Who doesn't love a good book? (Especially when its jewelry related)
These are some of the books in my personal library - and maybe a few I WISH I had!
This page will be a continuous WIP (Work In Progress) So check back often!
(At the bottom of the page you will find some deals from Amazon on jewelry related books. )
Metalsmithing
- Jewelry Making: Tips and Tricks of the Trade
(Stephen O'Keefe) (great book for beginners!)
- The Jeweler's Studio Handbook: Traditional and Contemporary Techniques for Working with Metal and Mixed Media Materials
(Brandon Holschuh)
- Jewelry: Fundamentals of Metalsmithing (Jewelry Crafts)
(Tim McCreight)
- The Encyclopedia of Jewelry-Making Techniques: A Comprehensive Visual Guide to Traditional and Contemporary Techniques
- The Complete Jewelry Making Course: Principles, Practice and Techniques: A Beginner's Course for Aspiring Jewelry Makers
(Jinks McGrath)
Advanced
- Metalsmith's Book of Boxes and Lockets
(Tim McCreight)
- Creative Stonesetting
(John Cogswell)
Metal Forming
- Hydraulic Die Forming for Jewelers and Metalsmiths
- Foldforming
(Charles Lewton Brain)
- Form Emphasis for Metalsmiths
(Heikki Seppa)
Glass/Enameling
Surface Enhancements/Patinas
- The Colouring, Bronzing and Patination of Metals
- Color on Metal: 50 Artists Share Insights and Techniques
- The Jeweler's Directory of Decorative Finishes: From Enameling and Engraving to Inlay and Granulation
- Japanese Patinas
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