Bench Tips for Jewelry Making

Bench Tips for Jewelry Making

Author: Bradford M. Smith

Publisher:

Published: 2012-09-01

Total Pages: 98

ISBN-13: 9780988285804

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In every field the top artisans have their favorite ways of solving common problems. Making a piece of fine jewelry is no exception. The work is intricate, but accomplished jewelers have a variety of techniques, special tools and shortcuts that are proven to save time and improve the quality of your work. This book is written as a resource for jewelers with skill levels from beginner through advanced. The bench tips come from Brad Smith's 17 years of experience in the jewelry industry, including a decade teaching hundreds of students. 101 tips are detailed and illustrated with closeup pictures as ready solutions for common problems at the bench. They include over 20 ways to save time when soldering and polishing, 8 common hazards to avoid, many ways to cut costs, 10 tips to improve stone setting skills, and the "Must-Have" tools for increasing productivity at the bench.


101 Bench Tips for Jewelers

101 Bench Tips for Jewelers

Author: Alan Revere

Publisher:

Published: 2004-01-01

Total Pages: 120

ISBN-13: 9780971349537

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"Based on the monthly column in AJM, this book will help any jeweler speed production, improve quality, and raise profits at the bench. Filling with helpful, full-color illustrations, this publication offers tips for all aspects of bench work, from soldering to stone setting, piercing to final polish. Discover how you can modify common bench tools to enhance productivity; how household items such as dental floss and paper clips can become valuable bench aides; and how easy difficult repairs can be with the help of a few tricks."--Page 4 of cover.


The Jeweler's Bench Book

The Jeweler's Bench Book

Author: Charles Lewton-Brain

Publisher:

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 112

ISBN-13: 9780979996207

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Charles Lewton-Brain is recognized throughout the jewelry industry as a stellar metalsmith, educator, and author, as well as one of the guiding spirits behind the famed Ganoksin Project and the Orchid e-mail forum. Now, in The Jeweler's Bench Book, he will show you how to best purchase and set up a bench operation, offering insights into everything from the basics of bench design to ingenious storage solutions for tools and supplies. Featuring dozens of full-color images as well as "tours" of working benches that have been arranged and modified for maximum efficiency, The Jeweler's Bench Book will inspire you to take a look at your bench anew.


Simple Soldering

Simple Soldering

Author: Kate Richbourg

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2013-05-15

Total Pages: 161

ISBN-13: 1620333139

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Metalworking is generally regarded as a skill that takes years of dedication, requires a large studio space, and costs a lot of money. Fortunately, Simple Soldering proves that does not need to be the case. This handy how-to guide is complete in its exploration of the craft of creating soldered metal jewelry, including tools, techniques, and 20 beautiful projects that beginners and enthusiasts can make at home. Author and teacher Kate Richbourg demystifies basic soldering for any home crafter, showing how to create sophisticated, polished, and professional-looking jewelry pieces through simple soldering techniques. First, she instructs how to set up a jewelry workspace that fits the confines of your budget and living space. Detailed step-by-step instructions walk you through the basic tools and materials you need, plus how to use them. A sample chapter gives a host of introductory exercises that teach solid skills, allowing you to test these techniques on a small scale. Finally, you'll discover 20 finished projects that include earrings, pendants, rings, bracelets, and clasps that may also include bead or wire embellishment. Kate also demonstrates how to combine and layer techniques to gorgeous effect. She also examines common mistakes, shows how to correct or adapt them, and gives advice on when it's time to start over. Most of all, having taught thousands of classes on soldering, Kate has a "you can do it!" attitude that shines through to help even the most reluctant jewelry maker fire up the torch with ease. With Simple Soldering, the art of metal working one-of-a-kind jewelry is now at your fingertips.


Working with Gemstones

Working with Gemstones

Author: Arthur Anton Skuratowicz

Publisher:

Published: 2005-01-01

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 9780971349544

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Based on the popular column in AJM Magazine, this book offers illustrated insights into how to best work on gem-set jewelry. Readers will learn about common enhancements and treatments, how various gems react to heat and pressure, how to modify mountings to accommodate a gem's characteristics, and what tools they should always have close at hand. The book also includes a glossary, a guide to tool-specific dangers, and charts on how stones react to abrasives, chemicals, and heat.


Jewelry Concepts & Technology

Jewelry Concepts & Technology

Author: Oppi Untracht

Publisher: Doubleday

Published: 2011-01-26

Total Pages: 2225

ISBN-13: 0307784118

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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.


The Complete Book of Jewelry Making

The Complete Book of Jewelry Making

Author: Carles Codina

Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 168

ISBN-13: 1579903045

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An illustrated introduction to the art of making jewelry, providing a review of metallurgy, describing basic and advanced techniques, examining various surfaces, and including step-by-step instructions for several projects.


Making Design Stamps for Jewelry

Making Design Stamps for Jewelry

Author: Bradford M Smith

Publisher:

Published: 2016-11-02

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9780988285866

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Common jewelry tools and techniques can be used to make customized stamping and texturing tools that add visual interest to jewelry designs. Many jewelers are reluctant to work with steel, but there are few differences as compared to copper or silver. Once learned, unique stamps or texturing tools can be created for a special application, to accent your work in a unique way, or to brand your pieces with a stamp that others cannot purchase. "Making Design Stamps For Jewelry" presents the step-by-step process of selecting best steels, carving the design, hardening the steel, and tempering the completed stamp to ensure a long service life. It describes the tools to use, gives detailed examples for making several design stamps, includes sources for purchasing tool steel, describes useful shop equipment, and offers tips for saving time and achieving better quality.


Accessories for the Foredom and Dremel for Jewelry

Accessories for the Foredom and Dremel for Jewelry

Author: Bradford M. Smith

Publisher: Whimsey Wylde

Published: 2017-08-19

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9780988285873

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Flexible shaft and hand-held motor tools are a tremendous help to those who make jewelry, improving both productivity and quality of work. But with such a bewildering array of different tool bits to choose from, and new ones coming out every year, it's difficult to figure out which ones will give the best results for each project. This book examines the wide range of tool bits available and discusses the merits of each.Learn about different types of drill bits, the three most useful cutting burs, six different types of sanding bits, five ways to polish your work with the Foredom or Dremel, and five bits that can be used to add texture to your jewelry pieces.In each category, the author gives his experience on which tool bits save the most time and which will improve the quality of your work. Also included are bench tips for getting the best results and cautions for safe use.