[TheForge] jewellery for blacksmiths

[Rob Fertner]

Thanks for the posting. I just bought a like new used copy of Maryon's
book on ebay for $8.17 (including shipping).
Rob

> Steve
> For about ten bucks you can buy a used copy of Metalwork and
Enamelling (English spelling) by Herbert Maryon. What you would learn in
jewelry classes, or from the books written by their teachers is nothing
more than a few of the many methods carefully laid out in this tome. I
have both books and consider The Complete Metalsmith to be fluff. Maryon
was a master craftsman who restored the most difficult pieces in the
British Museum, often reinventing long lost technics in order to do so.
He was knighted for his work, and his book was reprinted for about
eighty years. So, you can "pan for color" from authors like McCreight or
go straight to "the mother load" by learning from Maryon. I would
suggest the latter. It's what knowledgeable jewelers have been doing for
close on a century (his published articles on jewelry technics preseeded
the book).
> Mike P.

This is truly a fine book. I don't know that it would help Justin out 
that much, though.

Steve
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