Author : Rupert Finegold
Publisher : Krause Publications Craft
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 22,8 MB
Release : 1983
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN :
A guide to the basic tools, materials, and techniques of the silversmith includes discussions of the procedures for creating bowls, trays, flatware, and other items.
Author : Alex Austin
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 12,55 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Jewelry making
ISBN : 9781600591310
Take a fresh look at the ancient craft of silversmithing with 18 projects that teach a solid body of skills. This full-color, comprehensive manual provides artisans with a thorough understanding of silver’s properties: what it is and how it behaves. Beginning, intermediate, and advanced techniques are explained and then applied to craft amazingly beautiful items, from accessories to wearables and extraordinary gifts. Use brushing, sawing, piercing, and polishing procedures to fashion a simple bud vase. Progress to a baby rattle or candleholder created with soldering, sinking, dapping, and forging techniques. Ultimately you’ll have the expertise to complete a martini set, lidded container, or teapot. The art of silversmithing has never been easier or more enjoyable.
Author : Elizabeth Bone
Publisher : Interweave
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 10,19 MB
Release : 2012-01-03
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781596684997
Your expert techniques with a silver lining! A comprehensive guide, Silversmithing for Jewelry Makers details techniques, surface treatments, and innovations specifically designed for all jewelry makers working in silver, and especially focuses on the needs and interests relevant to metal-jewelry artisans. Explore basic skills as well as specialist techniques, including filigree, chasing, annealing, engraving, etching, casting, and much more. Plus, profiles of contemporary practitioners are included in every section, along with galleries illustrating a range of beautifully crafted finished works. The handy resource section also features a how-to for selling jewelry in the contemporary accessories market. Experienced jewelry makers interested in either exploring silver for the first time or taking their silver jewelry to the next level will love this harmonious marriage between expert silversmithing advice and a jewelry artisan sensibility.
Author : W. Ben Hunt
Publisher : Echo Point Books & Media, LLC
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,87 MB
Release : 2023-01-10
Category :
ISBN : 9781648372575
W. Ben Hunt's Indian Silversmithing offers a rich history of this southwestern Native American craft and provides an invaluable reference manual for crafters and hobbyists who want to learn and practice the art themselves.
Author : Emilie Shapiro
Publisher : Union Square + ORM
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 17,96 MB
Release : 2018-04-13
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1454710853
A successful jewelry designer offers a practical guide to starting your business, selling your creations, and building your brand. To develop a successful jewelry line, designers have to be more than just creative artists—they have to understand the ins and outs of running a crafts business. Emilie Shapiro’s detailed guide explores the many facets of creating a quality handmade collection that people will buy, including: where to sell your work how to do small-scale production how to carry out market research and publicity how to price and present your pieces for greatest effect, and much more Includes photos
Author : Sharr Choate
Publisher : Crown
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 37,54 MB
Release : 1988-12-01
Category : Goldwork
ISBN : 9780517524138
"Here is the definitive book on jewelry making and other customized pieces of metalcraft, covering the subject completely and containing many hundreds of how to drawings and photographs. It is a must for beginning gold and silversmiths and an indispensable reference for the experienced craftsman artist."--Dust jacket.
Author : Carles Codina
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 27,79 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Jewelry making
ISBN : 9780713663426
In this companion volume to a previous publication, Handbook ofJewellery techniques", Carles Codina takes his readers further alongthe jewellery-making process. He discusses such topics as how to goabout designing a piece of jewellery; how to implement the design;photographing work; making mixed media pieces; and how to achievespecial techniques such as different texture surfaces and filigree.Codina also discusses the use of precious metals and gems, givingcareful guidance so that the reader doesn't make costly mistakes withexpensive materials."
Author : Seymour B. Weyler
Publisher :
Page : 447 pages
File Size : 44,34 MB
Release : 1973
Category : Artists' marks
ISBN :
Author : Machi de Waard
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 24,83 MB
Release : 2021-03-02
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1782217355
"...one of the most comprehensive beginner’s guides to jewelry silversmithing available." BOOKLIST 2/1/21 Silver Jewellery Making is a practical beginners' guide to making silver jewelry, with step-by-step projects guiding the reader through seven projects. The projects are designed to help the reader gain skills and techniques and eventually progress to making their own designs. The seven tried-and-tested projects have been developed by Janet over forty years of teaching and have been honed to develop readers' skills in a practical, doable order. The emphasis is on teaching good practice and acquiring the basic techniques and skills to give the reader a solid basis for developing their jewelry-making capabilities. Tools will be introduced for each individual project, and their uses and correct handling explained. Troubleshooting tips explain how to overcome common problems that may arise. At the conclusion of each project, there will be examples of how the skills gained can be used to make other items. The book is for those who wish to start jewelry making either on their own or as a supplement to beginners' classes.
Author : Anastasia Young
Publisher : Herbert Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,24 MB
Release : 2012
Category : CRAFTS & HOBBIES
ISBN : 9781408154991
A complete and practical guide to setting precious and semi-precious stones in any metal, The Jewellery-Maker's Guide to Gemstone Settings is a detailed, technical guide to stone-setting for jewellers and jewellery students. It explores traditional, modern, and experimental approaches to stone-setting, from the purely functional to design-led solutions for securing stones. It takes the reader through the entire process of setting stones from choosing a suitable stone and designing and making the setting to seating and setting the stone. The extensive setting techniques are combined with step-by-step demonstrations, precise diagrams and images of contemporary work from international jewellers. A comprehensive reference section featuring an illustrated glossary makes this book the essential stone-setting resource for both students and professional jewellers. Demonstrations produced using 3D modelling software provide the most up-to-date reflection of current practice and technology and allow explanations of skills and techniques to be presented with expert accuracy. The perfect resource for jewellers of all levels.
