Description

Pre-Publication Offer: order your copy now for only $27.50 instead of $34.50.

Your book will ship to you the last week of August.

NOTE 1) Please don’t order other books along with this Special Offer, otherwise they will ship when Creating Steel Jewelry is published.

NOTE 2) For domestic orders please select Media Mail (not Priority Mail) as your shipping method. 

Who will benefit from this book, and why.

This book is a must-have resource for all metalsmiths, including jewelers, blacksmiths and bladesmiths who wish to venture into new areas for their talents.

Each technique covered is broken down into practical steps, supported by photographs and illustrations.

Starting with the basics, the book is a benchtop guide which will carry you through the process of embellishing steel by fusing, enameling, etching, Keum Boo, patinating, etc. to create jewelry and other steel decorative objects such as small steel sculptures, knives and swords. This comprehensive guide offers a wealth of knowledge, techniques and inspiration for beginners and experienced artisans alike.

Rich with interesting background and practical guidance, the book is drawn from the hundreds of hours that the author has devoted to teaching students throughout the world in the art of creating steel jewelry.

Hardcover, 162 pages, 306 high-quality color photos, charts and drawings.

Written by Bette Barnett with contributions by Amanda Denison (enameling), and Andy Cooperman (stainless steel). Foreword by master swordsmith, Peter Johnsson. Technical consultant, Harold O’Connor, jewelry artist and author

Chapters:

INTRODUCTION

BASICS OF STEEL

MATERIALS, TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES

WORKING WITH STAINLESS STEEL

ETCHING LOW CARBON STEEL

FUSING GOLD AND OTHER METALS TO STEEL

FUSING POWDERED METALS TO STEEL

KEUM BOOK ON STEEL

PATINATING STEEL

SEALING STEEL JEWELRY

ENAMELLING ON STEEL

PHOTO GALLERY