The Jeweler's Studio Handbook

Great jewelry is original, well designed-and with the right tools-can be created at home by the aspiring artist. The Jeweler's Studio Handbook guides you through the process of equipping your own jewelry studio and teaches you the techniques that will have you crafting one of a kind metal jewelry in no time.

Artist Brandon Holschuh walks you through planning your work space, selecting tools and materials, mastering basic metalwork techniques, and applying your new skills to twenty original pieces. In addition, The Jeweler's Studio Handbook encourages novel design, good organization, and fearless experimentation, ensuring it will remain an invaluable resource for jewelry artists for years to come.

This book features:

• An invitation into the world of the home jewelry artist, from the workbench to a gallery exhibit.
• Fundamental jewelry making techniques-hammering, soldering, riveting and more.
• Step by step photos showing the crafting of twenty beautiful pieces of metalwork jewelry, including rings, bracelets, earrings and pendants.
• Gallery quality jewelry from dozens of contributing artists.

Brandon Holschuh has been a jeweler for nearly twenty years and maintains an active jeweler's studio in Concord Township, Ohio. He is a member of the Society of North American Goldsmiths, American Crafts Council and Society of Arts and Crafts.