Metalsmithing

Discover a thorough reference guide to metalworking tools and techniques with multiple demos, tutorials, cross-references, and supportive skill-building exercises and projects. Helen I. Driggs, senior editor...

Since the publication of Lisa Niven Kelly's first book on metal stamping, the craft has undergone a revolution, with more design stamps available than ever before. This hotly-anticipated followup, authored together with...

Straight from a jewelry-business mentor, this guide to entering the bauble business compiles expert knowledge and wide experiences for those looking to take their hobby to the next level. Aspiring businesspeople will gain...

This book is the complete guide to simple soldering. Soldering Made Simple takes all the mystery and fear out of soldering so that amateur jewelry makers — even those who have never held a torch — feel...

This is the go-to book for beginners interested in learning cold connections metalworking. Book contains 25+ cool jewelry projects for newcomers to metalwork who will learn cutting, piercing, riveting, sawing, finishing, and...

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...

After teaching this technique successfully for years, Steven is introducing all-new projects in this book. In a series of 25 small projects (pendants and beads), Steven will explore creating structural metal work (such as...

Copper is affordable, plentiful and easy to work with. In her second book Eva M. Sherman explores ways copper, copper wire and sheet metal can be transformed into numerous different styles of cuffs. She uses standard gauges...

Metal stamping is one of the hottest trends in metal jewelry. Using purchased metal stamps and sterling silver blanks, you can personalize your metal jewelry designs with words, textures, and creative designs. Lisa Niven...

This practical jewellery handbook looks at the history and significance of rings and then guides the reader through a series of step-by-step projects. Featuring a brand new gallery at the back of the book, newly designed...

This comprehensive and ambitious workshop reference for jewelers brings together a vast range of skills, techniques, and technical data into one volume. Offering detailed explanations and step-by-step photography to...

This amazingly comprehensive guide to the jeweler’s art is a goldmine of information—big, beautiful, and with hundreds of color photos. It’s simply the handsomest, most complete sourcebook available, with...

Draw Better: Learn to Draw with Confidence by Dominique Audette Dominique Audette, the author of the internationally acclaimed Jewelry Illustration, has collaborated with Tim McCreight to create a book for a wider audience...

Professional Jewelry Repair Series: Setting Repair Author:  Alan Revere ISBN: 978-0965-104-93-7 Publisher: Revere Academy Books Page Count: 144 Publisher’s Description: Setting Repair is the second...

Professional Jewelry Repair Series: Ring Repair Author:  Alan Revere Publisher: RAJA Press ISBN:  0965104915 Page Count: 144 Publisher’s Description: In "Professional Ring Repair" Alan Revere documents...

Keum Boo On Silver Author: Celie Fago Publisher: Celie  Fago ISBN:  PUB-151.00 Page Count: 48 Publisher’s Description: This 48 page book is the first to cover all aspects of Keum-boo, an ancient Asian...

Come take the journey with Kay as she shows you how to begin adding solder, dapping, sawing and other skills from the metalsmith’s repertoire into your beading. Kay’s projects will also show beginner metalworkers...

Hoops? Dangles? Chandeliers? Yes, yes, and yes! Earring Chic has them all (and more!) and will dazzle you with projects from all of your favorite North Light designers. Heidi Boyd makes great earrings for day, while...

Take a walk through the metal garden, and admire the delicate blooms and intricate details. Dogwood blossoms, orchids, daisies, wisteria, daffodils, sunflowers, and many more beautiful flowers are all crafted from metal and...

Metal Style: 20 Jewelry Designs with Cold Join Techniques Author: Karen Dougherty ISBN: 978-1-59668-282-5 Publisher: Interweave Page Count: 143 Publisher’s Description: Ignite your passion for metal jewelry without...

Expert jeweler and silversmith, Elizabeth Bone, offers a comprehensive guide to techniques, surface treatments, and innovations specifically designed for all jewelry makers working in silver. Unlike other silversmithing and...

The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Jewelry Making Techniques is a comprehensive guide for jewelers who want to create modern, one-of-a-kind jewelry. All of the techniques are explained with step-by-step instructions and clear...

Discover the hottest wire techniques and projects from top jewelry artists! From the editor of Step by Step Wire Jewelry and the author of the best-selling Wire Style comes a marvelous sequel collection...

Enter the fantasy fairytale world of Green Girl Studios, where every charm has a story and each piece of jewelry is filled with magic. Jewelry artist Cynthia Thornton combines her love of storytelling with a wide variety of...

Featuring original ideas from top jewelry designers, this collection covers a range of contemporary and stylish projects, such as bracelets, necklaces, earrings, and pendants. Beginning with a primer on basic tools and...

Incorporating chain as a key element in jewelry design is becoming increasingly popular, and these handy instructional assists jewelry artists in discovering the ease and affordability of manipulating the medium to produce...

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...

The Jeweler’s Studio Handbook: Traditional and Contemporary Techniques for Working with Metal and Mixed-Media Materials Author: Brandon Holschuh  ISBN: 978-1-60059-515-5 Publisher: Quarry Books Page Count: 176...

Creative Stonesetting Author: John Cogswell ISBN:  978-1929565221 Page Count: 208 pages Hard Cover With Dust Jacket  8”x10.5” Publisher:  Brynmorgen Press Publishers Description:  John...

Foldforming Author: Charles Lewton-Brian Publisher: Brynmorgen Press ISBN: 978-1-929565-26-9 Page Count: 160 Publishers Description: More than 20 years ago, Canadian goldsmith Charles Lewton-Brain invented a radical way...

Setting Stones in Metal Clay Author:  Jeanette Landenwitch ISBN: 1-929565-29-1 Publisher: Brynmorgen Press Page Count: 120 pages Publisher’s Description: This is a hardcover, full color book that focuses...

Practical Casting: A Studio Reference Author:  Tim McCreight ISBN: 0-9615984-5-X Page Count: 128 Publisher: Brynmorgen Press Publisher’s Description: This popular volume features detailed illustrations, a...

Findings and Finishings Author: Sharon Bateman Publisher: Interweave ISBN:  978-1931499408 Page Count: 128 Publisher’s Description:  Choosing the right findings and finishing techniques can transform an...

500 Wedding Rings: Celebrating a Classic Symbol of Commitment Author:  Marthe Le Van Publisher:  Lark Crafts ISBN:  978-1600590542 Page Count:  420 Publisher’s Description: Wedding rings...

500 Brooches: Inspiring Adornments For The Body   Publisher: Lark Crafts ISBN: 978-1579906122 Page Count: 360 Publisher’s Description: Never before has such an extensive and beautiful collection of brooches...