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Take a fresh look at the ancient craft of silversmithing with 18 projects that teach a solid body of skills. This full-color, comprehensive manual provides artisans with a thorough understanding of silvers properties: what it is and how it behaves. Beginning, intermediate, and advanced techniques are explained and then applied to craft amazingly beautiful items, from accessories to wearables and extraordinary gifts. Use brushing, sawing, piercing, and polishing procedures to fashion a simple bud vase. Progress to a baby rattle or candleholder created with soldering, sinking, dapping, and forging techniques. Ultimately youll have the expertise to complete a martini set, lidded container, or teapot. The art of silversmithing has never been easier or more enjoyable.
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I think there are far better books out there on this subject. There is a real art to giving a written description of a process and for me this book fails to deliver. Having got a little bit of knowledge of the subject I was looking for something to take me onto the next step - this book didn't do it and for the beginner it would be frustrating and confusing. To top if off I think that the projects featured are a bit clumsy and some are acutally downright ugly! The final insult was a series of 'Sterling Words' intermingled in the text - an example of which is 'Unless you want to wear out your tools faster than a cat shreds string, I strongly recommend learning to use them the right way'. Do cats shred string?
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Don't bother
27 Jan 2011
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
A poor effort. I do not understand why books of such low quality are in print. Not one of the pieces she presents is up to the standards of even a first year student. She presents a couple of projects, such as the baby cup, the techique of which is questionable. The bottom can indeed be soldered to the soldered tube, but why bother as it is perfectly feasible to raise the cup from a sheet? If she would have explained sinking, raising, chaulking (this technique is not even mentioned), planishing and finishing this cup methodologically, the book would have had worth as it is a general pattern which can be used for many other shapes which require deep raising. Now it is just a heap of poorly executed stuff wihout any elegance. The book ends with a gallery - the difference between those pieces and Austin's ones are staggering.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
A good book for a beginner
21 Dec 2007
Format:Hardcover
As a new silversmith, this book was fantastic. It gave enough of the basic information to get started in the craft. No, you won't learn everything there is to know from this one book. But it presents the material in laymens terms without talking down to you. If you are already crafting in silver, then this book is probably not for you. But if you are new to the art or are considering it as a hobby, then this is the perfect starting place.
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28 May 2011
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Not a terrible book, but there are so many other books that do the same thing better. This book is poorly written, poorly organized, and hastily compiled. Pretty pictures, but you really should buy books from others such as Oppi Untract and Tim McCreight.
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