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SILVERSMITHING sa JEWELRY METALWORKING xx ARTS & CRAFTS xx JEWELRY METALWORKING xx SILVER How to inlay silver into wood using the silver amalgam that dentists use to fill teeth. Tips on working with nickel silver to make jewelry and mounts for gemstones. An elegant use for silver scraps. How to inlay silver scraps in wooden objects. Procedure for the inlay is shown. Designing from scratch. Part 12. How to make jewelry from the bowl, shank and handle of sterling silver spoons. Mosaic inlay with broken stone. Two methods for inserting the adhesive and stones in silverwork. How to make jewelry from nickel silver. Includes instructions for making a ring and a pendant. Fabricating with gold and silver look-alikes. New horizons for jewelry makers. A look at substitutes for gold and silver and how to work with them. How to work with nickel silver. How to inlay silver into stone. Tip: How to make your own bezel cups in calibrated sizes from nickel silver. Applying antique finishes to gold, silver, and copper jewelry. Soldering in plaster. A jewelry makers technique for holding small pieces of silver in place while being soldered together. Silver is back. What types are available, working hints and how to get the most for your money. A weigh-out article. Looks at which scales to buy and how to use them when weighing precious metals like gold and silver. How to stretch your silver dollars. Tips on designing jewelry which require less precious metal. Bringing down gold and silver prices. Tips for metalsmiths which will help reduce the cost of working in precious metals. Fusion jewelry. Putting scraps of silver and gold to work by forming them into pendants using fusion techniques. A small gemstone is added as a highlight. May also be used to make bolas, bracelet, pins, etc. How to alloy low cost gold and silver. Part 1. How to alloy low cost gold and silver. Part 2. How to alloy low cost gold and silver. Part 3. Robert Koeppler's artistry in silver. A master designer shares some of his working techniques. The wonderful world of freehand tweezer soldering. How to use soldering tweezers when fabricating gold and silver jewelry. Part 1. General concepts and tips on the differences between gold and silver which affect their handling while being soldered. Tip: Use "sculptor's thumbs" as sanding tools in lapidary and silversmithing. The wonderful world of freehand tweezer soldering. Part 2. Mechanics of tweezer soldering. The wonderful world of freehand tweezer soldering. Part 3. The process and a look at some specific approaches to special problems. Positioning with stitches. A professional jewelry soldering technique. Stitches are small, sharp tines of silver which are made with a graver. They serve as a "stop" to position other silver pieces for subsequent soldering. Silversmithing and casting techniques for making jewelry. How-to instructions for a smithed necklace and cast rings, bracelets, necklace and belt buckle. Silversmithing, as taught at Eastern Federation's Wildacres Workshop in Little Switzerland, NC during the summers of 1976 and 1977. Describes projects and techniques for the novice silversmith. A look at the carved scenes and designs done by Bertalee Reece. Includes a description of the steps involved in carving the scenes in wax prior to casting. Fire assaying techniques for home use. New impressions for an old technique. How to use "Playdough" to make molds for casting silver. Tip: Use bee's wax as lubricant when cutting silver. Tip: Solution of baking soda will treat burns from a silversmithing pickle pot. Tip: Use aluminum-colored epoxy cement for channel inlay in silver jewelry. Tip: Use industrial tin/silver to solder silver leaves over cabochons. Tip: Use stainless steel solder for jewelry instead of silver solder. How to vary the finished appearance of silver jewelry. Techniques for "dark" color, green patina, and steel blue. Custom alloys. Tips on making your own gold and silver alloys for special jewelry projects. Basic hand tools for a home silversmith's bench are listed. Tip on antiquing silver jewelry by exposure to liver of sulphur. Make your own pitch bowl for silversmithing from a discarded hubcap. Used for chasing metal. Silver granulation. How to make silver granules (small spheres) and how to fuse them onto a silver base. Tip on using a mechanical drafting pencil to grip small metal beads for soldering. Easy filigree. A simple method for using very thin silver wire to decorate jewelry with "flower filigree" (leaves made from twisted wire and decorative flat wire). Shop safety. An extensive listing of the hazardous tools and chemicals in the workshop and the precautions to take when working with them. Safety information for small shops with applications in gold- and silversmithing, jewelry manufacturing, lapidary work, etc. Easy way to try silver casting by making a mold from the bone-like shell of a cuttlefish. Reticulation. Description of a simple technique in which heat is the main element in creating a rippled texture on a sheet of metal (consisting of 800 parts silver and 200 parts copper). Fire scale. How to avoid (or properly use) fire scale on sterling silver surfaces. Tip on protecting flat silver from scratches while cutting to shape. Shoestring shop. Advice on acquiring the basic tools to begin silversmithing. Making a jig for unwinding silver wire used in filigree once it has been flattened and lengthened by using a draw plate. Tip on fusing leftover pieces of silver sheet metal, wire, shot, etc. into interesting arrangements. Tip on making your own silver chasing tools from small cold chisels or steel bars. Tip suggests a way to store dissolved liver-of-sulphur so it remains stable throughout many uses for oxidizing silver. Water casting with silver. An experimental silver casting project that creates free-formed shapes. Beginner metalsmithing project. Let it snow. Six-pointed snowflake design cut from sheet silver. A beginner metalsmith project. Using your scrap silver. Drop casting and fusing techniques to form unique shapes. Beginner-to-intermediate silversmithing project. Forming a sphere from sheet silver. An intermediate-to-advanced metalsmithing project. Can you make that in gold? Understanding and coping with the differences in working with silver and gold. A silver primer. A overview of the availability, cost and properties of silver materials used in jewelry making. Try sandstone silver casting. | |||||||||
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