Silversmithing for Jewelry Makers

Silversmithing for Jewelry Makers
Author: Elizabeth Bone
Publisher: Interweave
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012-01-03
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9781596684997

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.

The Silversmith's Handbook

The Silversmith's Handbook
Author: George E. Gee
Publisher: DigiCat
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2022-06-03
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

George E. Gee in the book "The Silversmith's Handbook" shares the full instructions for the alloying and working of silver. He provides information on the modes of refining and melting silver, its solders, preparation of imitation alloys, different methods of manipulation, and ways to get the most out of silversmith.

Jewelry Concepts & Technology

Jewelry Concepts & Technology
Author: Oppi Untracht
Publisher: Doubleday
Total Pages: 2225
Release: 2011-01-26
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 0307784118

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.

Indian Silversmithing

Indian Silversmithing
Author: W. Ben Hunt
Publisher: Echo Point Books & Media, LLC
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023-01-10
Genre:
ISBN: 9781648372575

W. Ben Hunt's Indian Silversmithing offers a rich history of this southwestern Native American craft and provides an invaluable reference manual for crafters and hobbyists who want to learn and practice the art themselves.

Zuni

Zuni
Author: James Ostler
Publisher: Maxwell Museum of Anthropology
Total Pages: 152
Release: 1996
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN:

More than a guide to technique and design, this insiders' view of Zuni silverwork offers a fascinating window into Zuni culture. The authors examine Zuni silversmithing as an expression of cultural values and aesthetics and explore the relationships between jewelers and traders. They trace the history of jewelry at Zuni since Anasazi times. Using examples by more than twenty contemporary Zuni artists, they describe the techniques of casting, clusterwork, petitpoint, needlepoint, mosaic, overlay, and inlay for which Zuni jewelry is famous as well as nontraditional styles using new materials and techniques. Also included are several interviews in which Zunis discuss the aesthetics and history of silversmithing. Published in cooperation with the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology, University of New Mexico