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Practical Joining

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"Practical Joining", by Tim McCreight, is an excellent reference book for the metalsmith. He clearly explains a great variety of cold and hot connections plus a bit about adhesives. As always, his writing is clear and explanatory. This book is not meant to teach all the different methods to beginners but it is a good overview of the techniques one might want to further explore.

Save your money and buy one of the author's better books that covers more and has better images for you to understand the process he describes. I feel that this is the same stuff rehashed to produce another book on the same topic he has covered in several other books.

Another excellent text from Mr. McCrieght. The instructions are easily followed, and the illustrations are clear. I would recommend it to any jewelry maker, hobbiest or professional.

Excellent reference book with quick overviews of many techniques. Explanations are clear. Sketches are rudimentary but clear. Does not teach every method in detail but shows many possibilites for further investigation. Good for a beginner to intermediate level metalsmith.

This book is a must have for people doing metal work. Filled with directions it gives you step by step instructions for entrapments and rivets as well as other non soldering ways to attach your metal objects together. Great ideas for those times that you can't use heat on your design.

This is a very good book if you are looking for general information on joining metals. It does not have much detail but gives you several method options.