Download or read book Silversmithing for Jewelry Makers written by Elizabeth Bone and published by Interweave. This book was released on 2012-01-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Silversmithing written by Rupert Finegold and published by Krause Publications Craft. This book was released on 1983 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Indian Silversmithing written by W. Ben Hunt and published by Echo Point Books & Media, LLC. This book was released on 2023-01-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book The Craft of Silversmithing written by Alex Austin and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2007 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book How to Create Your Own Jewelry Line written by Emilie Shapiro and published by Union Square + ORM. This book was released on 2018-04-13 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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
Download or read book The Book of Old Silver English American Foreign written by Seymour B. Weyler and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 447 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Jewellery and Silversmithing Techniques written by Carles Codina and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2002 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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."
Download or read book Gold Silversmithing in Western Australia written by Dorothy Erickson and published by UWA Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This definitive history of gold and silversmithing in Western Australia has been masterfully compiled by Dorothy Erickson, the first person to be awarded a PhD in Fine Arts from the University of Western Australia. Gold & Silversmithing tells the story of the Western Australia's many talented gold and silversmiths. It examines the stylistic, social, and economic milieu in which the works were created. Featuring over 500 full color photographs, Gold & Silversmithing is a beautiful coffee table book that merges fashion, history, and cultural identity.
Download or read book Creative Gold and Silversmithing written by Sharr Choate and published by Crown. This book was released on 1988-12-01 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "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.
Download or read book Silversmithing for Beginners written by Connor Howard and published by . This book was released on 2021-02-22 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you a Jewelry Maker or absolute beginner looking for a Silversmithing book? Here is a Silversmithing guide for Jewelry makers to walk you through tools, materials selection, basic tips & techniques, first timer projects with step by step process. Silversmithing is a process whereby objects are created from fine silver or sterling. Many things can be made by a silversmith, such as ornaments, trophies, jewelry, and utensils. Silver metals are seen in wires or flat sheets. The wires are cut, shaped, soldered, and polished into Jewelry through Silversmithing techniques. This book covers steps by step scope involved in jewelry Silversmithing, which could be used as the overall technique. It also contains bonus chapter with amazing jewelry projects to get you started. Tips on how to price and sell your design and a lot more! Download/Order Your Copy Now!
Download or read book Silversmithing written by Rupert Finegold and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1997-01-28 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The best book on the market that covers text on smithing, including the general principles of metalwork, types and properties of metals, tools, and techniques. Numerous diagrams, photos and illustrations enhance this in-depth, how-to book on silversmithing.
Download or read book Silversmithing written by Brian Hill and published by Crowood. This book was released on 2014-02-28 with total page 487 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As well as promoting the traditional origins of handmaking craft skills, this lavish book explains the latest techniques and opportunities that exist for today's designer silversmith. It emphasizes the importance of acquiring fundamental skills as a basis for creating stunning and innovative designs, and illustrates this with fabulous case studies from leading silversmiths. Written by two experienced designer craftsmen, this book takes a fresh and exciting approach by converting craft theory into visual language that informs, educates and inspires you to try a new technique, extend your skills and develop your own personal direction.Topics covered include: a comprehensive account of manufacturing techniques; the cultural and historical context of the making and crafting of silverware; profiles of designers in handmaking, production and technology, and practical hands-on advice throughout, with world-class examples of surface decoration and specialist aspects of the craft. An in-depth and inspirational guide to 21st century silversmithing, aimed at all craftsmen - silversmiths, metalworkers, designers and jewellers. Lavishly illustrated with 594 colour illustrations.
Download or read book The Guide to Gemstone Settings written by Anastasia Young and published by Herbert Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Navajo Silversmithing written by David L. Neumann and published by Museum of New Mexico Press. This book was released on 1971 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collects six articles written for El Palacio between 1932 and 1954 on the subject of Navajo Indian silverwork.
Download or read book Small Scale Silversmithing written by F J Whitelaw and published by The Crowood Press. This book was released on 2019-08-26 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Silversmithing is an exciting and developing craft, which combines traditional techniques with contemporary design and technology. This practical book introduces the craft with a guide to the workshop and its tools, then emphasises the importance of drawing and design before explaining key techniques and showing how they can be used in clearly illustrated projects. By keeping the individual pieces small, it explains a range of skills that can be developed and combined to make more adventurous items. It discusses transforming silver sheets or rods into three-dimensional shapes using sinking, raising and forging techniques. It teaches how to silver solder and attach handles to the rounded body of a bowl and create well-fitting seams. Nine projects illustrate the techniques in use and include making spoons, round boxes, hinged lids, drinker beakers and candlesticks.
Download or read book Metalsmithing for Jewelry Makers written by Jinks McGrath and published by B.E.S. Publishing. This book was released on 2013-11 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Jewelry written by Tim Mccreight and published by Hand Books Press. This book was released on 1997-09-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In logical progression, Jewelry: Fundamentals of Metalsmithing examines the basic techniques of this ancient and accessible craft: fabricating, surface treatments, joining, finishing, stone setting, chain making, mechanisms, and casting. It is illustrated throughout with clear demonstration photos, Mr. McCreight's beautifully rendered drawings, and examples of exceptional contemporary jewelry. This relaxed yet thorough introduction to the skills of metalworking is a fully revised, expanded and updated edition of Tim McCreight's popular guide for novice metalworkers. As both a fresh presentation of fundamental techniques and a portfolio of the finest contemporary design, Jewelry: Fundamentals of Metalsmithing is an instant classic in its own right.
