Getting Started Making Metal Jewelry (Getting Started series) (Hardcover)

by Mark Lareau (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Simple, but gratifying projects . . . all great projects for beginners."  —Bella Online Guide to Jewelry Making

"You'll be able to impress friends and relatives with your metal jewelry designs . . . Mark Lareau makes it easy for you to learn."  —Detroit News

"This book shows with clear instructions and a you-can-do-it tone how to make metal jewelry."  —The News & Observer

Product Description

An ideal introduction, this manual details the craft of making metal jewelry by pairing expert guidance with clear, explicit photographs. Beginning with the basic tools and skills necessary to master before complex projects can be executed successfully, every stage of the metal jewelry art is discussed—from practicing proper safety to learning how to cut, solder, buff, and stamp metals. Example projects—in styles from contemporary and funky to classic and elegant—include pendants, earrings, bracelets, rings, and chains.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 144 pages
• Publisher: Interweave Press (January 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1596680253
• ISBN-13: 978-1596680258
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 8.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #64,091 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Customer Reviews

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32 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Clear and approachable..., July 1, 2007

By	Book Addict (Decatur, Georgia United States) - See all my reviews

This is a wonderful book to get you started with metal jewelry. Mark Lareau covers the basics such as tools and how to use them. He prioritizes the tools, which is helpful when you're on a budget. The book includes little mini-lessons such as a one-page course on how metals behave--did you know many metals have a crystalline structure?--and a three-page lesson on how soldering works. He even devotes a page to stringing your jeweler's saw! Some of the descriptions come from the kitchen (peanut butter sandwiches, for example).

Lareau has a wonderful, approachable style of writing and takes away any fear you may have of using unfamiliar tools and materials. He follows his lessons with a variety of basic projects which build on the information he's given and which slowly increase in difficulty. Throughout the book are large, clear photos showing just how the steps should look.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally, metalworking for real beginners, September 4, 2007

By	Martha Koester "eridani" (Seattle WA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Other books I have on this subject are awfully advanced, and assume too much prior knowledge. This book has lots of detail in the instructions, both verbal and pictorial. The projects are simple, yet good-looking.

18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for beginner, May 19, 2007

By	Sherri S (Atlanta, Ga.) - See all my reviews

Explains everything with detail. Great for someone that wants to try working with metals and has NO prior experience. Easy to read. Written with humor.