Ever yearned for a knife that fits your hand exactly? Ever admired a handmade leather sheath and dreamed of making your own? Whether you're a beginner who needs a useful tool or an experienced knifemaker in search of new ideas, this book is a must-have ...
Straightforward, practical and illustrated with colour photos, illustrations, graphs, templates and charts, this book puts every aspect of the jeweller's art right at their fingertips. Step-by-step technical demonstrations cover everything from shaping and joining metal to surfa…
This book is intended for the use of those with little or no experience of metal spinning. It aims to present the work in a step-by-step manner, and contains information as to the mechanical set-up for metal spinning using an ordinary lathe.
Monitoring and control of microstructure evolution in metal processing is essential in developing the right properties in a metal. Microstructure evolution in metal forming processes summarises the wealth of recent research on the mechanisms, modelling and control of microstruct…
This introduction to the art of the metal casting of sculpture combines practical, hands-on instruction with scientifically accurate descriptions of the many processes that a metal sculptor must learn in order to master his or her craft.
"Mokume gane is a traditional Japanese metalsmithing technique by which sheets of different metals - generally copper, silver, gold, and alloys of those - are stacked and welded together. This results in a piece of metal that displays a woodgrain-like pattern that shows the diff…
