Wood: Techniques, Projects, Inspiration

By Terry Taylor

This third entry in the Art of Jewelry series brings crafters an eye-opening assortment of wood necklaces, bangles, and earrings to make--alongside a gallery of inspirational work from the best contemporary artists. Filled with stepped-out examples of each project in different stages, it covers all the basics, including an exploration of sawing, sanding, drilling, carving, pyrography, and painting. The 30 inspiring projects feature such standout pieces as a carved ebony ring, copper and wood brooches embellished with pyrographed patterns, and a rich mahogany pendant dotted with delicate pearls. All the items are showcased in beautiful color images, accompanied by the artists' professional insights and creative tips.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 160059106X
• ISBN13: 9781600591068
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Lark Books (NC)
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.9" x 10.1"

Customer Reviews

Great book for getting started with wood

This is a great book for anyone interested in creating wood jewelry or incorporating wood into their work. It goes over different types of wood often used by jewelers, tools, connections and finishes via example projects. I would have to say its only real flaw is a lack of pictures for works in progress, and more in dept descriptions of some of the techniques employed in few of the projects (e.g. carving,etc). Overall however it's the best book on woodworking for jewelers that I have found so far.