The Complete Book of Jewelry Making: A Full-color Introduction to the Jeweler's Art

Carles Codina

ISBN 10: 1579903045 / ISBN 13: 9781579903046

Published by Lark Books, 2006

About this Item

160 pages. 12.00x9.25x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Seller Inventory # 1579903045

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Complete Book of Jewelry Making: A Full-color Introduction to the Jeweler's Art
• Publisher: Lark Books
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1579903045
• ISBN 13: 9781579903046
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.77 kilograms

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Synopsis

This amazingly comprehensive guide to the jeweler’s art is a goldmine of information—big, beautiful, and with hundreds of color photos. It’s simply the handsomest, most complete sourcebook available, with its enlightening discussion of basic metallurgy (alloying, smelting, annealing, and pickling), and professional-quality techniques for cutting, piercing, soldering, and making closures and rings. Learn the tricks of the trade for enhancing surfaces; etching, combining metals, creating textures, adding color; engraving; enameling; and gem setting. Seven magnificently presented projects include a silver repoussé pendant, an articulated gold bracelet with clasp, a multiple loop-in-loop chain, and a square hollow-construction ring to die for.

From Booklist

When jewelry is no longer defined by the precious metals or stones used, the new meaning enables amateurs and professionals alike to stretch their imaginations. And so does this first book by a Barcelona teacher and practitioner. He concentrates on ensuring that readers have a good understanding of the basics, from the ABCs of metallurgy to such complicated techniques as enameling and lacquering. In fact, included are a few resurrected methods; for instance, niello, an easily accomplished form of enameling, is often seen in eastern European silver pieces but rarely in the U.S. Most of the examples are contemporary, taken from European designers, and all blessed with great color photographs--as is the grand finale, the step-by-step how-tos of seven different pieces, detailed with words and in pictures, though none are really intended for rank beginners. An introduction for buyers as well as for budding artisans. Barbara Jacobs
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