Simple Soldered Jewelry & Accessories: A Crafter's Guide to Fashioning Necklaces, Earrings, Bracelets & More (1600590306) |
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Customer Reviews: Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Simple Soldered Jewelry & Accessories:
Awesome Book: I highly recommend this book for anyone wanting to learn to make soldered pendants and various bits of soldered jewelry. I have been teaching soldering for many years, and the one book that I always HIGHLY recommend for my students to buy, is Simple Soldered Jewelry. There are many books that have wonderful pictures, and great inspiration, but this book gives great detailed instructions, as well as various options for many of the techniques. So, if you want to learn to solder using copper tape, this is the... Great Book with Loads of Information: Simple Soldered Jewelry & Accessories is a fantastic book. I bought it, unsure of what to expect. I wanted to get into soldering so much that I had already bought the equipment to do it - but fear was holding me back. After reading Bluhm's book, the fear disappeared...and was replaced by a sense of "I can do this!". It was a great feeling - and only achieved after reading the in-depth text Bluhm provides. The pictures are tight and provide explanations and examples that just can't be explained with... The Basic Book: I really like this book. I have done some stained glass pieces but never attempted jewelry making. This gives a really good overview of all materials you will need, including good photos of all the various tools, pliers, foil tapes, etc. It gives basics for working with wire, all the basics of putting together and soldering a piece, finishing it out with patinas or embellishments. The book has some great and funky ideas on jewelry, but also everything from bobby pins, frames and ornaments to storage labels,...
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