This comprehensive and ambitious workshop reference for jewellers brings together a vast range of skills, techniques, and technical data into one volume. Offering detailed explanations and step-by-step photography to demonstrate procedures, this handbook includes a complete reference section featuring tool shapes, an index of gems, a glossary, standard sizes and measurements, conversion tables, and an extensive list of resources. Additionally, the manual offers a directory of tools and materials--including a key to identifying tools for a ""beginner's kit""--a historical introduction to jewellery, and suggestions for photographing and promoting completed pieces. Remarkable cutting-edge pieces by jewellery makers and designers from around the world are used to illustrate the various processes involved in creating exceptional jewellery. Covering everything from traditional metalsmithing skills and using alternative materials, such as plastics and resin, to discussing issues involved with outsourcing work to specialist external suppliers, this is an indispensable and essential resource for both students and professionals.
