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Title: Jewelry: Fundamentals of Metalsmithing (Jewelry Crafts)
ISBN: 1880140292
Author:
Tim Mccreight
Publicate Date: 1997-09-15
Publish: 1997-09-15
List Price: $29.99
Average Customer Rating: 4.0
Format: Hardcover
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1: Jewelry: Fundamentals of Metalsmithing
Interesting subject and very well presented.
Will be used by me as my reference guide for new area of endeavor I am beginning.
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2: Great book on techniques
I would like to begin by also suggesting The Complete Metalsmith by the same author. There have been several comments regarding the lack of step-by-step projects. Many other books have them, and it's nice for a visual reference I suppose, but it also leads to a lack of creativity on the part of many readers as they will just go through the entire book reproducing the projects laid out for them as opposed to using them as a jumping off point. In my opinion, the author intentionally left out the step-by-step projects to allow and encourage free thinking by the reader. Assuming this book is going to be used by artists, or people marketing themselves as artisans would dictate that they have their own creativity and artistic vision- which is not following a set of instructions to complete a particular project for production. Generally, people reading this book have their own ideas they would like to see come to fruition and would like to know the technique(s) to get to that point. So, again in my opinion, the lack of projects is great as it keeps 100's of the same piece from showing up at local craftshows and online as an "xyz original" when it is really a reproduction of a magazine or book piece. Now, please do not misunderstand my words and think that recreating an article piece is somehow derogatory. My point is many people then try to pass it off as their own original work, which is a slap in the face to any artist- again my opinion. I think this is a wonderful book and it serves its purpose. Mr. McCrieght's teaching experience shines through in his style and it is very clear.
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3: Well Written...
...and goes well with his DVD. The text is definitely geared toward beginners. However if you're new at this, the photos of jewelry (albeit lovely) are a little intimidating. I'll use this book as a reference source for techniques, but I'm looking to Stephen O'Keeffe's "Jewelry Making" for projects I can actually achieve.
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4: JEWELRY, Fundamentals of Metalsmithing
excellent book for the beginner. It explains at length how to do the job.
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5: Jewelry fundementals of metalsmithing
Another great product and great service. Thisa will prove to be a 'bible' for years.
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