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Using just a few basic tools crafters can try their hands at simple designs such as wall hooks, a letter rack and soap dish before moving on to the more complex projects.

An explosion of patination methods from beginner to advanced skill levels! Patina offers a collection of over 300 metal patination recipes, application instructions, and full-sized samples for anyone working in metals, including jewelers, sculptors, and metal artisans. This all-skill-level book covers steel, stainless steel, copper, brass, bronze, silver, and aluminum. Neatly organized by metal type then by color for ease of reference. Patina discusses variables that affect the overall metal...

The result of nearly two decades of intensive research by Norman Mack and his late wife, Beatrice Davidow Mack, Missouri’s Silver Age: Silversmiths of the 1800s is a comprehensive directory of nineteenth-century Missouri silversmiths, their works, and their identifying makers’ marks. Illustrated with over one hundred photographs, this exceptional reference for historians and silver collectors showcases the Macks’ three-hundred-piece collection of Missouri silver, which includes a representative...

Head to Your Bench and Turn on Your Torch ...It's time for jewelry soldering! Join artist and instructor of 25 years Lexi Erickson in 6 comprehensive watch-and-learn lessons as she shows you step by step how to solder jewelry! Take your metalsmithing skills and jewelry designs to the next level with an all-inclusive introduction to soldering. Master metalsmithing basics as you boost your jewelry-making skills with these essential techniques for getting started with jewelry soldering, including...

Master every technique you need to tackle a wide range of projects: choose the right woods and tools; make sketches or dummy models; carve in relief and in the round; explore pierced relief and applique; learn how to strengthen fragile forms and deal with unexpected splits and knots; shape bowls inside and out; and choose a finish that will complement your carving. Techniques and projects are shown with practical step-by-step photography - you'll also find a directory of wood finishes to complet...

This is a comprehensive, practical guide to upholstery. It brings all the techniques of the craft, from the simplest to the most sophisticated, within everyone's reach. Including a detailed run-down on the basic procedures, tools and materials, it demonstrates ten upholstery projects, ranging from the easy (a chair with a slip seat) to the difficult (a chesterfield sofa). An illustrated history of upholstery explores the development of technique and style. Throughout, the emphasis is not only on...

Wrap your way to one-of-a-kind jewelry ...With precise and chaotic styles! Join artist and instructor Scott David Plumlee in 7 comprehensive watch-and-learn lessons as he shows you step by step how to create stunning wire and bead jewelry! Take your skills and jewelry designs to the next level with an all-inclusive introduction to wire wrapped jewelry. Master wire wrapping basics as you boost your jewelry-making skills with these essential techniques for getting started with wire and bead jewe...

The enthusiasm for making jewelry has been enormous in the last few years, and both the amateur and professional jewelry-makers can greatly extend the scope of their designs by learning to work with wire. With over 500 illustrations and clear, step-by-step directions, the book covers everything from beginner's to more advanced techniques. Readers will learn how to make hoop earrings, decorative chains, brooches, and much more.

This title features glorious effects with gold and silver in over 40 step-by-step ideas and projects. It is a comprehensive practical course on gilding with gold, silver and metals; a contemporary, imaginative approach to an age-old craft. It is clear and authoritative instruction in traditional water and oil gilding techniques, and the use of inexpensive alternatives such as metallic transfer leaf, liquid leaf, powders and pastes. It features: how to gild furniture; make an antique-effect gold...

Gold and silver wire skillfully woven into gentle yet substantial forms adds dimension and refinement to your handcrafted jewelry. Designer Linda Chandler, along with one of her best students, Christine Ritchey, introduce a new wire weaving technique that varies the number of wires and their thickness to create stunningly beautiful bracelets, neckpieces, and pendants. Project instructions go well beyond simple line drawings to show the assembly process of each piece in a series of step-by-step p...

Bring a radiant dimension to your home, garden and gifts with the unique, versatile and quirky qualities of wire and metal20 tempting projects range from pretty cards and glowing lanterns to fluttering butterfly wind chimes, an irresistibly sweet mirror frame and a decadent beaded chandelierCreative craft techniques such as embossing, beading and decoupage combine with simple wirework and metalworkStylish, detailed photography offers essential support and invaluable inspiration

This beginner-level guide explains, step-by-step, how to make a fixed-blade hidden tang knife and a matching leather scabbard. Used by hunters and fishermen the world over, hidden tang knives have tangs that are completely hidden by the handle material, which makes for a more comfortable grip on the knife. Knifemakers will find the 200+ photos and diagrams, the tools and materials lists, and the detailed instructions perfectly suited to creating this knife. The guide requires minimal use of powe...

This title is written for anyone inspired by the versatility of metal. It explains the many techniques that form the basics of this craft, from traditional methods of measuring and marking out to more recent practices such as use of adhesives and inert gases for joining metals. Topics covered include advice on setting up a workshop and equipment, working with the metal, drills and drilling, threads, machines and shaping and joining metal. It also includes an introduction to the qualities of meta...

Create contemporary copper jewelry that is beautifully designed and affordable with the bestselling author of Bead on a Wire. Contemporary Copper Jewelry features an extensive technique section and 17 projects from a collection of top jewelry artists, all shown with detailed step-by-step photography. Copper jewelry offers jewelry makers an inexpensive yet stylish alternative to silver. Working with base metals and copper is popular because it's pretty, easy to work with, and accessible. Jewelry...