The complete photo guide to making metal jewelry / John Sartin.
Material type: TextPublisher: Minneapolis, MN : Creative Publishing international, [2013]Copyright date: ©2013Description: 223 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1589237366 (pbk.)
- 9781589237360 (pbk.)
- Making metal jewelry
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book | Main Library | NonFiction | 745.5942 S249 | Available | 33111007506617 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
With beautiful illustrations and step-by-step instructions, this how-to book includes all the techniques involved in crafting metal jewelry, including:
--Cutting and filing
--Cold connections
--Soldering
--Texturing
--Forging and forming
--Setting stones
--Applying specialty finishes
The book's clear organization provides easy access to information with straightforward directions and hundreds of full-color photos. You'll also find easy projects for trying the techniques, as well as a stunning gallery of metal jewelry pieces by experienced designers. Find beautiful jewelry examples and gain skills and inspiration with The Complete Photo Guide to Making Metal Jewelry !
Cover title.
Includes index.
Introduction to metals and gems -- Basic skills -- Connections -- Texturing metal -- Forging and forming -- Setting stones -- Projects -- Inspiration gallery.
Introduction to metals and gems: Unique units of measuring metal -- Metals and alloys -- Unique gem measurements -- Gem anatomy / Basic skills: Sawing -- Drilling -- Piercing -- Filing -- Finishing / Connections: Cold connections -- Hot connections / Texturing metal: Hammer textures -- Roller embossing -- Reticulation -- Metal overlay / Forging and forming: Dapping -- Forging -- Anticlastic and synclastic forming / Setting stones: Bezel setting -- Prong setting -- Tube setting -- Flush setting / Projects: Stretched diamond earrings -- Captive stone pendant -- Hammer textured necklace -- Leaf pin -- Yin yang pendant -- Synclastic cuff -- Anticlastic cuff -- Forged spiral pin -- reticulated earrings -- Flush set textured ring.
"Comprehensive reference for all techniques used for making gold, silver, bronze, and copper jewelry"-- Provided by publisher.
"With beautiful illustrations and step-by-step instructions, this how-to book includes all the techniques involved in crafting metal jewelry, including:--Cutting and filing--Cold connections--Soldering--Texturing--Forging and forming--Setting stones--Applying specialty finishes-- the book's clear organization provides easy access to information with straightforward directions and hundreds of full-color photos. You'll also find easy projects for trying the techniques, as well as a stunning gallery of metal jewelry pieces by experienced designers. Find beautiful jewelry examples and gain skills and inspiration with The Complete Photo Guide to Making Metal Jewelry!"-- Provided by publisher.