24 results for "Silversmithing" between $0 and $2500

Discover the basics of silversmithing in this thorough guidebook. Provides you with the complete picture, including types and properties of metals, required tools, and numerous easy-to-understand techniques.

These essays are the proceedings of a conference held on April 19-20, 1996 at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The presenters were leading scholars in the field and their scholarship remains remarkably up-to-date.

Silversmithing in the American Colonies began in Boston sometime between 1635 and 1640. Curiously, because British America produced virtually no precious metals, including silver, craftsmen of the era were obliged to melt down and refine coins and other ready sources of metal. These sources, questionable in purity, were refined to an acceptable standard. But because English standards for Sterling Silver -- that is, an alloy consisting of 92.5 per cent pure silver and 7.5 per cent copper to harden...

t2/4700, Boarding Socket, silversmithing tool, made in West Germany. Heavy! #'s 36 & 40 stamped on handle. Limited supply left. Striking end is silver, half moon rounded, and slightly slanted. List $47.00, sale 20% off, now $37.60.

Camille Rendal, Mead, CO Camille has an MFA in metalsmithing and sculpture from New Mexico State University and has taught at Central Michigan University, Roger Williams University, and is currently on the faculty at Front Range Community College in Colorado. Having lived in New Mexico for many years, Ghost Ranch was a frequent destination for her; she says, "It has the unique ability to restore my spirit far into the future."

Practice forming, forging, raising and planishing, and get an introduction to chasing and repoussé for jewelry and small objects.

SILVERSMITHING By Rupert Finegold and William Seitz. A step-by-step instructional book explaining the processes involved in each silversmithing operation. Covers general principals, materials, tools, and a series of projects. Hard cover - 460 pg.

T2/5600 Silversmithing tool, with a flat, round end. 10" long, made in West Germany. #'s 39 and 40 stamped on the handle. Limited supply left. List $56.50, sale 20% off, now 45.20.

After a discussion of the history and various aspects of lapidary, Lee Martin introduces rock tumbling and the art of cutting a cabochon. Following a brief demonstration of the various steps in rock tumbling, Sandy Taylor shows how to cut a cabochon on the Graves Cab-Mate. Everything from cutting the original material to polishing the final piece is demonstrated in easy to follow steps. This video not only introduces people to the world of lapidary, it also teaches how the products we admire are...

WRIGHT, MARGARET NICKELSON. Hopi Silver: The History and Hallmarks of Hopi Silversmithing. 121 pp. with 37 b&w plates. 4to, wraps. Flagstaff, Northland Publishing, 1994.

This dining ware is sized for small hands, yet is very substantial material. The bowls, or porringers, weigh almost a pound; I used a special technique to form each one from a single sheet of sterling silver. There are no soldered joints on the porringers; the handles are part of the original material. These come with either one or two handles. Diameter of serving bowls: about 5 inches. The handles are a good size for little hands and are lightened by pierced...

t2/4500 Silversmithing tool, large, heavy, 11" long made in West Germany. Only a few left! List $45.00, sale, 20% off, 36.00. #'s 33 & 80 stamped on the handle.