Troubleshooting for Jewelers

This comprehensive resource is a must-have for all jewelers. It covers hundreds of mistakes, accidents, roadblocks and disasters that jewelers, especially beginner and intermediate, may encounter. Laid out in an instinctive problem-to-solution order and exhaustively illustrated, it is designed for quick reference and ease of use.

Troubleshooting for Jewelers opens with 150 diagnostic charts that act as a first point of reference to identify the most common problems. The principal task is to recognize where the jeweler is going wrong, so the book provides several options for possible causes alongside suggested remedies. These are organized by metalwork technique.

Other helpful features include:

• Color-coded tabs for easy navigation
• Descriptions of how a problem looks and feels
• Potential causes are listed for each problem
• Beautiful finished pieces are shown to demonstrate what can be achieved
• Key stages of the technique are demonstrated
• Images of the faults to aid easy diagnosis
• Photographs demonstrate the best ways to remedy the issue at hand.

The book's five technique chapters contain two types of content, each with detailed text and dozens of photographs. Best Practices introduces topics that help to lay the foundations for problem-free skills and to prevent future problems; and Fix-Its describe faults and mistakes, their causes, and provide specific instructions to make repairs.

Troubleshooting for Jewelers closes with indispensable measurements and conversion tables, health and safety procedures, and a glossary. This is a practical reference that all jewelry makers will use at one time or another. It is an essential purchase, especially for trade and art schools and libraries.

"This guidebook on the craft of jewelery is the perfect guide to see the results you want. It is especially useful for recovering pieces that you think might be completely ruined, which helps to avoid wasting material. Each chapter covers different stages of the jewelry-making practise, including shaping, decoration, casting, wirework and stone setting, all divided into best practices and methods to fix mistakes."--
Frieda Munro
This book is full of useful information and some tantalizing glimpses of beautiful inspirational pieces. Highly recommended as a manual in any metal worker's studio.-- (07/11/2016)
This book is written for amateur and professional jewelers. It is divided into an introductory chapter and five major sections: Shaping, Decoration, Wirework, Casting, and Stone Setting. Each section also has two divisions: Best Practice and Fix-Its. What is nice about this book is that it is extensively illustrated in color, and that it is quite detailed in its descriptions. Step-by-step procedures are the norm, with both color pictures and textual guidelines... The book is definitely geared towards the how-to-do-it-yourself (DIY) crowd, and would probably fit in well in most public libraries and technical colleges who have curriculum in this area.-- (03/01/2018)