Aimed at crafters who have never picked up a pair of pliers, this handbook covers all the basics needed to get started creating great jewelry, from setting up a workspace and transferring designs to honing basic filing, sawing, and soldering skills. Diagrams give clarity for tricky stages,?providing examples of what can go wrong and detailing how to?repair common problems. A comprehensive tools and materials section reveals how to choose metals and stones, select and store useful materials, and start a beginner's tool kit.?With step-by-step photography of every technique-displaying how to plan, pierce, file, solder, pickle,?and clean-this comprehensive?resource?makes creating jewelry accessible and affordable.?