A practical guide to the fascinating craft of turning jewelry. Includes 12 step-by-step projects including earrings, rings, necklaces, and brooches.

The first-ever comprehensive guide to creating wooden jewelry, learn and practice several woodworking skills - including jointing, turning, steaming, polishing, staining, painting, beveling, inlaying, and more - to discover a brand new art perspective! Combining wood with other media, from silver to silicon, you’ll learn 10 techniques and create 14 beautiful and accessible jewelry projects that take jewelry beyond metal.

MEET THIRTY-ONE CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES OF A CLASSIC CRAFT.They are from different parts of the world but share a common passion: turning wood into sculptural forms of self-expression. You'll see each artist at work--in their studios, homes, and at the lathe--and discover why their stunning work is considered to be preeminent in the respective fields of woodtruning and modern art. A gallery of beautiful photographs is included. New Masters of Woodturning looks beyond the surface of the wood and into the vision and mind of the artist, providing insights that offer a captivating and important perspective of turn-of-the-century art and craft.

Contains full-color photographs and step-by-step instructions for thirty projects to create wearable wooden jewelry pieces and includes tips and information on woodworking techniques and the basics of metalworking.

"The art of turning, veneering, carving, and fashioning jewelry of wood...from simply crafted katydids to complex helical mosaic bracelets...fans of fine art as well as...woodworkers will appreciate this compilation."--"Booklist." "Specialized techniques not often found in jewelry craft books...step-by-step instructions with diagrams and color photographs...suitable for general crafts collections."--"Library Journal." "Features jewelry that represents everything from simple earrings to pieces incorporating intricate marquetry and metalworking."--"Woodshop News."

Make beautiful, fanciful jewelry on the wood lathe. Beginning with the turning of tiny "bowls" by hand from a variety of wood, Judy takes the turner step-by-step through the process of creating this wearable art form. Each step is illustrated with a color photograph and captioned in a concise and informative way. An extensive gallery of finished works is included.

Woodturning in Miniature introduces the techniques and equipment required to turn small objects accurately and with precision for a range of models, crafts and projects, and covers a wide range of items from clock finials though to jewellery and dolls house saucepans. Early chapters cover the lathe and equipment, and discuss various ways of holding small pieces of wood to turn. Fully illustrated with over 170 colour photographs and fifty line drawings, this book offers something for every woodturner who enjoys a challenge, particularly those fascinated by working in a small scale with precision and accuracy.

"Contains information on skill-building projects and techniques for creating wooden jewelry. Includes step-by-step instructions and photographs for each project and technique discussed"--

“Virtually unknown outside Japan until recently, Temari consists of a ball core covered with plain sewing thread and finished on the outside with brightly colored embroidery thread in geometric designs. Twenty-two illustrated step-by-step projects for finishing the outside complete the book....An excellent and beautifully illustrated guide and is highly recommended for all crafts collections.”—Library Journal.