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'This is a book which does exactly what it claims. Clear instructions and illustrations combine with the layout for ease of use and the author brings his three decades of experience to bear on techniques... the book has a place in the workshop of any halfway serious jewellery maker.' Art Book Review (August 2007)
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This is a bench reference book for all jewellers. In it the author discusses various ways of joining parts. These methods include: cold connections (staples, rivets etc.), hot connections (soldering, brazing and welding), and adhesives. In a no-nonsense manner, the author provides useful information through drawings and text, explaining the techniques in a simple fashion. He carefully discusses when to use the various methods, the pros and cons ofeach and the pitfalls to be wary of. there is also a clear discussion about materials and equipment. In short, it contains all one needs to know about practical joining.
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168 of 171 people found the following review helpful
Format:Spiral-bound
I'm extremely fussy about what i give 5 stars to. Some of my fave books thus far have had 4 stars from me. The reason I've given this little gem my 5 star rating is because....Its not pretty, it doesn't have lots of pretty photographs and inspiration, it doesn't contain projects. It hasn't jumped on a jewelry making bandwagon and thought "hey! everyone's into this, let me write a books about it and cash in". lol.
What this little spiral bound book contains is information in its purest form. Jewellers who wish to learn many ways they can construct thier work with connections can have this book open (lying flat - thankyou tim) on thier bench. It teaches us about joining techniques. Hot and cold. It covers soldering and it covers riveting and pins, staples and other little thought of methods that make you think, "Ahh, of coooourse.". Tim also goes into bonding with the cold connections, using glues/adhesives etc. Lots and lots of ways of joinging stuff together depending on your project. I think this is invaluable for me because if I ever have a situation where I think, how can I put this all together with the combustable material in the middle? then out will come this book. I also happen to love the way tim writes. He's so casual and funny and completely un patronising. We dont need to know physics and science - we just need to know why it'll work and why it wont - in its simplest explanation. There was a particular bit in this book that made me laugh out loud....its on pg 88 where tim tells us briefly about welding options. he stars the sentance; "Arc welding was discovered in suburban desmoines in 1969 when little johnny smith reached into the toaster with a butterknife. Ok, thats not true. In fact, it was patented in britian in 1885......" I just thought that was funny. ;o)
This book does contain Tims hand drawn diagrams and examples - which is helpful visual aid. The contents of this book are;
COLD CONNECTIONS, Intro, tabs, staples, bezels, threaded connections, rivets, other cold connections.
HOT CONNECTIONS, overview, soft soldering, brazing;torches,surfaces,equipment,soldering investment,misc supplies, clean up after soldering, welding;equip,modern welding.
ADHESIVES; History of,natural glue, drying glues, polyvinyl, hot melt, epoxy, which to use, cyanoacrylates and ultraviolet curing....
At the back of the book are some useful charts. Equivalent numbers - giving the US and UK guages, mm, inches and drill#. Melting points for various metals. Temperature conversions - celcius to fahrenheit and vice versa.
Then, and this was a nice surprise, a list of suppliers....IN THE UK!! YEEEEY. (I think that this one has been done for the UK, with A&C Black. I know he's also done one with his own publishing co, Brynmorgen press - which probably has US suppliers. So keep an eye out for that.)
Excellent little refrence. I highly recommend for having a more rounded knowledge of joining your parts. Good stuff.
What this little spiral bound book contains is information in its purest form. Jewellers who wish to learn many ways they can construct thier work with connections can have this book open (lying flat - thankyou tim) on thier bench. It teaches us about joining techniques. Hot and cold. It covers soldering and it covers riveting and pins, staples and other little thought of methods that make you think, "Ahh, of coooourse.". Tim also goes into bonding with the cold connections, using glues/adhesives etc. Lots and lots of ways of joinging stuff together depending on your project. I think this is invaluable for me because if I ever have a situation where I think, how can I put this all together with the combustable material in the middle? then out will come this book. I also happen to love the way tim writes. He's so casual and funny and completely un patronising. We dont need to know physics and science - we just need to know why it'll work and why it wont - in its simplest explanation. There was a particular bit in this book that made me laugh out loud....its on pg 88 where tim tells us briefly about welding options. he stars the sentance; "Arc welding was discovered in suburban desmoines in 1969 when little johnny smith reached into the toaster with a butterknife. Ok, thats not true. In fact, it was patented in britian in 1885......" I just thought that was funny. ;o)
This book does contain Tims hand drawn diagrams and examples - which is helpful visual aid. The contents of this book are;
COLD CONNECTIONS, Intro, tabs, staples, bezels, threaded connections, rivets, other cold connections.
HOT CONNECTIONS, overview, soft soldering, brazing;torches,surfaces,equipment,soldering investment,misc supplies, clean up after soldering, welding;equip,modern welding.
ADHESIVES; History of,natural glue, drying glues, polyvinyl, hot melt, epoxy, which to use, cyanoacrylates and ultraviolet curing....
At the back of the book are some useful charts. Equivalent numbers - giving the US and UK guages, mm, inches and drill#. Melting points for various metals. Temperature conversions - celcius to fahrenheit and vice versa.
Then, and this was a nice surprise, a list of suppliers....IN THE UK!! YEEEEY. (I think that this one has been done for the UK, with A&C Black. I know he's also done one with his own publishing co, Brynmorgen press - which probably has US suppliers. So keep an eye out for that.)
Excellent little refrence. I highly recommend for having a more rounded knowledge of joining your parts. Good stuff.
19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:Spiral-bound
As per Jokat's review, this is an excellent book to have. Its easy to understand and a very good reference. I learnt quite a bit from this book as a beginner and have been able to develop on ideas from using the knowledge from this little book.
The list of suppliers has come in really handy for me as I have now found a new supplier for my stuff.
I definitely recommend buying it.
The list of suppliers has come in really handy for me as I have now found a new supplier for my stuff.
I definitely recommend buying it.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Spiral-bound
Having made jewellery for 30 years & possessing 2 other books by Tim I have already found that this book is just invaluable. Plain, straightforward text & simple drawn illustrations in a book convemiently sized and spiral bound (great on the workbench) it is proving extremely useful. I cannot recommend this it too highly - it's marvellous; no projects, no hard to see photographs or unclear instructions, just wonderful information clearly presented. Any jeweller will use this book time & time again.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
hot and cold connections
Excellent book in depth information on the subject not a beginners book but the next step when you need more info than most other jewellery books give you. Read more
Published on 8 Sep 2009 by P. Fowbert
Must have reference book
It isn't pretty, it isn't colourful but, if you make jewellery, it does give you the "A-Z" of how to join part A to part B. Read more
Published on 12 July 2009 by Carole E. Hughes
Dissapointing refence book
I have several books by this author including "the complete metalsmith" which is a good bench reference book. Read more
Published on 9 Jun 2009 by R. Whitehouse
very disapointing
This is the first book that I have,written by this autor.There is nothing in it.Nothing!.No usefull thechnical explanations,no ideas,no ispiration,no novelty. Read more
Published on 24 May 2009 by Sagi Dror
Hot and Cold Connections
I would suggest to anyone thinking of buying this book, to perhaps sample first before buying it if you can, as I don't think it is for the beginner, unless as to use while taking... Read more
Published on 6 May 2009 by Clare
The best "Connections" Reference Available!
From jobbing jeweller to beginner/hobbyist this "Hot & Cold Connections" bench reference manual has it all! Read more
Published on 1 Mar 2009 by N. Callow
Great.
A no-nonsense encyclopeadia of cold connection techniques, useful to novice and more established jewellers. Read more
Published on 1 Feb 2009 by I-make-stuff
Excellent.
A proper, no-frills bench reference to all kinds of joining - really useful, functional and not just another glossy coffee table book for hobbyists!
Published on 4 Jan 2008 by Ms. C. E. Archer-wills
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