The design and creation of jewelry

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Contents Preface Acknowledgments 1. Materials and Tools The Metals and Alloys Enamels Gems—Precious and Semiprecious Wood Plastics Additional Materials Findings Tools and Equipment for the Workshop Organization of the Workshop 2. Basic Techniques Drawing and Transferring a Design to Metal Sawing and Piercing Filing, Scraping, Stoning, and Burnishing Finishing Cutting Techniques Stamping Soldering Sterling Silver and Other Nonferrous Metals Soldering Gold and Karat Gold Soldering Copper, Brass and Bronze Additional Soldering Information Soldering for Ferrous Metals Pickling and Cleaning Application of Findings Coloring (Oxidation) Polishing by Hand and Machine Methods 3. Supplementary Metal Techniques Forming Forging Repoussé and Chasing Annealing Casting Fusing and Melting 4. Decorative Surface Techniques Engraving Etching Filigree Inlaying Enameling for Jewelry Combining Metals with Other Materials Uses of Glass in Jewelry Surface Treatments 5. Some Traditional Techniques Several Traditional Japanese Processes Some Japanese Techniques Niello 6. Some Contemporary Techniques Electroforming Photoetching on Metal Reticulation 7. Shapes of Jewelry—Possibilities and Limitations Pins and Brooches Pendants Necklaces Earrings Bracelets Rings Cuff Links and Studs Buckles Buttons Tie Bars and Tie Tacks Photographing Jewelry 8. Stimulants for the Mind’s Eye Some Basic Design Principles A Definition: Abstraction A Definition: The Nonobjective Bibliography Jewelry Techniques (English Language) Jewelry Techniques (Foreign Language) Historic Technique References History of Jewelry and Related Forms Lapidary Information Enameling Techniques and History Engraving Techniques Plastics Techniques Books of Interest in the Abstraction of Natural Forms Periodicals Supply Sources for Tools and Materials Precious Metals Copper, Brass, and Bronze Findings Tools Chemical Supplies East South Midwest West Canada Casting Equipment and Supplies Lapidary Equipment Electroplating Equipment Gems Polished Roughs Enamels Wood, Ivory and Other Unusual Materials Plastics Appendix Weights Comparative Weights Fluid Measures Measures of Length Circumference Surface Speeds of Wheels in feet per minute Temperature Conversions Ring Sizes Fractional and Decimal Inches to Millimeters Round Wire Decimal Equivalents of Drill Sizes Mohs Scale Melting Points and Specific Gravity of Principal Nonferrous Metals Common and Chemical Names of Compounds Index