or
Sign in to turn on 1-Click ordering.
 
 
Express Checkout with PayPhrase
What's this? | Create PayPhrase
Sorry!
X
More Buying Choices
52 used & new from $52.96
Have one to sell? Sell yours here
 
   
Jewelry Concepts & Technology
 
 
See all product images
See 1 customer image
Share your own customer images
Search inside this book
Tell the Publisher!
I’d like to read this book on Kindle

Don’t have a Kindle? Get your Kindle here.
 
  

Jewelry Concepts & Technology (Hardcover)

~ (Author) "Humankind's love of personal decoration must have its roots in the awakened concept of the self-image which developed in the unrecorded past..." (more)
Key Phrases: soldering pick, solder snippets, drawplate hole, West Germany, New York, Kalevala Koru (more...)
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
List Price: $150.00
Price: $94.50 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping. Details
You Save: $55.50 (37%)
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
In Stock.
Ships from and sold by Amazon.com. Gift-wrap available.

Only 5 left in stock--order soon (more on the way).

Want it delivered Thursday, November 12? Choose One-Day Shipping at checkout. Details
21 new from $92.96 31 used from $52.96

Formats

Amazon Price New from Used from
  Hardcover $75.60 $75.60 $134.30
  Hardcover, August 17, 1982 $94.50 $92.96 $52.96

Frequently Bought Together

Jewelry Concepts & Technology + Complete Metalsmith: Professional Edition + The Jeweler's Directory of Decorative Finishes: From Enameling and Engraving to Inlay and Granulation
Price For All Three: $140.94

Show availability and shipping details

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

Creative Stonesetting

Creative Stonesetting

by John Cogswell
4.7 out of 5 stars (19)  $35.00
Metal Techniques for Craftsmen: A Basic Manual on the Methods of Forming and Decorating Metals

Metal Techniques for Craftsmen: A Basic Manual on the Methods of Forming and Decorating Metals

by Oppi Untracht
4.3 out of 5 stars (7)  $53.55
The Jeweler's Directory of Decorative Finishes: From Enameling and Engraving to Inlay and Granulation

The Jeweler's Directory of Decorative Finishes: From Enameling and Engraving to Inlay and Granulation

by Jinks McGrath
4.8 out of 5 stars (24)  $16.49
Silversmithing (Jewelry Crafts)

Silversmithing (Jewelry Crafts)

by Rupert Finegold
4.7 out of 5 stars (13)  $26.37
Masters: Gemstones: Major Works by Leading Jewelers

Masters: Gemstones: Major Works by Leading Jewelers

by Lark
4.8 out of 5 stars (9)  $16.47
› Explore similar items

Editorial Reviews

Product 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.


From the Publisher

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.

B & W and full-color illustrations throughout

See all Editorial Reviews

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 840 pages
  • Publisher: Doubleday; 1st edition (August 17, 1982)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0385041853
  • ISBN-13: 978-0385041850
  • Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.9 x 2.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #335,490 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

    •  Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

More About the Author

Oppi Untracht
Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.

› Visit Amazon's Oppi Untracht Page
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Surprise Me!
Search Inside This Book:
Inside This Book (learn more)
First Sentence:
Humankind's love of personal decoration must have its roots in the awakened concept of the self-image which developed in the unrecorded past. Read the first page
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
soldering pick, solder snippets, drawplate hole, made electroconductive, iron binding wire, bezel block, mercury nitrate solution, metallic buildup, tetragonal sphenoid, twist lamination, investment plaster, bracelet mandrel, central shaft pin, cuttlebone casting, dapping block, solder flow temperature, sterling silver sheet, horizontal laminate, bezel mandrel, amalgam gilding, bezel edge, mouth blowpipe, bezel pusher, tracer punch, different colored metals
Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
West Germany, New York, Kalevala Koru, Karl Fischer, Georg Jensen, Crown Copyright, Great Britain, Hong Kong, Add Alloy, Add Gold, Walter Soellner, Lapponia Jewelry Ltd, Aarikka Koru, Frank Juhls, South Africa, Studio Wendt, Courtesy Swest Inc, Department of the Interior, Ossian Hopea, Ron Burton, Standard Wire Gauge, Add Copper, Electrum Gallery, Fred Woell, Schmuck International
New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats
Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Surprise Me!
Search Inside This Book:
Citations (learn more)
9 books cite this book:
See all 9 books citing this book

Books on Related Topics (learn more)
 
 

What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item?

Jewelry Concepts & Technology
63% buy the item featured on this page:
Jewelry Concepts & Technology 4.8 out of 5 stars (32)
$94.50
Complete Metalsmith: Professional Edition
13% buy
Complete Metalsmith: Professional Edition 4.7 out of 5 stars (45)
$29.95
Jewelry: Fundamentals of Metalsmithing (Jewelry Crafts)
9% buy
Jewelry: Fundamentals of Metalsmithing (Jewelry Crafts) 4.2 out of 5 stars (27)
$19.79
Creative Stonesetting
8% buy
Creative Stonesetting 4.7 out of 5 stars (19)
$35.00
Explore similar items

Tags Customers Associate with This Product

 (What's this?)
Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
 
(12)
(9)
(7)
(5)
(5)
(4)
(3)
(3)
(3)
(3)
(2)
See all 14 tags...

Your tags: Add your first tag
 
See most popular tags

Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store

If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store. Learn more
 

Customer Reviews

32 Reviews
5 star:
 (27)
4 star:
 (4)
3 star:
 (1)
2 star:    (0)
1 star:    (0)
 
 
 
 
 
Average Customer Review
4.8 out of 5 stars (32 customer reviews)
 
 
 
 
Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most Helpful Customer Reviews

 
52 of 52 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars This is NOT an Expensive Book!, April 25, 2000
By "auric-argent" (Alton, Illinois, USA) - See all my reviews
If you are a jeweler, thinking about becoming a jeweler, or interested in how jewelry is made:

BUY THIS BOOK!

The price tag may scare some people off, but this is one of the best practical books on jewelry ever written.

Oppi Untracht does an excellent job of pulling expertise from diverse techniques from all over the world to combine them into a compendium that rivals any other. The chapters are sensibly divided in a manner that makes complete sense. The index is huge, detailed and accurate.

Oppi, our hats-off to you! Thank you for a work that can inspire any one from the absolute novice to the consummate professional. However, (Hint, Hint!) an update with pictures in color, and a well-indexed database on CDROM (with an excellent search engine) would preserve it for posterity.

Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
38 of 38 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars The Oppi book (jewelers' bible), August 14, 2005
This book is a must for any serious jeweler but unfortunatly the copy i recieved was 99% black and white the original was full of colour and is a much better book for the artistic types However the book i recieved still has all the pictures in B&W and all the technical info which is what i really wanted from the book, if you are considering buying this book i would suggest trying to find the colour version ISBN 0-7091-9616-4
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Exploitative pricing, good book., March 4, 2000
By edfan "edfan" (Southern California) - See all my reviews
I'm glad I'm not the only one who noted how out of date this tome is, despite its usefulness as a portable history. It is no longer an exhaustive collection of techniques and tools. It needs updating.

This field is frequently overpriced, IMHO. They know their market will tolerate it. As long as this item sells, it will command its overprice. The used book dealers actually sell it for more than Amazon sells a new copy - so be glad Amazon exists!

Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)


Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
 
 
 
Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Jewelry Concepts & Technology
What a wonderful presentation, it covers everything that is needed and wanted by the professional and hobby jewelry maker. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Beverly M. Dewar

5.0 out of 5 stars A True Course
At over 800 pages on instruction and photography, it is fair to call this book a definitive book on jewelry. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Kaylee

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent reference for beginner or advance
An excellent reference covering every phase of making jewelry, with plenty of illustrations and photos
Published 10 months ago by R. Allison

5.0 out of 5 stars A jewelry maker's must-have!!
This book is amazing - I only wish I had found it a few years ago when I was in school! I want to scream at my metals instructor for not having it as a required textbook, or at... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Jen

5.0 out of 5 stars The Bible of Jewelry Techniques
It's hard to justify $85 for a jewelry book, but this combines history, technique and art in one book. Read more
Published 16 months ago by K.P.

5.0 out of 5 stars The second in his trilogy of metal arts books
This one expands on were he stopped with the first book. 19 chapter headings with a multitude of sub headings. Read more
Published 21 months ago by PTSideshow

5.0 out of 5 stars Not a book for the casual crafter
This book is the jewelry makers bible. I cannot begin to scratch the surface of its value by lising content. It is a gem of a book (pun intended). Read more
Published on August 16, 2007 by J. Psmith

5.0 out of 5 stars Jewelry Concepts & Technology
This book was purchased to replace a book lost out of our Mineral & Gem Society library. We have many master gemologists and geologists in the club and each speaks highly of this... Read more
Published on June 11, 2007 by Leslie D. Jones

5.0 out of 5 stars Untracht for All Jewelry Artists
Jewelry Concepts and Technoloty by Oppi Untracht is the must reference text for the jewelry artist. Untracht provides historical reference for styles and techniques, clearly... Read more
Published on May 28, 2007 by Brenda D. Cinkovich

5.0 out of 5 stars An absolute must for every metalsmith / jewelry designer.
In this volume Oppi Untracht offers an excellent overview of metal jewelry making. The seemingly limitless information offered is technically precise,and beautifully illustrated... Read more
Published on August 12, 2006 by C.E.O. Chick

Only search this product's reviews


Customer Discussions

This product's forum
Discussion Replies Latest Post
Oppi's book : differences between the 2 editions? 0 14 days ago
› See all discussions...  
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
 


Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
   

Product Information from the Amapedia Community

Beta (What's this?)

Look for Similar Items by Category

Look for Similar Items by Subject

Search Books by subject:












i.e., each book must be in subject 1 AND subject 2 AND ...
 

Feedback

If you need help or have a question for Customer Service, contact us.
 Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
Is there any other feedback you would like to provide?

Your comments can help make our site better for everyone.


Your Recent History

 (What's this?)

After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.