight / Various

Arts & Photography

Metal clay offers innovative possibilities for setting gemstones that would be difficult or even impossible with conventional jewelry techniques. The author describes dozens of ways to set stones, including bezels, prongs, pavé, and channel settings. Each technique is presented with clear instructions and helpful illustrations, in many cases augmented with jewelry that demonstrates the exciting possibilities.

Setting Stones in Metal Clay

Landenwitch, Jeanette

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Jewelry Making Manual

Metals Technic: A Collection of Techniques for Metalsmiths

Practical Jewelry Rendering

Metals Technic: A Collection of Techniques for Metalsmiths

Theory and Practice of Goldsmithing

Working With Precious Metal Clay

Complete Metalsmith: Proplus

PMC Technic: A Collection of Techniques for Precious Metal Clay

Setting Stones in Metal Clay