Professional Jewelry Making
Product ID: 85877036
When master goldsmith Alan Revere published Professional Goldsmithing in 1991, he brought traditional European trade education to the US for the first time, adapting it for an American audience. The book was a best seller and quickly became a standard text in the field. To mark the 2oth anniversary of this groundbreaking work, Revere and Brynmorgen Press offer a revised and expanded edition that includes new projects, scores of new photos, and a handsome new layout. What hasn't changed is the precise instruction that makes this edition a fitting testament to its predecessor. Review: Up your jewelry making game. - I got the kindle version instead of the physical book. I use kindle ap on my iPad. I’ve been working through all the projects and it’s been a great learning experience for me. Some projects really aren’t anything I would want to make again but the things I learn while doing them has really helped me in creating projects I really do want to make! I’ve learned tips and tricks and how to go about creating shapes and functional things that I never thought I could learn without going to an actual professional jewelry school. Sometimes I buy books and just read through the projects, but to really get all the benefit possible you really need to physically work through all the projects. Get your hands physically on these components, bend them, file them, fit them, prop them up while soldering, that’s where the learning comes. Make those earnuts! It’s so fun when that little light bulb goes off in your head, oooooh! I get it now!! While on my jewelry making path I’ve been limited on what I could create by the skills I knew at the time. At first I could only string beads, or wire wrap things together. Then I finally got a torch and tried soldering. This book has really taken me to the next level and opened up my skill level to new possibilities! I know that as I continue to work through this book and continue on to Alan Revere’s stonesetting book, the options of things I can create has been greatly increased and everything I make will be much more professional looking. And to top it all off there is a free Facebook group you can join to work through all these projects; with encouragement, helpful pointers, discussions, work arounds, and different people’s results with pictures and how things turned out for them. If the book is a little pricey, get the kindle, it still works. Review: Kindle version on my cell works for me. Excellent book - I've been a self taught metalsmith for a few years. Decided to start working through the excellent projects in this book--about thirty-five of them with detailed explanations and lots of background information. Almost 1000 pages. Projects ranging from beginner to advanced goldsmith skills. So far, I've learned how very much I didn't know, and I'm finding that with the good info in this book my skills are getting much better. I intend to go through all the projects in order presented, and not moving on to a new project untill I've perfected the one I'm currently working on. This book has become my favorite form of procrastination! I've been watching many youtubes and from reading this book have become very critical of them. It can be very discouraging when you try to duplicate what you've watched and realize that it doesn't give you all the information you need.
| Best Sellers Rank | #1,058,937 in Kindle Store ( See Top 100 in Kindle Store ) #186 in Metal Work (Kindle Store) #416 in Jewelry Craft (Kindle Store) #566 in Metal Work (Books) |
M**C
Up your jewelry making game.
I got the kindle version instead of the physical book. I use kindle ap on my iPad. I’ve been working through all the projects and it’s been a great learning experience for me. Some projects really aren’t anything I would want to make again but the things I learn while doing them has really helped me in creating projects I really do want to make! I’ve learned tips and tricks and how to go about creating shapes and functional things that I never thought I could learn without going to an actual professional jewelry school. Sometimes I buy books and just read through the projects, but to really get all the benefit possible you really need to physically work through all the projects. Get your hands physically on these components, bend them, file them, fit them, prop them up while soldering, that’s where the learning comes. Make those earnuts! It’s so fun when that little light bulb goes off in your head, oooooh! I get it now!! While on my jewelry making path I’ve been limited on what I could create by the skills I knew at the time. At first I could only string beads, or wire wrap things together. Then I finally got a torch and tried soldering. This book has really taken me to the next level and opened up my skill level to new possibilities! I know that as I continue to work through this book and continue on to Alan Revere’s stonesetting book, the options of things I can create has been greatly increased and everything I make will be much more professional looking. And to top it all off there is a free Facebook group you can join to work through all these projects; with encouragement, helpful pointers, discussions, work arounds, and different people’s results with pictures and how things turned out for them. If the book is a little pricey, get the kindle, it still works.
M**E
Kindle version on my cell works for me. Excellent book
I've been a self taught metalsmith for a few years. Decided to start working through the excellent projects in this book--about thirty-five of them with detailed explanations and lots of background information. Almost 1000 pages. Projects ranging from beginner to advanced goldsmith skills. So far, I've learned how very much I didn't know, and I'm finding that with the good info in this book my skills are getting much better. I intend to go through all the projects in order presented, and not moving on to a new project untill I've perfected the one I'm currently working on. This book has become my favorite form of procrastination! I've been watching many youtubes and from reading this book have become very critical of them. It can be very discouraging when you try to duplicate what you've watched and realize that it doesn't give you all the information you need.
M**E
Excellent project guide to building traditional jewelery making skills
Professional Jewelry Making is a fabulous step-by-step guide to making jewelry. Each project teaches traditional skills that allow you to build your experience level. At the beginning of the book, Alan Revere lays down a foundation for understanding the different materials and tools. That way you'll know what you need and what to expect while completing each of the terrific protects.
K**A
Love it
I really learned alot from this book especially with terminology, measuring, and weight of metals and stones, excellent for what I needed it for. Also following along with a YouTubers tutorials based on the technics of this book brought me here. So shout out to her
D**.
great helpful book
i have many jewelry making books but this one gave me more than i ever wanted. thank you Alan, wish i could live in your country and be able to take a course in person
C**R
Great
Very good book for jewelry crafting, stone setting, etc. Great investment.
D**6
Great book!
Great book. Instructions are clear and pictures are good. There are a lot of jewelry tools that are needed but in general the book patterns don’t have to be done in order so you can buy tools as you go.
T**X
Lots of the same, but helpful
Lots of ring making projects, but applicable in some cases. Detailed with helpful tips & charts. The projects are just really bad
W**E
Great book
Really good book. When you finish all assignments in this book you have learned a lot of technics and can make nice jewellery.
K**N
Learn project by project.
Exceptional book. Facebook user group.
P**K
Only just downloaded yesterday on to Kindle
I purchased this on Kindle yesterday so a bit early to tell. It seems to cover a lot about jewellery making. Was recommended by Malissa Muir on her YouTube channel. She worked through the book making videos about each project in the book. Hoping to do similar but no videos. Book l9oks good, well laid out. Can't take a photo as it's digital.
A**P
A must have for any jeweler or metalsmith
Everything is explained very well, the projects follow very clear steps. I've learnt a lot from this book.
S**N
Fast delivery of superb book
Quick delivery, fabulous book
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