Metal Techniques for Craftsmen: A Basic Manual on the Methods of Forming and Decorating Metals

Untracht, Oppi

ISBN 10: 0709107234 / ISBN 13: 9780709107231

Published by Robert Hale, 1975

About this Item

dust jacket shows edge-wear rubbing and bumping, clean condition, price unclipped, boards in clean condition, 509pp, pages bright and clean and illustrated throughout in black and white, overall very good condition.

Seller Inventory # 015972

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Metal Techniques for Craftsmen: A Basic Manual on the Methods of Forming and Decorating Metals
• Publisher: Robert Hale
• Publication Date: 1975
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0709107234
• ISBN 13: 9780709107231
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fair
• Weight: 1440 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Hobby & Craft

About this title

Synopsis

This book gives complete instructions on the handling, working, and finishing of all metals. It begins with basic information and the characteristic qualities of each of the metals met by the craftsman, both precious and base. It then describes the various techniques in working metals, as well as methods of metal fabrication such as smithing, annealing, forging, and casting. The methods of metal finishing, as well as explanations of various hand tools and their uses are also included.

About the Author

Oppi Untracht's interest in crafts began in the 1930s and developed with Fine Arts degrees from New York University and Columbia. Metalwork, enamelling and jewellery are his special interests, and he has both taught and exhibited internationally in these mediums. He has written numerous articles for Graphis, Craft Horizons, American Craft and Colliers Encyclopedia, and is the author of Jewelery Concepts and Technology, also published by Robert Hale.