The Art of Jewelry: Wood: Techniques, Projects, Inspiration
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| Rating | : | 4.84 (726 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 160059106X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 144 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-01-07 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
All the items are showcased in beautiful color images, accompanied by the artists’ professional insights and creative tips.. This third entry in the Art of Jewelry series brings crafters an eye-opening assortment of wood necklaces, bangles, and earrings to makealongside a gallery of inspirational work from the best contemporary artists. Filled with stepped-out examples of each project in different stages, it covers all the basics, including an exploration of sawing, sanding, drilling, carving, pyrography, and painting. The 30 inspiring projects feature such standout pieces as a carved ebony ring, copper and wood brooches embellished with pyrographed patterns, and a rich mahogany pendant dotted with delicate pearls
"Great book for getting started with wood" according to Little Art Bird. This is a great book for anyone interested in creating wood jewelry or incorporating wood into their work. It goes over different types of wood often used by jewelers, tools, connections and finishes via example projects. I would have to say its only real flaw is a lack of pictures for works in progress, and more in dept descriptions of some of the techniques employed in few of the projects (e.g. carving,etc). Overall however it's the best book on woodworking for jewel. "Good read" according to Auburn. This book requires additional time on my part for study. I am confident from my time spent studying it that it will be an excellent reference/resource book as the time I have to work on jewelery projects increases. The information is such that it will be easily applicable to variations on different projects. I will say that it is not a book for beginners unless they view it as something to work towards and that does have value.. Well rounded Constance Daly The Art of Wood: Jewelry is a well-rounded book for scoping out fresh ideas. It has a wide variety of techniques presented for projects that don't take a fully furnished workshop to make. The materials are for the most part easily obtained and affordable. The book itself is well made with quality photographs. It makes a worthy addition to any woodworker's library.