The Workbench Guide to Jewelry Techniques

The Workbench Guide to Jewelry Techniques
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 320
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ISBN-10 : 050051514X
ISBN-13 : 9780500515143
Rating : 4/5 (4X Downloads)

Synopsis The Workbench Guide to Jewelry Techniques by : Anastasia Young

This comprehensive and ambitious workshop reference book for jewelers brings together a vast range of skills, techniques and technical data in one volume, providing an essential one-stop look-it-up resource for both students and professionals. The focus is on detailed explanation with clear step-bystep photography used extensively which means that while this book contains the expert techniques aimed squarely at professional jewelers, it is also accessible to students of any level seeking an authoritative and comprehensive bible of their craft.

Gemstone Settings

Gemstone Settings
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Publisher : Penguin
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 9781596686366
ISBN-13 : 1596686367
Rating : 4/5 (66 Downloads)

Synopsis Gemstone Settings by : Anastasia Young

Gemstone Settings is the most in-depth, technical guide to stone setting. Jewelry makers will enjoy an encyclopedic overview, which features an extensive summary of stone-setting and techniques for creating beautiful gemstone jewelry, from basic bezels and prongs to pave, carre, clusters, and numerous others--including cold joins, precious metal clay, settings for fragile stones, and settings that allow the stones to move. You'll also discover detailed information about stones and metals--including their suitability, gorgeous photos and illustrations for visual support, what makes a design wearable and durable, and detailed information on pre-made versus handmade settings. Step by step, learn how to set your most beloved precious, semiprecious, and organic stones with projects that range from elegant diamond masterpieces to earthy pearl or coral everyday favorites.

The Guide to Gemstone Settings

The Guide to Gemstone Settings
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Publisher : Herbert Press
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 1408154994
ISBN-13 : 9781408154991
Rating : 4/5 (94 Downloads)

Synopsis The Guide to Gemstone Settings by : Anastasia Young

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.

The Jeweler's Bench Book

The Jeweler's Bench Book
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Total Pages : 112
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ISBN-10 : 0979996201
ISBN-13 : 9780979996207
Rating : 4/5 (01 Downloads)

Synopsis The Jeweler's Bench Book by : Charles Lewton-Brain

Charles Lewton-Brain is recognized throughout the jewelry industry as a stellar metalsmith, educator, and author, as well as one of the guiding spirits behind the famed Ganoksin Project and the Orchid e-mail forum. Now, in The Jeweler's Bench Book, he will show you how to best purchase and set up a bench operation, offering insights into everything from the basics of bench design to ingenious storage solutions for tools and supplies. Featuring dozens of full-color images as well as "tours" of working benches that have been arranged and modified for maximum efficiency, The Jeweler's Bench Book will inspire you to take a look at your bench anew.

Professional Goldsmithing:A Contemporary Guide to Traditional Jewelry Techniques

Professional Goldsmithing:A Contemporary Guide to Traditional Jewelry Techniques
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 248
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015019821100
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (00 Downloads)

Synopsis Professional Goldsmithing:A Contemporary Guide to Traditional Jewelry Techniques by : Alan Revere

"The book examines a series of practical goldsmithing projects, each of which has been successfully completed by student goldsmiths using its instructions ... The creation of rings, chains, bracelets, earrings, and clasps, the use of specialized tools, as well as hand positions, movements, and technical data are described in lucid text and demonstrated with an abundance of detailed color photos"--Cover.

Metal Artist's Workbench

Metal Artist's Workbench
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Publisher : North Light Books
Total Pages : 144
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ISBN-10 : 1440311463
ISBN-13 : 9781440311468
Rating : 4/5 (63 Downloads)

Synopsis Metal Artist's Workbench by : Thomas Mann

Get to know the most diverse tool on your workbench—the jeweler's saw! Metal Artist's Workbench is your comprehensive guide for creating jewelry and other sawn projects by getting to know the jeweler's saw. Your personal instructor—veteran artist Thomas Mann—is eager to teach you everything you need to know about this well-loved tool. Following exercises designed to get you "sawing in the zone," you'll be inspired to try your hand (and saw) at any of the 15 stepped-out projects, such as the Light Switch Plate, Chef's Knife Pendant, Self-Portrait Pin or Maze Pendant. With Metal Artist's Workbench, you'll acquire the skill set to create impressive projects and learn: The anatomy of the jeweler's saw and how each part helps improve your sawing success The importance of sawing ergonomics and how the proper grip contributes to the "Whole Body Experience" Sawing techniques such as starting a cut, turning a corner, piercing and several trouble-shooting tips How to create beautiful projects from metal, plastic, wood and paper and more! Start "Sawin' Where Y' at" today and learn how to make the jeweler's saw your favorite tool on the bench!

The Jeweler's Studio Handbook

The Jeweler's Studio Handbook
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Publisher : Quarto Publishing Group USA
Total Pages : 177
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781616735357
ISBN-13 : 161673535X
Rating : 4/5 (57 Downloads)

Synopsis The Jeweler's Studio Handbook by : Brandon Holschuh

Master the art and craft of metal jewelry making in your own home studio! Great jewelry is original, well-designed, and -- with the right tools -- can be created at home by the aspiring artist. The Jeweler's Studio Handbook guides you through the process of equipping your own jewelry studio and teaches you the techniques that will have you crafting one-of-a-kind metal jewelry in no time. Artist Brandon Holschuh walks you through planning your work space, selecting tools and materials, mastering basic metalwork techniques, and applying your new skills to twenty original pieces. In addition, The Jeweler's Studio Handbook encourages novel design, good organization and fearless experimentation, ensuring it will remain an invaluable resource for jewelry artists for years to come. Invites you into the world of the home jewelry artist, from workbench to gallery Teaches fundamental jewelry-making techniques -- hammering, soldering, riveting, and more -- in full-color photographs Illustrates the steps for crafting twenty beautiful pieces of metalwork jewelry, including rings, bracelets, earrings, and pendants Features gallery-quality jewelry from dozens of contributing artists

Working with Gemstones

Working with Gemstones
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 128
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ISBN-10 : 0971349541
ISBN-13 : 9780971349544
Rating : 4/5 (41 Downloads)

Synopsis Working with Gemstones by : Arthur Anton Skuratowicz

Based on the popular column in AJM Magazine, this book offers illustrated insights into how to best work on gem-set jewelry. Readers will learn about common enhancements and treatments, how various gems react to heat and pressure, how to modify mountings to accommodate a gem's characteristics, and what tools they should always have close at hand. The book also includes a glossary, a guide to tool-specific dangers, and charts on how stones react to abrasives, chemicals, and heat.

Jewelry Concepts & Technology

Jewelry Concepts & Technology
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Publisher : Doubleday
Total Pages : 2225
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ISBN-10 : 9780307784117
ISBN-13 : 0307784118
Rating : 4/5 (17 Downloads)

Synopsis Jewelry Concepts & Technology by : Oppi Untracht

The definitive reference for jewelry makers of all levels of ability--a complete, profusely illustrated guide to design, materials, and techniques, as well as a fascinating exploration of jewelry-making throughout history.

Metalsmithing for Jewelry Makers

Metalsmithing for Jewelry Makers
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Publisher : B.E.S. Publishing
Total Pages : 320
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0764165844
ISBN-13 : 9780764165849
Rating : 4/5 (44 Downloads)

Synopsis Metalsmithing for Jewelry Makers by : Jinks McGrath

Presents step-by-step instructions for creating a variety of metal jewelry items, with information on tools, metals and their uses, surface treatments, and specialist techniques.