TY - BOOK AU - Oppi Untracht TI - Metal Techniques for Craftsmen: A Basic Manual for Craftsmen on The Methods of Forming and Decorating Metals SN - 0385030274 U1 - 739.1 19 PY - 1975/// CY - USA PB - Doubleday & Company Inc. KW - English KW - Art metal-work KW - General N1 - Metals: Basic information -- Metals: origin, behavior, and manufacture -- Classification of metals -- Manufacture of metals -- Metal decorative techniques: Metal techniques that do not require soldering -- Decorative techniques employing contrasting metals -- Metal techniques that require soldering -- Combining metals with nonmetallic materials -- Methods of metal fabrication: Silversmithing -- Forging -- Oxyacetylene fusion welding -- Cold metal spinning -- Joining with rivets, nails, and screws -- Casting -- Electroplating and electroforming -- Metal finishing: Polishing and grinding -- Coloring metals -- Hand tools and their uses: Basic tool groups -- Charts and tables -- Glossary of terms N2 - Covers the art of decorative metal work, with step-by-step instructions, up until 1975 ER -