The Art of Soldering for Jewelry Makers

Author: Wing Mun Devenney
Publisher: B.E.S. Publishing
ISBN: 9781438002637
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 160

Book Description
Offers strategies and techniques for soldering to create jewelry, covering the fundamentals of the craft, essential tools and materials, and safety precautions, and includes fifteen projects with step-by-step instructions.

Hot Connections Jewelry

Author: Jennifer Chin
Publisher: Potter Craft
ISBN: 0823082288
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 162

Book Description
The art of soldering—permanently joining metal components with a torch and solder—can open up a new world of creative possibilities for jewelry makers. In Hot Connections Jewelry, award-winning jewelry designer Jennifer Chin guides you through every step, from choosing a torch to basic techniques like sawing, filing, and riveting, as well as more advanced techniques like creating surface textures, setting stones, and using inlay. With 23 in-depth lessons and 15 stunning projects, as well as inspiring examples from contributing artists, Hot Connections Jewelry is your essential guide to unleashing your creativity and confidence in jewelry making.

Simple Soldered Jewelry & Accessories

Author: Lisa Bluhm
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company
ISBN: 9781600590306
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 152

Book Description
Soldering has moved out of the garage shop and taken the crafting world by storm! It's an easy-to-learn technique for creating jewelry, decorative accents, and keepsakes, and this guide takes beginners step-by-step through all the basics: glass cutting, working with copper foil, and the actual soldering itself. A comprehensive techniques section helps novices learn the basics and trouble-shoot potential problems as they work.--From publisher description.

Silver Soldering Simplified

Author: Scott David Plumlee
Publisher:
ISBN: 0770433677
Category : Jewelry making
Languages : en
Pages : 162

Book Description
Many crafters are interested in, but intimidated by soldering. Popular jewellery designer and instructor Scott David Plumlee shows readers how to use easy at-home soldering techniques to create more than 30 intricate-looking earrings, bracelets and necklaces. Scott David Plumlee, author of Handcrafting Chains and Bead Jewelry, teaches jewellery makers how to combine simplified soldering (using Argentium silver paste and a small hand-held butane torch) and wire-wrapping techniques to create a range of seemingly complex but doable chain and bead designs. The author's unique approach to combining beading, chain-making, wirework and soldering will appeal to a broad range of crafters.

Soldered Alchemy

Author: Laura Beth Love
Publisher: Fons & Porter Books
ISBN: 9781440243523
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 128

Book Description
Wire wrapping and soft soldering come together for jewelry-making magic! For too long, solder has been an afterthought in jewelry-making - used only for bezels and connections - but not anymore! In Soldered Alchemy, you'll learn new, creative ways to make solder the starring element of your jewelry. Twenty-four gorgeous projects with detailed photos walk you through the basics of decorative solder, bridging wire with solder, adding copper or vintage patinas and more.

The Complete Book of Jewelry Making

Author: Carles Codina
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 1579903045
Category : Jewellery making
Languages : en
Pages : 168

Book Description
An illustrated introduction to the art of making jewelry, providing a review of metallurgy, describing basic and advanced techniques, examining various surfaces, and including step-by-step instructions for several projects.

Jewelry Concepts & Technology

Author: Oppi Untracht
Publisher: Doubleday
ISBN: 0307784118
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 2225

Book Description
The definitive reference for jewelry makers of all levels of ability--a complete, profusely illustrated guide to design, materials, and techniques, as well as a fascinating exploration of jewelry-making throughout history.

The Complete Photo Guide to Making Metal Jewelry

Author: John Sartin
Publisher: Creative Publishing International
ISBN: 1589237366
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 227

Book Description
"Comprehensive reference for all techniques used for making gold, silver, bronze, and copper jewelry"-- Provided by publisher.

Silversmithing for Jewelry Makers

Author: Elizabeth Bone
Publisher: Interweave
ISBN: 9781596684997
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Your expert techniques with a silver lining! A comprehensive guide, Silversmithing for Jewelry Makers details techniques, surface treatments, and innovations specifically designed for all jewelry makers working in silver, and especially focuses on the needs and interests relevant to metal-jewelry artisans. Explore basic skills as well as specialist techniques, including filigree, chasing, annealing, engraving, etching, casting, and much more. Plus, profiles of contemporary practitioners are included in every section, along with galleries illustrating a range of beautifully crafted finished works. The handy resource section also features a how-to for selling jewelry in the contemporary accessories market. Experienced jewelry makers interested in either exploring silver for the first time or taking their silver jewelry to the next level will love this harmonious marriage between expert silversmithing advice and a jewelry artisan sensibility.

Making Metal Jewelry

Author: Joanna Gollberg
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9781579908126
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 116

Book Description
"Make elegant imaginative jewelry by learning easy ways to join metal that don't require a solder or a torch."--From publisher description.