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Steel Canvas: The Art of American Arms

Steel Canvas: The Art of American Arms more books like this

by R L Wilson, Douglas Sandberg (Photographer), Peter Beard (Photographer)

Wilson offers the first book on the extraordinary spectacle of America's finest firearms from the mid-1700s until today. Here in full color are exquisite engravings, gold, silver and platinum inlays, intricately carved mother-of-pearl and ivory--craftsmanship which rivals any other field of decorative arts.

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Metalwork: Technology and Practice

Metalwork: Technology and Practice more books like this

by Victor E. Repp

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Metalwork for Craftsmen

Metalwork for Craftsmen more books like this

by Emil F. Kronquist

Beginning with the fundamentals, master craftsman Emil F. Kronquist lists and pictures tools and explains basic techniques for cutting stock, annealing and heating, pickling, shallow hollowing, raising, planishing, bending and shaping, leveling, soldering and welding, making molds, pattern making, and chasing. He includes a series of projects for ...

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Stamp Artistry: Combining Stamps with Beadwork, Carving, Collage, Etching, Fabric, Metalwork, Painting, Polymer Clay, Repouss, and Mor

Stamp Artistry: Combining Stamps with Beadwork, Carving, Collage, Etching, Fabric, Metalwork, Painting, Polymer Clay, Repouss, and Mor more books like this

by Rice Freeman-Zachery

Stamping is among the most popular artistic techniques because its uses are virtually limitless. No matter what medium they work in, artists and decorators alike can use stamping to create one-of-a-kind pieces with simple techniques. This follow-up book to "The Stamp Artist's Project Book" highlights cutting edge techniques and materials used in ...

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Metalwork and enamelling

Metalwork and enamelling more books like this

by Herbert Maryon

Best all-around book. Countless trade secrets. Author was foremost British expert. 367 illustrations.

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General metals more books like this

by John Louis Feirer

An industrial education textbook in basic metalworking.

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Early Chinese Metalwork in the Collection of the Seattle Art Museum more books like this

by Michael Knight, Seattle Art Museum

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Metalwork in Early America: Copper and Its Alloys from the Winterthur Collection

Metalwork in Early America: Copper and Its Alloys from the Winterthur Collection more books like this

by Donald L Fennimore, George J Fistrovich (Photographer), Henry Francis Du Pont Winterthur Museum

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The Derveni Krater: Masterpiece of Classical Greek Metalwork

The Derveni Krater: Masterpiece of Classical Greek Metalwork more books like this

by Beryl Barr-Sharrar

This beautifully illustrated book represents the first full publication of the most elaborate metal vessel from the ancient world yet discovered. Found in an undisturbed Macedonian tomb of the late 4th century B.C., the volute krater is a tour de force of highly sophisticated methods of bronze working. An unusual program of iconography informs ...

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Catalogue fo the prehistoric metalwork in Merseyside County Museums, (formerly Liverpool Museum).

by Susan M. Nicholson

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Make Your Own Woodworking Tools: Metalwork Techniques to Create, Customize, and Sharpen in the Home Workshop

Make Your Own Woodworking Tools: Metalwork Techniques to Create, Customize, and Sharpen in the Home Workshop more books like this

by Mike Burton

Praising the simplicity and economy of customised handles and blades made from recycled materials, this manual details the construction and assembly of handmade tools that can be fitted to individual hands and are designed to keep a razor-sharp edge. An extensive section on salvage steel provides advice about choosing metal, and an in-depth ...

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Traditional Crafts of Saudi Arabia: Weaving, Jewelry, Costume, Leatherwork, Basketry, Woodwork, Pottery, Metalwork more books like this

by John Topham

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Western Decorative Arts, Part I: Medieval, Renaissance, and Historicizing Styles Including Metalwork, Enamels, and Ceramics

Western Decorative Arts, Part I: Medieval, Renaissance, and Historicizing Styles Including Metalwork, Enamels, and Ceramics more books like this

by Philippe Verdier, National Gallery Of Art, Timothy H Wilson

This volume is one of several that examines the National Gallery of Art's distinguished collection of decorative arts. (The second volume will be published in 1996.) The group treated here is composed primarily of works acquired from the Widener Collection, and amplified by holdings acquired from the Kress family. Included are more than eighty ...

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Metal Man

Metal Man more books like this

by Aaron Reynolds, Paul Hoppe (Illustrator)

Sparks literally fly as Devon makes the leap from observer to creator. With the help of the Metal man, can Devon weld a sculpture of his own, or will the scrap metal amount to a pile of junk as his mom suspects?

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Metalwork; technology and practice more books like this

by Oswald A. Ludwig, Willard J. McCarthy

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Early American Copper, Tin & Brass: Hand-Crafted Metalware from Colonial Times more books like this

by Henry J. Kauffman

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The Arts and Crafts Metalwork of Janet Payne Bowles more books like this

by Barry Shifman, W Scott Braznell (Designer), Sharon S Darling (Designer)

"...the metalcraft and jewelry of this overlooked and idiosyncratic artist-metalsmith ...resonates with an uncommon personal passion." - W. Scott Braznell. Janet Payne Bowles (1872/73-1948) was an Arts and Crafts jeweller and metalsmith who worked in Boston, New York, and Indianapolis and enjoyed an international reputation during her lifetime. As ...

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The Complete Book of Paint: A Comprehensive Guide to Paint Techniques for Walls, Floors, Furniture, Fabrics, and Metalwork more books like this

by David Carter, Charles Hemming (Text by)

This book covers virtually every paint technique and every possible surface; the result is an eminently useful guide to decorative painting, and includes 35 projects that are easily accomplished by an amateur: fresco effects, sponging, trompe l'oeil, stencilling, marbleizing, etc.

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The theory and practice of metalwork more books like this

by George Henry Love

The third edition has been prepared to bring the book up to date and in line with modern practice. The chapter on iron and steel manufacture has been completely rewritten and the sections on brazing and soldering have been revised. A number of new diagrams and photographs have been included.

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A Dictionary of Marks: Ceramics, Metalwork, Furniture, Tapestry more books like this

by Margaret MacDonald-Taylor

First published in 1962, this book covers not only silver, gold and pewter, but furniture, tapestry and ceramics. The book includes the marks of American and British metalwork, with a selective list of metalworkers and their marks. Coverage of the ceramics includes not only English and European marks, but also Japanese date marks and Chinese reign ...

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Domestic Metalwork 1640-1820 more books like this

by Rupert Gentle, Rachael Feild, Belinda Gentle (Editor)

This is a revised and enlarged edition of the earlier standard work on the subject which should be essential reading for anyone with an interest in brass or the wider fields of metalwork and antiques. The book sets individual pieces in their historical background of design, manufacture and use. Brass objects, especially those dating from the ...

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Jewelry & Metalwork in the Arts & Crafts Tradition more books like this

by Elyse Z Karlin

The best study of Arts and Crafts-style jewelry and metalwork to date. Hundreds of beautiful pieces of jewelry are illustrated; their history, characteristics, materials, motifs, influences, and makers' marks are traced. Biographical sketches are provided for the most influential British designers/jewelers/metalworkers.

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A dictionary of marks : metalwork, furniture, ceramics more books like this

by Margaret Macdonald-Taylor

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The Jarvie Shop: The Candlesticks & Metalwork of Robert R. Jarvie more books like this

by Stephen Gray (Editor), Thomas K Maher

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The Metalsmiths more books like this

by Percy Knauth

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