The Metal Craft Book

About this book

Metal is a marvelous material but until recently its been a foreign currency among general crafters who feared that "metalworking" required pig iron a blast furnace and the musculature of a village blacksmith. Not true. Here are 50 gorgeous things to make from extra-thin sheet metals and foils in shimmering copper aluminum brass tin and pewter. And just for fun there are projects from mesh tin cans flashing wire ready-made metal objects recycled materials and found metal. Readers will learn about useful tools and basic techniques for working with metal none of them esoteric. Theyll learn to mark drill cut smooth bend and form metal along with some easy ways to decorate it--hammering punching piercing stamping and embossing. Theyll learn easy means of attachment such as soldering and Pop-riveting. Theyll discover how to apply paint and patinas. Then theyll choose among 50 diverse easy-to-make projects and proceed to create as many stunning objects as they like. Between projects theyll browse through a gallery of beautiful metalwork by expert designer/crafters.