 | Complete Metalsmith, Professional Edition by Tim McCreight
Buy new: $30.00 / Used from: $58.72 The best all-around reference for getting started and setting up a studio.
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 | Practical Casting: A Studio Reference, Revised Edition by Tim McCreight
Buy new: $18.95 / Used from: $13.97 Another must-have for setting up your own studio.
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 | Jewelry Making Manual (Jewelry Crafts) by Sylvia Wicks
Buy used from: $14.02 Contains detailed technical drawings & photos of fabrication techniques.
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 | Jewelry Making by Jinks McGrath
Buy used from: $12.45 Good pictures, clear copy, easy projects.
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 | Jewelry Concepts and Technology by Oppi Untracht
Buy new: $75.60 / Used from: $120.00 The definitive jewelry techniques encyclopedia. The answer is probably here.
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| Jewelers Bench Reference by Harold O'Connor
Buy used from: $39.95 OOP, but a great tool at benchside.
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| Metal Techniques for Craftsmen: A Basic Manual for Craftsmen on the Methods of Forming and Decorating Metals by Oppi Untracht
Buy used from: $23.95 Excellent reference on metalsmithing.
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 | Form Emphasis for Metalsmiths by Heikki Seppa
Buy new: $16.20 / Used from: $10.32 Phenomenal use of hammering to form metal. Intricate understanding of complex forms.
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| Holloware Techniques by Douglas Steakley
Buy used from: $22.99 How to angle raise and finish silver. Good pictures and concepts.
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 | The Colouring, Bronzing and Patination of Metals by Richard Hughes
Buy new: $53.55 / Used from: $48.10 Excellent reference on patination recipes. Good graduation or birthday present.
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