{"id":1493,"date":"2006-11-25T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2006-11-24T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2013-05-01T14:36:21","modified_gmt":"2013-05-01T21:36:21","slug":"the-complete-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/the-complete-me\/","title":{"rendered":"The Complete Metalsmith"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve spied this book in the cluttered workshops of many amateur craftsmen, and it is frequently nominated as the best all-around introduction to light metal work. If you take an entry class in jewelry, this is often the manual. (Complete in this case does not include welding or blacksmithing; this guide is best for metal projects smaller than a bowl.). The reason I like this manual is that it is quick, succinct, clear, and dense &#8212; sort of like metal itself. The author assumes you wield a certain level of handiness, and that you can kind of figure out things yourself if you get a general sketch of what needs to be done. It shows you with simple drawings (no fancy photos here) things you might want to do with small bits of metal &#8212; different methods of shaping it, different textures or patinas to coat it with, ways to cast it in molds, how to set stones in it, what metals to even use. In other words, it&#8217;s a quick tour of metal work possibilities.  It also lays flat on the table with its thoughtful metal spiral binding. Be sure to get the revised edition.<!--more--><small>*<\/p>\n<p>There is something especially exciting about making a flexible object from rigid material. Chainmaking offers technical challenges and an enormous range of design possibilities.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"metalsmith4_sm.jpg\" src=\"\/wp-content\/archiveimages\/archives\/metalsmith4_sm.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"100\" \/><\/p>\n<p>*<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"metalsmith5_sm.jpg\" src=\"\/wp-content\/archiveimages\/archives\/metalsmith5_sm.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"280\" \/><br \/>\nMaking a Cone Pattern<br \/>\n1. Draw the side view of the cone exactly as you want it.<br \/>\n2. If making a frustrum (shaded), extend lines to meet at o.<br \/>\n3. Set compass with radius ob and draw arc.<br \/>\n4. Multiply ab times pi (3.14). Mark this distance on the arc with a wire or string to find c.<br \/>\n5. Connect oc. The striped area is the pattern.<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to work metal<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[19],"tags":[1350,1010],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1493"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1493"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1493\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11891,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1493\/revisions\/11891"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1493"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1493"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1493"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}