Download or read book Lapidary Carving for Creative Jewelry written by Henry Hunt and published by Henry Hunt. This book was released on 1980 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by one of our leading lapidaries, this important classic on contemporary design describes Hunt's original techniques.
Download or read book American Lapidary written by Henry Hunt and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Lapidary Carving for Creative Jewelry written by Henry Hunt and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Lapidary Carving written by Frank W. Long and published by . This book was released on 1982-01-01 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Lapidary Carving for Creative Jewelry written by Desert Press, The and published by . This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Introduction To Lapidary written by Pansy D. Kraus and published by Krause Publications. This book was released on 2007-09-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An authoritative introduction to all aspects of lapidary is provided here by Pansy Kraus. She describes the processes, tools, and equipment of each branch of this fascinating hobby, helping the reader choose a technique, get started the right way, and determine which tools will work best to achieve specific results. &break;&break;Kraus describes the considerable rewards of tumbling rocks, making cabochons, carving gem materials, lapping, cutting spheres, making beads, and faceting. She provides a coherent overview of a vast and complex field, from the elements of getting started to studio visits with lapidary artist, where we discover what may be possible. &break;&break;Olive M. Colhour produces breathtaking Florentine pietre dure portraits by color-matching stones to paintings. Then, she cuts and polishes each rock separately before assembling her sculptured mosaics. &break;&break;Jerry Muchna facets three-dimensional quartz sculptures. His "Great Moments in America" series includes The Spirit of St. Louis, with 695 facets, and Iwo Jima, with 6,511 facets. &break;&break;Hing Wa Lee combines traditional Chinese technique - using a fixed shaft with a foot treadle - with the use of a modern flex shaft to produce carvings of astonishing intricacy. Working with traditional jadeite and nephrite - as well as more unusual materials, such as sugilite - he achieves a unique blend of antiquity and modernity. &break;&break;Their work is shown in 27 exciting color plates, along with that of other artists featured in the studio visits.
Download or read book Handbook for the Amateur Lapidary written by James Harry Howard and published by Ravenio Books. This book was released on 1935 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Man was cutting, carving and polishing gems long before he began to leave written records of his doings. Many Museums have countless examples of the lapidary work done by those artisans and artists, who wrought from raw materials, with exceedingly primitive equipment, objects of art that our modern workers would be hard taxed to surpass. Today, in the Far East, native artisans with hand or foot driven wheels are producing perfect polishes on difficult gems, showing workmanship of which we amateurs with full complement of tools may well be envious. Gem cutting is only one of many arts that are old. Ceramics, wood working, metal working and so forth are old arts. The thing that is peculiar is that these other arts all have their extensive literatures. One may go to any public library and find many volumes on any of these subjects except gem cutting. These volumes are all-revealing, authoritative and detailed. But the subject of gem cutting is shrouded in mystery. Few have written even in generalities on the subject. The Author, several years ago, conducted a search for such literature. He found absolutely nothing. Much later he learned of and borrowed, a copy of Oliver Byrnes, “Handbook for the Mechanic, Artisan and Engineer” and found in it an exceedingly interesting chapter on gem cutting. But the volume was written about 75 years ago, probably had a very limited circulation, was never reprinted, and not one library in fifty ever heard of it. That is the only volume the Author has ever found that treats even briefly of gem cutting. This excludes of course such texts as “The Gem Cutters Craft” by Leopold Cleremont which have chapters on the technique of cutting, but that treat of it so generally that they cannot be used as instructions. The art for some reason has always been passed down from generation to generation by apprenticeship only. When the Author began the above mentioned investigation he was told “The cutting of gems can be learned only through an apprenticeship.” There is no desire here to picture the art as an easy one to learn nor to minimize the skill that is shown by the work of the professional lapidaries, nor to intimate that the professional could, if he would, reveal all his secrets in one brief volume. The desire is to lift the cloud of mystery that has always surrounded the operation and show that actually there is nothing mysterious in the practices of the profession, but only certain basic rules, which, if obeyed, will bring definite results. It is hoped that the instructions herein given are sufficiently explicit that the beginner in the work will have no especial difficulties. It is hoped also that they are not so tedious but that they will be readable by those who do not propose to cut gems but who are, nevertheless, interested in the operation.
Download or read book Gem and Lapidary Materials written by June C. Zeitner and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A complete handbook of common materials used in lapidary arts, lavishly illustrated with full-colour photographs.
Download or read book American Lapidary written by Henry Hunt and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Beginners Guide to Gem Carving written by Jason Hollis and published by Jason Hollis. This book was released on with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginners Guide to Gem Carving Everything You Want to Know About Gem Carving But Didn't Know Where to Start ! I get asked a lot of questions about gemstone carving so I thought I should put all the answers into one. This e-book guide to gem carving is for anyone who wants to learn this fun lapidary skill, even if you have never had any lapidary experience & on a tight-as budget, this guide will have you carving & polishing with great results. Includes step by step photos + links to view or purchase the tools you will need to get started.
Download or read book The Creative Lapidary written by Frank W. Long and published by Van Nostrand Reinhold Company. This book was released on 1976 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Revised Lapidary Handbook written by James Harry Howard and published by Ravenio Books. This book was released on 2015-11-04 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This resource is organized as follows: I. Sawing The Diamond Saw Speed Lubricant Making a Diamond Saw General Notes on Diamond Sawing Mud Sawing The Silicon Carbide Saw Wire Sawing Band Sawing II. Cabochon Cutting Cutting and Polishing Outlining Flatting the Base Cementing Technique No. 1 Technique No. 2 Finishing the Front General Notes Special Treatments III. Large Flats IV. Gem Drilling Tube Drills The Diamond Pointed Dbill The Rod Drill Notes V. Bead Making Alternate Method-Bead Drilling Notes Rough Shaping the Beads VI. Cutting Faceted Gems VII. Advanced Facet Cutting Choosing a Cut VIII. The Optics of Brilliants IX. Mosaics X. Impregnation of Gem Materials XI. The Artificial Coloring of Agates XII. Soft Carving (With Steel Tools) XIII. Carving and Engraving Hard Materials XIV. Sphere Making XV. Bracelets and Rings XVI. Cutting Gems by Hand XVII. Diamond as Abrasive XVIII. Cutting of Diamonds XIX. Miscellaneous Useful Information
Download or read book Gem Cutting written by John Sinkankas and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For over half a century, Gem Cutting has served as the go-to guide for beginners and experts alike. Offering a wealth of information for everyone, it starts with the fundamentals and leads logically to techniques and projects that will challenge even the most advanced cutter. Every step is described in detail and illustrated with drawings and photographs. Sinkankas covers common pitfalls and, wherever possible, offers hints on how to take money-saving shortcuts. Incorporating tips on operating equipment for greatest efficiency, he explains how to make or choose equipment for sawing, grinding, sanding, and other basic operations. Special chapters describe how to cut and polish cabochons, faceted gems, spheres and beads; how to tumble gems; and how to make carvings, engravings, inlays, and mosaics.
Download or read book Gemcraft written by Lelande Quick and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sawing, polishing, cabochons, stars, cat's eyes, faceting, lapping, carving, engraving, making novelties, mosaic, and intarsia.
Download or read book Beginning Gemstone and Jewelry Carving written by Dick Frieson and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jewellery Making.
Download or read book Gemcraft written by Lelande Quick and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Picture Jaspers from the Northwest written by Hans Gamma and published by . This book was released on 2015-06-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
