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Information About Casting & Related Processes
Casting Process (As A Whole)
The books listed in this section explain the entire lost wax casting process. Some may only be available on the secondary (used) book market.
McCreight, Tim, Practical Casting: A Studio Reference, Brynmorgen Press, 33 Woodland Road, Cape Elizabeth, Maine, 04107, 1994, revised ed.
Sias, Fred R., Lost-Wax Casting: Old, New, and Inexpensive Methods, Woodsmere Press, 2005, Pendleton, South Carolina
AJM Guide To Lost-Wax Casting, MJSA/AJM Press, 2003. This volume is a collection of useful and practical articles by various casting practitioners published over the years in AJM Magazine.
Other Books Related to Casting
These are books about specific parts of the lost wax casting process, but also interrelated to other jewelry making processes.
Tsuyuki, Hiroshi, Basic Wax Modeling: An Adventure in Creativity, Matsubara-Kashiwa Books, Inc., (First English Version), 21 Honshiocho, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, 1985, 1990
McCreight, Tim, The Complete Metalsmith, Davis Publications, Inc., Worcester, MA, 1991
Lownsbrough, Russell & Tarcinale, Danila, Wax Carving For Jewelers, Crowood Press, Ltd., Ramsbury, Marlborough, Wiltshire SN8 2HR, 2021
Audette, Dominique, Jewelry Illustration, Brynmorgen Press, Brunswick, Maine, 2010
Tierney, Elsa, Art of Wax, Studio 152, First Floor, Stratford Workshops, Burford Road, London, E15 2SP, United Kingdom.
Brambatti, Manuela and Vinci, Cosimo, Jewellery Illustration and Design: From Technical
Drawing to Professional Rendering, Hoaki, Barcelona, Spain, 2019
Goldsmith, Stephen M., Polishing and Finishing for Jewelers and Silversmiths, Crowood Press Ltd., Ramsbury, Marlborough, Wiltshire SN8 2HR, 2019
McCreight, Tim, Jewelry; Fundamentals of Metalsmithing, Hand Book Press, 2 Briarstone Road, Rockport, MA,1997
Other Excellent Jewelry Making Books
These books are about various metal art skills such as sawing, filing, and polishing - all of which are part of taking jewelry castings to completion.
Revere, Alan, Professional Goldsmithing: A Contemporary Guide to Traditional Jewelry Techniques, Raja Press, , P.O. Box 470782, San Francisco, CA, 1991
Mann, Thomas, Metal Artist’s Workbench: Demystifying the Jeweler’s Saw, North Light Books, 2001, 4700 East Galbraith Road, Cincinnati, OH
Bolten, Corkie, Metalsmith Society’s Guide To Jewelry Making: Tips, Techniques & Tutorials For Soldering Silver, Stonesetting & Beyond, Page Street Publishing, Salem, MA, 2022
Cogswell, John, Creative Stonesetting, Brynmorgen Press, Portland, Maine, 2008
Online
Videos
Most of these videos are from YouTube. They are brief (less than 20 minutes), and almost all are an overview of the stages of casting. Some provide more detail or explanation than others, but they all do a good job of showing one or more aspects of lost wax casting.
Websites About Casting
These additional online resources come from either vendors supplying tools, equipment, and supplies, or they are found on the sites of jewelry makers.
Websites Maintained by Makers
These are sites owned by artists who make jewelry and have a variety of useful information about many metal art processes. If available the maker’s social media information is also listed.
Bolton, Corkie – corkieboltonjewelry.com
Metalsmithsociety.com – Corkie is the founder. There are many useful resources on this site.
Instagram – @metalsmithsociety
