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,nbsp;providing examples of what can go wrong and detailing how tonbsp;repair common problems. A comprehensive tools and materials section reveals how to choose metals and stones, select and store useful materials, and start a beginner8217;s tool kit.nbsp;With step-by-step photography of every technique8212;displaying how to plan, pierce, file, solder, pickle,nbsp;and clean8212;this comprehensivenbsp;resourcenbsp;makes creating jewelry accessible and affordable.nbsp;