The Art of Making Fine Wood Jewelry [Paperback]

Tony Lydgate (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 31, 1998

"...the art of turning, veneering, carving, and fashioning jewelry of wood...from simply crafted katydids to complex helical mosaic bracelets...fans of fine art as well as...woodworkers will appreciate this compilation."--Booklist. "...specialized techniques not often found in jewelry craft books...carved and polished wood makes striking necklaces and earrings...step-by-step instructions with diagrams and color photographs...suitable for general crafts collections."--Library Journal. "...features jewelry that represents everything from simple earrings to pieces incorporating intricate marquetry and metalworking..."--Woodshop News.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

The rich patinas and interesting shapes of the pieces seen here make them wonderfully tactile; you'll want to handle the smoothly angled surfaces and trace the graceful polished forms. Twenty-four artists share their one-of-a-kind creations--incorporating marquetry, laminates, assemblages, and carvings crafted from both ordinary and exotic woods--along with general explanations of their techniques and ruminations on the appeal that woodworking has for each of them. It takes some degree of skill to achieve the sophistication of this work, but if you've always longed to try woodworking and have been intimidated by the process or the list of equipment, making jewelry is a good place to start. Most pieces can be crafted with hand tools (although a few basic power tools speed certain processes) and only small amounts of wood are needed. There are no step-by-step instructions in this book, but there's plenty of inspiration. --Amy Handy

From Library Journal

These two guides cover specialized techniques not often found in jewelry craft books. Wood is not usually thought of as a jewelry material, but carved and polished wood makes striking necklaces and earrings. Lydgate (The Art of Making Small Wood Boxes, Sterling, 1997) has collected projects from 24 woodworkers. Many involve laminates or marquetry, and all have step-by-step instructions with diagrams and color photographs. Danish crafter Peterson's jewelry is of two types: jewelry that is knitted, twisted, and braided in techniques similar to macrame and jewelry made from rings similar to chain-mail armor. The projects are inspired by pieces found in Viking hoards and have a strong medieval appearance. Both books are suitable for general crafts collections.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Sterling (December 31, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0806903619
• ISBN-13: 978-0806903613
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,245,449 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2.0 out of 5 stars Nice photos but lacks details and instruction, June 6, 2010

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FluffyMenace (Glenn Dale, MD) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Art of Making Fine Wood Jewelry (Paperback)

If you want to actually learn how to make wood jewelry, don't buy this book. The photos are beautiful and are great for ideas, but there is little to no information on how to actually make the projects. Sure, there are some vague instructions but nothing really specific. They leave out a lot of the important details. One of my favorites non-instructions is on page 50, where the author instructs the following: "Make the beads from another section of the original laminate...". Um, that's great, except that I don't know how to "make the beads", and I was hoping the author might elaborate on the process.