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Jewelry: Fundamentals of Metalsmithing (Jewelry Crafts) (Hardcover)

by Tim Mccreight (Author)
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A professional metalsmith and teacher well known as the author of a standard text, The Complete Metalsmith (Davis, 1991. rev. ed.), McCreight offers a lavishly illustrated guide to techniques. As indicated by the title, this book covers metalworking fundamentals and is similar to Jinks McGrath's The Encyclopedia of Jewelry-Making Techniques (LJ 11/1/95). Photographs of other artists' pieces are interspersed throughout the text without any textual explanation, though evidently they are included as finished examples of the processes being discussed. No projects are included.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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  • Hardcover: 144 pages
  • Publisher: Hand Books Press (September 15, 1997)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1880140292
  • ISBN-13: 978-1880140291
  • Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 8.7 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #25,121 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A fine, fine book, November 2, 2004
By Mike Reeves-McMillan (Auckland, New Zealand) - See all my reviews
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The fact that McCreight has been teaching for 25 years really shines through. The little tips he slips in are great and his suggestions for improvising and making your own tools would save you the cost of the book in short order. There are flashes of humour and the illustrations are inspirational.

One of the editorial reviews mentions that the book contains no projects. While strictly true this is slightly misleading. McCreight includes a number of step-by-step sets of instructions for achieving particular results, but doesn't arrange them into end-to-end projects - leaving you free to think up your own, which personally I prefer.

One of the customer reviews also notes that the illustrations and text are not directly tied together. This is also true, but I was able to make the connections myself in 90% of cases. In the section on hinges, the illustrations show pieces with hinges, and so forth. They are there to stimulate your creativity rather than to tie in tightly to the text.

If you buy no other jewellery crafting book, buy this one.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Jewelry: Fundamentals of Metalsmithing (Jewelry Crafts), September 11, 2005
By Frank C. Vozenilek (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) - See all my reviews
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This book is an excellent tool being versatile enough to take into a classroom shop environment or the metalsmith's jewelry shop. The book reads easy and is therefore easy to understand and transition the patterns and instructions to reality. All in all a well rounded book that could be used as a text or supplemental text.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful book!!, September 11, 2005
By Groa Bjork Hjorleifsdottir ((Keflavik, Iceland)) - See all my reviews
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This book was a heaven send to me. It has beautiful pictures and very well written text and explanations. It's a must-have book if you are thinking about working with metal.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great for the basics
This book is great to review the basics of various techniques without too much fluff. Nicely organized, laid out and illustrated, and written well. Read more
Published 2 months ago by G. Emese

3.0 out of 5 stars Photos Intimidating - recommend a different McCreight book
I truly wish I would have purchased "The Complete Metalsmith" by T. McCreight FIRST and possibly this book second as an inspiration/idea/picture book of metal art possibilities... Read more
Published 9 months ago by CLG

5.0 out of 5 stars Jewelry: Fundamentals of Metalsmithing
Interesting subject and very well presented.
Will be used by me as my reference guide for new area of endeavor I am beginning.
Published 10 months ago by R. Grant Ingersoll

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book on techniques
I would like to begin by also suggesting The Complete Metalsmith by the same author. There have been several comments regarding the lack of step-by-step projects. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Phoenix

3.0 out of 5 stars Well Written...
...and goes well with his DVD. The text is definitely geared toward beginners. However if you're new at this, the photos of jewelry (albeit lovely) are a little intimidating... Read more
Published 15 months ago by JewelryMom

5.0 out of 5 stars JEWELRY, Fundamentals of Metalsmithing

excellent book for the beginner. It explains at length how to do the job.

Published 16 months ago by D. H. Wanamaker

5.0 out of 5 stars Jewelry fundementals of metalsmithing
Another great product and great service. Thisa will prove to be a 'bible' for years.
Published 18 months ago by Norman Holloway

4.0 out of 5 stars Nicely designed an imformative book!
Jewelry: Fundamentals of Metalsmithing (Jewelry Crafts) This book is great for anyone interested in the art of jewelry making. Read more
Published 20 months ago by W. S. Thompson

4.0 out of 5 stars Good pointers, great photos, smartly written

This book is well thought out, with brilliant photos and well-expressed text. It covers a huge span of metalworking techniques, and is great for one to see an explanation... Read more
Published on May 30, 2007 by J. Cooper

3.0 out of 5 stars Review of the practical applications
The book could benefit by directing more attention on how to do things rather show casing the efforts of others.
Published on March 15, 2007 by George Ohara

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