The Jeweler's Directory of Decorative Finishes: From Enameling and Engraving to Inlay and Granulation
by Jinks McGrath
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Author: Jinks McGrathEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2005-04-15
ISBN: 0896891933
Number of pages: 128
Publisher: Krause Publications
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Book Review: Good how-to, inspiring gallery
Summary: 5 Stars
This remarkable book has something for metalworkers at every level. A the low end, it includes cold-worked techniques that require little in the way of tools, such as engraving. Even a beginner, with just a few gravers, can create interesting and decorative results, given the basics that McGrath presents here. Other techniques require more advanced skills, such as fluency in soldering and ability to harden custom steel tools. Yet others require more expensive tools, like an enameling kiln, rolling mill, or hydraulic press. Although all of the techniques are within reach of a well-equipped amateur studio, professionals will find plenty of ideas, too.
McGrath follows a common pattern for each technique: a few pages of how-to, another few pages showing variations on the theme, and a brief but mouth-watering gallery of finished pieces, a total of six to ten pages. Numerous photos demonstrate the techniques and record the results, giving visual learners plenty to work with.
Even with the number of different techniques and variations shown here, one can always ask for more. McGrath shows some applique techniques (including granulation), but skips others - cutouts and twisted wire, for example, offer possibilities that never get explicit mention. Mokume gane's magical surfaces never appear, either. The etching section could use a little more, as well. McGrath doesn't say much about the special precautions required for the most aggressive acids, skips over the gentler etchants (like ferric chloride) that work well on copper, and never mentions mordants for metals like steel or aluminum.
This isn't a beginner's book, though. The intended reader already knows basic tool and safety procedures, and knows where to look to find additional depth regarding each technique. Instead of a self-contained textbook, this should be treated as a starting point - and a beautiful one, that leaves the crafter eager and full of ideas.
-- wiredweird
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