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Professional
Goldsmithing : A Contemporary
Guide to Traditional Jewelry
Techniques
by Alan Revere and George
McLean (Illustrator)
Full
of tips which would take
years to learn in the shop.
Well written, good photos,
lots of projects. A definite
must for anyone working
in gold or silver at any
level. |
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The
Art of Jewelry Making: Classic
& Original Designs
by Alan Revere
All
in color! Engraving, casting,
fabricating, forging, soldering,
and enameling. The techniques
are varied and creative,
just like the projects.
Pins, earrings, rings, a
necklace, a pendant, a bangle,
and a cuff bracelet of extraordinary
beauty and style make exceptional
accessories. Compiled by
an international award-winning
jewelry maker, these outstanding
examples will fill you with
a passion for working with
precious metals. |
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The
Diamond Setting Manual of Procedures & Techniques
by Robert R. Wooding.
Recommended
by Wolf on the forum.
He has this to say about this book:
"First do not dust off your
favourite corner of the coffee table, this is
not a pretty conversation starter. This book
is a “usin’ book”. The book
is bound in a heavy-duty metal spiral binding
that allows you to open at any page, fold back,
and then prop the book for use. The type is
generous enough that even those with less than
perfect sight can read it well enough at working
distances to follow the procedures.
The author divides his procedures
into seven basic steps
(1) Inspecting the mounting and stone (the book
contains suggestions on how to balance stone
and setting and how to square the stone to the
setting.
(2) Layout/planning
(3) Cutting the bearing
(4) Seating the stone
(5) Secure the stone
(6) Finishing and
(7) Final inspection
The Author also gives the
mandatory caution not to try this at home (so
necessary today to keep from being sued into
the poor house). Wooding covers seventeen basic
setting types with clear easy to follow instructions
and illustrations.
The biggest surprise for
neophytes will be the news that they will have
to make or modify existing tools to do the procedures
properly. Wooding feels that basic prong pushers
and gravers, just to name two tools, available
from suppliers are good starting points for
modification. He has a special section on making
specialty tools
There are helpful sections
on bur selection and use, drilling, filing and
sawing.
Hammering-Tapping techniques
are also covered.
Contributions were made
to the book by Alan Revere, Charles Lewton-Brain
and Tim McCrieght to name the best known.
Question: If I lost the book
tommorrow would I buy it again ? Yes very quickly! |
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The
Encyclopedia of Jewelry-Making
Techniques:A Comprehensive
Guide to Traditional and
Contemporary Techniques
by Jinks McGrath
With
easy understand and step-by-step
instruction, this is a great
book for a beginner in jewelry
design. In this book, it
shows most of useful tools
and methods in jewelry making
with clear images.
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The
Complete Book of Jewelry
Making
by Carles Codina
After
a brief discussion of basic
metallurgy--alloying, smelting,
annealing, and pickling--the
book moves to essential
jewelry-making techniques:
cutting and piercing, soldering
and other joinings, making
closures and rings, and
enhancing the surface: etching
with acid, combining different
metals, creating textures,
and adding color. |
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Jewelry
Design: The Artisan's Reference
by Elizabeth Olver
Excellent
design source book .
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Creative Stonesetting
by John Cogswell
With more than 600 drawings the author explains dozens of ways to construct settings for unusual situtions in an elegant, practical and secure way..
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Jewelry:
Two Books in One: Projects
to Practice and Inspire:
Techniques to Adapt to Suit
Your Own Designs
by Madeline Coles
The
title says it well. A practical
book. |
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