Boxes and Lockets: Metalsmithing Techniques

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A. & C. Black, 1999 - Lockets - 144 pages
Boxes offer a wonderful format for metalsmiths and in this book, Tim McCreight introduces a variety of metalworking techniques for box construction, hinges and closing devices. Guided by detailed demonstrations this book will prove to be a useful guide for the beginner and the practising jeweller alike. The book is illustrated with the work of an international group of jewellers, showing what can be done when making boxes and lockets.

About the author (1999)

Tim McCreight has taught metalsmithing and design for over 25 years and is currently professor and department head at the Maine College of Art. He has taught and exhibited in the US, Canada and Europe, and has written eight books on metalworking including Jewellery: Fundamentals of Metalsmithing, also published by A&C Black.

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