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Jewelry Making & Metalsmithing
Chasing and Repousse: Methods Ancient and Modern [Hardcover] Nancy Megan Corwin; Tim McCreight and Doug Yaple
Virtually every culture with a history of metalsmithing has demonstrated accomplished work in the complementary techniques of chasing and repoussé. From delicate Hellenic earrings to works as massive as the Statue of Liberty, the use of hammers and punches to form and ornament metal remains as vibrant today as it has been throughout its 5,000 year history.
This lavishly …
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Classical Loop-in-Loop Chains [Hardcover] Jean Reist Stark; Josephine Reist Smith and Jean Stark
Brynmorgen Press is pleased to celebrate the 20th anniversary of this important book by releasing it in a new and updated edition. This revised edition replaces the previous book (blue cover) that is no longer available.
Fans of Jean Stark will be pleased to know that every word and every drawing from the 1999 book has been retained. For …
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Complete Metalsmith Hardcover – January 1, 2010
The Complete Metalsmith became a classic soon after it was first published in 1982. A second edition (blue cover) raised the bar by adding 50 more pages and using a larger format. To mark the millenium, McCreight revised it again, this time doubling the number of pages, adding color and using an innovative concealed spiral binding. This information-packed technique source …
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Complete Metalsmith: Professional Edition McCreight, Tim
Widely recognized as one of the most frequently referred to texts in the field, this third edition of McCreight’s classic work sets the standard. With extensive coverage of materials, techniques, tools, best-practices and technical information, this book is a complete and useful resource for metalsmiths at all levels and is a common sight on benches around the world. Chapters deal …
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Complete Metalsmith: Student Edition [Spiral-bound] McCreight, Tim
This edition is perfect for hobbyists, students, and others who are just getting started in metalworking. It explains materials, techniques and tools and everything else a beginner needs to know without getting bogged down in technical details. Full color, durable, and practical.
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Contemporary Metal Clay Rings [Hardcover] Hattie Sanderson and Tim McCreight
This comprehensive text is clearly the ultimate word on metal clay, particularly as it is used in the creation of rings. Over 700 photos illustrate the tools, processes, and stunning results available to aspiring artists. The instructional text would be a weighty book all by itself, but that text is augmented with 21 projects by the author and scores of …
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Creative Metal Forming [Hardcover] Betty Helen Longhi; Cynthia Eid; Tim McCeight and Jeff McCreight
Two accomplished metalsmiths, both with extensive teaching careers, have joined forces to provide a comprehensive survey of the ways to form sheet metal. The 256-page text covers a huge swath, from a basic dapped disk through synclasting, anticlasting and spiculums to a raised vessel. Along the way, special attention is given to anticlastic forming and the vocabulary first introduced by …
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Creative Stonesetting [Hardcover] John Cogswell
John Cogswell is a highly respected craftsman and much loved teacher. In this landmark book he shares more than three decades of professional experience in the jewelry field. Most stonesetting literature focuses on conventional bezels or trade practices for setting faceted stones in commercial mountings. Creative Stonesetting addresses the exciting and under-explored realms of unique settings made at the bench …
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Design Language [Hardcover] McCreight and Tim
This innovative volume offers 100 important terms used in art and design providing definitions, insights, and provocative commentary. Each entry includes etymology, pronunciation and cross-referencing suggestions. The vibrant design and compact size make this a practical addition to anyone’s toolbox or a useful reference for design classes.
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Eco Jewelry Handbook: A Practical Guide for a Healthy, Safe and Sustainable Studio [Paperback] Christine Dhein
The Eco Jewelry Handbook by Christine Dhein is an essential resource for jewelers who are concerned about health and safety in the studio, and people who care about the impact of mining precious materials on people and the planet. The quick-reference format makes it easy to access the information needed to make more informed decisions about studio practice and materials …
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Etruscan Granulation [Paperback] Gerhard Nestler; Edilberto Formigli; Tim McCreight and n/a
Brynmorgen Press is pleased to announce the publication of an Italian book now available for the first time in an English language edition. Through historical photos, electron microscopy, and experiments inspired by archeological research, the authors examine the methods and results of classical goldsmiths through history as they created works that continue to mesmerize us today.
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Foldforming [Hardcover] Charles Lewton-Brain; Tim McCreight and Jeff McCreight
The ultimate reference on foldforming from the artist who invented this groundbreaking approach to working with metal. By taking advantage of the inherent qualities of the material, foldforming develops organic forms in metal with minimum effort. Hundreds of sequential photographs demonstrate techniques to make a wide range of forms. Foldforming lends itself to all branches and levels of metalsmithing, from …
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Introduction to Precious Metals [Hardcover] Mark Grimwade; Tim McCreight and Michael Deles
Creative work in the studio can benefit from an understanding of materials and processes, but too often the worlds of science and art are unable to share information. This book bridges the gap through clear language spoken by a metallurgist with several decades of teaching experience. Through hundreds of charts, tables, and graphs, the author explains the intricacies of work-hardening, …
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Jewelry Illustration [Spiral-bound] Dominique Audette; Tim McCreight and Dominque Audette
With almost 1000 drawings, this comprehensive book leads students systematically through the development of forms rendered in perspective, starting with simple boxes and working up to curvilinear jewelry objects. Beyond teaching the ability to render forms clearly for clients, this instruction will hone the ability to think three dimensionally. This book was originally written in French and published in Quebec …
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Knives You Can Make [Paperback] Tim McCreight
Knives You Can Make has the specific goal of introducing metalsmiths, novices and hobbyists to the pleasures of making a knife. Most of us use knives several times a day, but few people know the satisfaction of making a knife for themselves, from scratch, with only a few tools. In this engaging book, respected author Tim McCreight shares the …
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Practical Casting: A Studio Reference, Revised Edition [Spiral-bound] Tim McCreight
Casting is a technique almost as old as metalworking itself, invented and improved in diverse cultures around the world. This practical volume has become a classic since it was first published in 1986. Establishing itself as a reliable text in the field and a popular resource for teachers. It has undergoing three revisions, including the latest incarnation now in color. …
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Professional Jewelry Making: A Contemporary Guide to Traditional Jewelry Techniques [Hardcover] Alan Revere; Tim McCreight; George McLean and emiko oye
When master goldsmith Alan Revere published Professional Goldsmithing in 1991, he brought traditional European trade education to the US for the first time, adapting it for an American audience. The book was a best seller and quickly became a standard text in the field. To mark the 20th anniversary of this groundbreaking work, Revere and Brynmorgen Press offer a revised …
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Professional Stonesetting [Hardcover] Alan Revere and Tim McCreight
This book is intended for beginners, hobbyists, craftspeople, jewelry artists and professional stonesetters. Fifteen setting projects are arranged in ascending complexity, starting with simple bezels and advancing through a variety of prong settings. This is followed by detailed information on preparing a graver including four bead-setting projects and two advanced channel setting projects. Like Revere’s companion book, Professional Jewelry Making, …
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Ring Repair [Paperback] Alan Revere
In Professional Ring Repair Alan Revere documents the repair and restoration of 15 finger rings to demonstrate skills used everyday by jewelry repair technicians around the world. With experience gained from his decades of teaching and thousands of students, Revere presents essential material in a logical graduated program. Excellent photos and illustrations augment the clear instructions that bring these practical …
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Setting Repair [Paperback] Alan Revere; George McLean and emiko oye
Setting Repair is the second installment in Revere’s landmark Professional Jewelry Repair Series. Just as Ring Repair was the first to cover the myriad ways to size and replace ring shanks, this book is the first to illustrate and explain the repair of settings for gemstones in jewelry. Seventeen step-by-step chapters include repairs in sterling silver, karat …
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The View from Here [Paperback] Stuart Kestenbaum
The View from Here is a unique book by one of Maine’s favorite poet-arts administrators, Stuart Kestenbaum, Former director of the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts and current director of Monsen Arts Gallery. Collected here for the first time are more than three dozen observations made over the years in the Haystack newsletter, Gateway. Also included are the texts …
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Theory and Practice of Goldsmithing [Hardcover] Brepohl, Erhard; McCreight, Tim and Lewton-Brain, Charles
The English translation of the original German text, for many years the standard reference used by European jewelers. – both a historical text and an important practical reference – and is now available for the first time to English-speaking craftspeople. It is a comprehensive collection of information about materials, tools and techniques of metalsmithing with unique emphasis on the science …
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Draw Better [Paperback] Dominique Audette and Tim McCreight
Dominique Audette, the author of the internationally acclaimed Jewelry Illustration, has collaborated with Tim McCreight to create a book for a wider audience. Draw Better uses simple text and hundreds of stunning illustrations to lead students to toward practical, foolproof drawing skills. Sequential drawings demonstrate the use of geometric solids, perspective and shading. Beginners will be delighted with their results …
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Jewellers’ quick reference guide to working with gemstones
Ever experienced that heart-stopping moment when you’ve accidently damaged a gemstone…
As both a jeweler and Fellow of the Gemmological Assoc. of Great Britain, Sally has written a quick reference guide that covers many of the jewelry making processes. It is designed to live on your bench, ready to answer any “should I do this” questions you may have when working …
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