Metalsmithing Made Easy: A Practical Guide to Cold Connections, Simple Soldering, Stone Setting, and More

Awesome book! This is one of the best books I’ve ever found. So much information and easy to follow. But for beginners and intermediate. Highly recommend I wish I could give it 10 stars

This book is super well organized and clearly written. Great info from tube settings to soldering that would allow a newbie to zero in on exactly what they might need for what they wish to do which will help to make efficient use of time getting just what you need. I love the way the tools are laid out and explained, the photography beautiful and all informative. I will be using this book in my beginner classes for my student's to peruse, etc. Great job, Kate!

I'm in the middle of making the one inch samples as we speak! I'm looking forward to improving my basic skills before I go back to classes.

I haave no metalsmithing skills at all. That is why I purchased this book as metalwork is on my goals list. Kate Ferrant Richbourg does a fine job of explaining how to use this book, find a place of your own, assess what you have now, setting up a small studio of your own, make a safety plan (prevent injury), the correct soldering tools, types of solders, different types of torches, successful soldering, many tools and they're functions, metals (copper, silver, sterling silver, gold-fill & brass) & materials, Stones (aka cabochons), patina's, sealants, and guide to rotary tools (so many), and storage. She suggest starting out making samplers so you'll have many practice sessions before actually making a finished product. That really helps you to practice these techniques first on less expensive metals so you can get the hang of knowing how much pressure to apply to your stamping tools. There's many area's starting out that you don't think about because you don't have the knowledge nor the techniques needed to start. And if you don't practice first, you'll be making a lot of boo-boo's on expensive metals. Do you know how to darken the stamp area's and what to use? Uh, no. Do you know how to file? Uh, no. Do you know how to make holes and jumping rings and chain links? Uh, well, no. And then you have annealing, texturing & stamping techniques.....and there's riveting, drawing a bead, making proper holes & locations, dapping, bezel setting, and drilling holes in stones. Gee Wiz! I don't know about you, but I'm worn out already just reading about it! ... Hang in there everybody, I think the projects are about to begin. Ha! Ugh! There's just SO much reading material to cover before you even can possibly begin. But I'm positive it'll all be worth it in the end. Stamp away, my friends. :-) darken the letter area's, experiment with patina's,

Nice book but projects are really rustic

I look forward to spending time with this book and creating some lovely jewelry.

Really throw book. I took it out from the library before buying. It has great instructions, list everything that you need to start metal smithing and gives you options for every budget.

Very pleased with this book!Detailed and informative! Great for beginners and beyond.

I loved this book as it has good easy to follow directions on working with all kinds of metals for jewelry, sculpting, and art projects. It is a great source and should be in every artist's library!

Fab book. really enjoying it. Easy to read and follow instructions. lots of helpful tips on tools and techniques. would recommend.

Love the content, lots of it with clear descriptions of techniques, excellent for me as a beginner

Absolutely amazing book! Husband loves it!

Excellent experience would definitely recommend And buy again