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TABLE OF CONTENTS

  • INTRODUCTION
  • CHAPTER 1: Materials
    • Metallurgy
    • Gold
    • Platinun
    • Silver
    • Copper
    • Brass & Bronze
    • Aluminum
    • Nickel
    • Iron & Steel
    • White Metals
    • Titanium & Niobium
    • Plastics
  • CHAPTER 2: Surfaces
    • Hammer Marks
    • Stamping
    • Chasing Tools
    • Roll Printing
    • Engraving
    • Graver Sharpening
    • Lamination Inlay
    • Solder Inlay
    • Puzzle Inlay
    • Niello
    • Mokumé
    • Reticulation
    • Granulation
    • Amalgamation
    • Patinas
    • Etching
    • Photoetching
    • Anodizing Aluminum
    • Anodizing Reactive Metals
    • Polishing
  • CHAPTER 3: Shaping
    • Layout
    • Piercing
    • Drawing Wire
    • Rolling Wire
    • Tubemaking
    • Bending
    • Forging
    • Repousse
    • Stretching & Sinking
    • Crimping
    • Raising
    • Anticlastic Raising
    • Seaming
    • Die Forming
    • Electroforming
  • CHAPTER 4: Joining
    • Soldering
    • Torches & Soldering Blocks
    • Flux
    • Soldering Methods
    • Flames & Pickles
    • Firescale
    • Fusing
    • Investment Soldering
    • Rivets
    • Tabs, etc.
    • Adhesives
  • CHAPTER 5: Casting
    • Charcoal
    • Cuttlefish
    • Sand Casting
    • Summary of Lost Wax Casting
    • Modeling Wax
    • Carving Wax
    • Nonwax Models
    • Sprues
    • Preparations
    • Investing
    • Burnout
    • Steam Casting
    • Sling Casting
    • Centrifugal Casting
    • Hollow Core Casting
    • Implants
    • Rubber Molds
  • CHAPTER 6: Stones
    • Significance of Gems
    • Cuts
    • Summary Chart
    • List of 50 Popular Stones(alphabetically)
    • Setting Procedures
    • Box Bezel
    • Step Bezel
    • Fancy Bezels
    • Raised Settings
    • Prong Settings
    • Crown Settings
    • Gypsy Settings
    • Pavé
    • Channel Settings
    • Unusual Settings
    • Stringing
  • CHAPTER 7: Mechanisms
    • Ends & Bails
    • Pin Findings
    • Buckles
    • Simple Clasps
    • Box Clasps
    • Spring Clasps
    • Jump Rings
    • Basic Chains
    • Woven Chains
    • Etruscan Chains
    • Idiot's Delight
    • Basic Hinge
    • Unusual Hinges
    • Cradle Hinge
    • Hidden Hinges
    • Spring Hinges
    • Threaded Closures
  • CHAPTER 8: Tools
    • Studiowares
    • Measuring Tools
    • Hand Tools
    • Abrasive Papers
    • Files
    • Mallets
    • Hammers
    • Flexible Shaft
    • Motors
    • Anvils
    • Ingot Molds
    • Simple Jeweler's Bench
    • Hardwood Jeweler's Bench
    • Hardening Steel
  • Reference
  • INDEX

Title: The Complete Metalsmith: An Illustrated Handbook(revised edition)
Author/Designer: Tim McCreight
Format/Publication Date: TPB:1991
Publisher: Davis Publications, Inc., Worcester, MA
Page Count: 200
Book Dimensions(ht. x w.): 9 1/4" x 7 1/4"
ISBN: 0871922401

SUMMARY- Read through the Table of Contents. If you get excited and curious, then this is your book. If you think "I just want to know how to put the links together" then you can give this one a miss. Understanding your medium adds a whole different level to what you can do with it. This book is a priceless tutorial on the basics that will help you delve deeper in your understanding of the metal(s) you are working with. I highly recommend it.