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Edition: First
Artist: John Cogswell
Publisher: Brynmorgen Press
Release Date: 2008-07-01
ISBN-10: 1929565224
ISBN-13: 9781929565221
List Price: $35.00
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Creative Stonesetting reaches beyond the usual prong-or-bezel solutions to explore innovative settings for jewelers. Through more than 600 helpful drawings, the author explains the construction of dozens of unusual solutions that balance elegance, practicality, and security. Outstanding examples from professional jewelry designers show what can be done with these skills and will inspire readers to move in new directions themselves.
cogswell is a master
| Customer Rating: | John is full of ideas, tricks and wisdom
to help you understand and learn the skills
needed to produce a stone setting. He is a
true Master at his craft . Thank You John |
Thorough and explicit, this book is a necessity.
| Customer Rating: | Creative Stonesetting is a must-have in any jeweler's studio. It condenses tons of information about stonesetting, but also includes in-depth information about jewelers tools and how to properly use them. John Cogswell's illustrations are detailed yet straightforward, reminiscent of The Complete Metalsmith.
This book has alleviated many of my stonesetting anxieties. The instructions are not only thorough, but in many cases full of tricks that make the process easier. To accompany the explicit instructions are John's humorous anecdotes that differentiate this book from many technical books.
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Outstanding Reference Book
| Customer Rating: | | This book is a "must have" for the library of any stonesetter. The techniques follow classic theories with nice hints and shortcuts thrown in occasionally. It is well illustrated with easy to understand diagrams. The book is thorough and even includes tension settings. Comparable books are double the price. |
I've been waiting for this!
| Customer Rating: | I have literally been waiting for this book to be published, both because I knew John was writing a book on stonesetting, and because I needed such a book for teaching stone setting in my classes. I have hundreds of pages of handouts gathered from various sources from the past 30 years, as well as some very sophisticated instructions geared toward commercial jewelers, but what I have missed is a comprehensive manual of basic stonesetting information that interested beginners can use. Many jewelry making manuals have one chapter on stonesetting, but my universal complaint with all of them is that they assume the reader has a body of information already - and that presumed body of information is different from manual to manual, so instructions are uneven at best. Also, when some instructions blithely say things like "score, bend and solder a box, then solder a prong in each corner", the inevitable questions like "What gauge sheet? What gauge wire? How do I hold everything in place to solder?" are not discussed, making such instructions useless for beginners. I teach bezel setting and some simple prong setting, but I am no stonesetting pro. I especially welcome the kinds of hints that professionals have and are frequently reluctant to share. John Cogswell, the workshop leader extraordinaire, has come through with the information I need. From concise definitions of tools, through measuring methods, to actual construction - it is all here.
I am not interested in possible projects - I can design my own pieces but when I have a triangular faceted amethyst to set on a piece, I am wanting solid information on tools, measurements, construction suggestions and actual setting hints. John's exquisite drawings are clear and easy to follow. Also, he offers some of the best information on the customization and use of gravers that I have ever read. I have access to all the contemporary jewelry magazines, but I need basic construction information that is detailed and consistent. An added delight in this book is hearing John's voice coming through in the prose; folksy, reassuring, friendly and consummately knowledgeable |
The best yet
| Customer Rating: | | I have several books on stone setting and this is by far the best one I have ever seen. It teaches you what you really need to know. |
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