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

Codina, Carles

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1579903045 ISBN 13: 9781579903046

Casa editrice: Lark Books, 2006

Riassunto

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.

Su questo libro

Product Description

A comprehensive guide to the jeweller's art. It includes discussion of basic metallurgy (alloying, smelting, annealing and pickling), and professional-quality techniques for cutting, piercing, soldering and making closures for rings. It provides information on enhancing surfaces; etching, creating textures, adding colour, gem setting, and more.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Lark Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1579903045
• ISBN 13: 9781579903046
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 160
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile