The Complete Book of Jewelry Making: A Full-Color Introduction To The Jeweler's Art |
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| Title: | The Complete Book of Jewelry Making: A Full-Color Introduction To The Jeweler's Art |
| Author: | Carles Codina |
| Publisher: | Lark Books |
| Type: | Book / Hardcover |
| Publication Date: | December, 2000 |
| ISBN / ISBN-13: | 1579901883 / 9781579901882 |
| List Price: | $29.95 |
| You Save: | $8.95 |
| Amazon Price: | $21.00 (only available used, via Amazon marketplace) |
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Editorial Review / Publisher's Information:
Product Description
“Most of the examples are contemporary...and all blessed with great color photographs—as is the grand finale, the step-by-step how-tos of seven different pieces, detailed with words and in pictures...introduction for buyers as well as for budding artisans.â€â€”Booklist. “A beautifully illustrated guide to jewelry-making techniques...a very useful chapter on the properties of metals.â€â€”Library Journal.
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Customer Reviews:
• Terrific Book
25 May, 2009
Beautiful designs illustrate well written instructions by a gifted teacher. Basic information with step-by-step projects at the end that combine techniques from earlier in the text. I like it well enough to purchase other titles by this author.
- Amazon Customer Review
• Very Disappointing
20 July, 2009
I am astonished by the glowing reviews others have left for this book. I found it incomplete and poorly organized.
The descriptions of techniques clearly omit steps; they may be of use to jewelers who are more advanced than I, but I suspect such jewelers don't need these instructions.
The projects don't include lists of tools and materials. One is left to find out what is needed as one goes along. Very inconvenient. The photos are small and of poor quality, so it is sometimes difficult to discern what's being done, and how.
Steps and photos are placed willy-nilly on the page, so that step 5 may appear to come right after step 1. It is *work* just to find the proper progression.
There are many books that offer more information and clearer detail. (And really, how can this be the "Complete Book of Jewelry Making" at only 160 pages?) I generally get books through inter-library loan before I buy. I'm glad I did that in this case!
Bottom line: Skip this one and go check out Tim McCreight's titles.
- Amazon Customer Review
• Simply The Best Of The Lot
11 February, 2009
If you're interested in jewelry-making, try this book FIRST! It has much better illustrations than Tim McCreight's Metalsmithing book and is much more complete than Nicola Hurst's Step by Step project book.
Not only is this book a complete and extremely well-written guide to the jeweler's art, it's packed with photos of truly original jewelry that will inspire a new way of thinking about jewelry.
This is a fun book just to flip through like a coffeetable book, but it's also hands down the best jewelry-making instruction manual I've found.
The best.
- Amazon Customer Review
• Good Book For Beginners
27 November, 2009
I am a rank beginner and I thought this book was good. This is a great new hobby but not the cheapest one I ever saw. However, with the help of the experts in these books, I have made some really pretty pieces.
- Amazon Customer Review
• A Must Have Book
10 March, 2010
The Complete Book of Jewelry Making: A Full Color Introduction to the Jeweler's Art is an exceptional book, well written and illustrated. You are introduced to some techniques I have not found anywhere elce in my 30 or so jewelery making books. I was very impressed. I would reccomend it to anyone requardless of their skill level. The instruction simplified some advanced techniques I had been afraid to try. I loved the book. The quality of the color photographs makes it also an interesting coffee table book. This is an Amazon verified purchase.
- Amazon Customer Review
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