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- TEP-001 Thompson Enamel Workbook by
Woodrow Carpenter, Bill Helwig and Tom Ellis 1997. 40
pages, soft back, B & W drawings and
illustrations. This is a technical manual that is a
must for the serious enameler. Topics include firing
times and temperatures, softening point, fusion flow,
expansion, importance of particle size, metals
suitable for enameling, enameling procedures, metal
preparation, physical characteristics of enamels,
furnaces and equipment, liquid enamel application
techniques, painting media, trouble shooting and much
more. $9.00
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- TEP-002 Beginners Enameling Course
by Woodrow Carpenter 1981 A twelve lesson series
designed to lead a new student into the fundamental
techniques of enameling. A real self teacher. The
booklet contains a brief history on enamels and an
excellent reference bibliography on enameling $4.50
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- TEP-004
Enamel Bead Making by Carol and Bob Oliver,
1972 A small pamphlet teaching bead making with a
propane or butane torch. Small copper tubes are used
as the base for these beads. $2.95
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- TEP-005 Copper Enameling by Coleman,
Koenig, Berry, 1973. A pictorial booklet on basic
enameling techniques, including scrolling,
cloisonné, and champlevé. $4.00
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- TEP-006 First Steps in Enameling by
Jinks McGrath 1994. 96 pages, soft cover. Excellent
book. Everything you need to know about getting
started: choosing and using a furnace; the tools you
need; buying precious metals; selecting and preparing
enamels. Step by step instruction on basic wet and dry
techniques with inspiration, showing how easy it is to
experiment with different metals, colors and types of
enamels. Numerous full color photographs of enamels
made by the members of the British Society of
Enamellers. Included are 14 easy to follow projects
with color pictures. Now available in soft cover
$26.25
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- TEP-007 Enamelist Handbook by
Fraser-Davies, 1988. Written from the point of view of
New Zealanders. Making do with different materials and
adapting techniques to do enameling. $30.98
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- TEP-012 On Divers Arts, Theopilus.
Paperback 1972, 216 pages illustrated. Translated from
Latin. Describes actual 12th century techniques in
painting, glass, metalwork and enameling which the
Benedictine author wanted to pass on to those gifted
by God. Precise instruction on enameling, chasing,
repousse, niello and beaded wire work. Also covered is
the making of pigments for fresco painting, the
manufacture of glue, the technique of gold leaf on
parchment, how to blow glass and design stained glass
windows, fashion gold and silver chalices, make a pipe
organ and church bells. $10.75
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- TEP-013 Glass Enameling by Kay Bain
Weiner - 64 pages, soft cover, color and B & W
photos. Text covers detailed information on glass
cutting, stencil construction and decorating glass.
Instructions are included for laminating and slumping
glass, kiln firing and annealing. $16.95
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- TEP-018 A Modern Method of Creating
Enameled Filigree Jewelry by Leon Hornstein Soft
cover, 110 pages. 67 B&W photos and diagrams, 3
pages of color. Covers the history of the ancient
technique of filigree jewelry making and gives clear
instructions on how filigree is made and how it can be
combined with enamel.
- Topics include tools and materials; Making
filigree wire and jigs; Soldering preparation and
technique; pickling, making filigree jewelry; gold
plating; a photo gallery of filigree; an extensive
section on how filigree can be combined with enamel.
- The many photographs and diagrams support the
comprehensive text making it easy for anyone to
understand. Many enamelers will find this technique to
have major potential. This book come highly
recommended. $15.70
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- TEP-100 Enameling by Joan Bolton
King 111 pages, Hardback - Spiral bound, full color.
Covers the basic principles of enameling. Fully
illustrated, step-by-step instructions are accompanied
by numerous practical tips and incorporate the
author's own innovative ways of simplifying technical
procedures. $29.95 ea.
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TEP-101 Enameling With Professionals by
Lilyan Bachrach 25 leading enamelists describe the
working methods they have developed for their specialized
enameling techniques. Topics include: Cloisonne with fine
silver and/or gold wires on fine silver, sterling, copper
and steel; karat golds, champleve, crayons, watercolors,
large scale mosaics, portraits, grisaille, deep vessels,
overglazes, Riso screen, torch firing, foils, basse
taille, PMC enameling, plique-a-jour, electroforming,
ferric chloride and nitric acid etching, enamels as a
resist,layering, and charts. Also a beginner's course in
enameling. Over 200 pages, including 32 pages of color
photographs with a preface by Woodrow Carpenter of
Thompson Enamel. There is also an explanation on karat
gold by Stewart Grice of Hoover & Strong. This is a
beautiful book, one that will become a classic. $59.00
ea..
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TEP-103 Enameling on Precious Metals by Jeanne
Werge-Hartley 173 pages. Wonderful photos! This book has
a full chapter on plique a
jour as well as a number of
other techniques. All of the contributing artists are
from England. The work in the photographs is breath
taking. $45.00
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TEP-104 Metal Corrugation, Surface Embellishments
and Element Formation for the
Metalsmith by Patricia
McAleer This book introduces metal corrugation. There are
examples by noted metalsmiths showing how metals can be
patterned, crimped, rolled, corrugated, die formed,
pressed and hand worked. Includes techniques, easy to
complete projects , information on tools and related
topics such as enameling, finishing, waxes and casting,
Soft bound 137 pages, Lots of pictures. $29.95
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TEP-106 Beginner's Guide to
Enameling by Dorothy
Cockrell. 64 page soft cover book in full color. This
book covers the basics and includes topics not often
covered; drawing with a pencil, rubber stamps,swirling,
crazy paving, insets, use of foils, use of hard and soft
enamels to get different effects, and raku. $17.98
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TEP-107A The Art of Enameling by Linda Darty Softcover book written by Linda
for use as a text book in the classes that she teaches.
176 full color pages; 10" x 9" hardbound. Very complete
on fundamentals and techniques. Over 130 artists have
contributed images and information on enameling.
$17.95
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TEP-108 Contemporary Enameling - Art and
Techniques by Lilyan
Bachrach Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 2005. 256 pp., 550
color photos, 8-1/2" x 11" hard cover. Thirty four
recognized enamel artists describe the working methods
they have developed for their specialized enameling
techniques. Topics include: cloisonné on fine
silver beads, gold wire cloisonné on fine silver,
shading techniques, large cloisonné wall pieces,
cloisonné on steel, champleve and basse taille,
plique a jour, enameling vessel forms, painting
techniques and materials, screening techniques and torch
firing, use of decals, foils, overglazes, enamel as a
resist, layering, sgrafitto and charts. Also, a beginners
course in enameling. There is a large gallery of
contemporary enamelists providing short biographies of
each artist with full color photos of their work. Highly
recommended. $39.95
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