PEWTER
xx METAL & METALWORKING
xx TIN & TIN CRAFT
How to care for silver and pewter. AMERICANA Nov-Dec 1979 (v.7#5) pg. 68
How to care for pewter. BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Apr 1978 (v.56#4) pg. 100
Basic pewter cleaning tips. BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Feb 1981 (v.59#2) pg. M6
How to make a napkin ring, berry spoon and porringer out of pewter. BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Jul 1983 (v.61#7) pg. 50, 76
How to cast pewter in soapstone molds. CREATIVE CRAFTS & MINIATURES #99 Jun 1984 (v.9#3) pg. 38
How to make a mold for casting pewter. Can use either plaster of paris or auto body filler. Pictures and text show step-by-step process for making a mold of a spoon and then casting a new spoon of pewter. EARLY AMERICAN LIFE Apr 1977 (v.8#2) pg. 34
Western style belt buckle is a good first project for learning to cast pewter objects. JEWELRY MAKING, GEMS & MINERALS #532 Feb 1982 pg. 30
Puttering with pewter. How to hammer, saw, cast and otherwise work with pewter. Includes a method for soldering pewter with a controlled 25-watt soldering iron. LAPIDARY JOURNAL Nov 1978 (v.32#8) pg. 1722
Basic techniques for making tableware from pewter. Instructions for scoring, cutting, shaping, filing, soldering and surface finishing. Includes instructions for making salt & pepper shakers, a fruit bowl, a round box with a wooden top and a tankard. POPULAR MECHANICS Aug 1979 (v.152#2) pg. 92
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