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REFERENCE BOOK LIST

 The following is a list of books that I have --or I wish I had-- in my collection.  Some may be out of print, so it might take some searching to find them.

A dictionary of alloys, (Comprehensive listing of alloys; uses, etc..) Eric N. Simons, 1969, Hart Publishing Co., New York.

A selected guide to make-it, fix-it, do-it yourself books, Susan Nuecke, Fleet books.

A textbook of electroplating, (Making your set up, reclaiming metals, etc...).  R.S. Ingwersen & D.F. Davis, 1973, Tropic house, Palm Bay, Florida.

Amateur Craftsman's Encyclopedia, 1937, Popular Science Publishing Co. New York.

Art Books, (Basic bibliography on the fine arts).  E. Louise Lucas, 1968, New York Graphic Society Ltd.

Art Nouveau sculpture, Alastair Duncan, USA, 1978, Rizzoli International Publications Inc., New York.

Building a small lathe, L.C. Mason, 1979 International Publications Service.

By hand, (A guide to schools, & careers in crafts).  John Coyne and Tom Hebert, 1974, Sunrise books.

Craft books, (Good book list) 1290 Shermer Road, Box 42, Northbrook,111. 60062.  312-498-2250

Crafts for today, (Review of books & periodicals related to the crafts). Roily M. & Ann J. Harwell, 1974, Libraries Unlimited Inc., Littleton, Colorado.

Craft Sources, (Guide to books, magazines, organization, suppliers, schools), Paul Colin & Deborah Lippman, 1975, M, Evans & Co. New York.

Craft-worker' s Market, Published annually by Writers Digest.

Creative Casting, (Processes, equipment, etc...) Sharr Choate, 1966,Crown Publisher, New York.

 Direct metal sculpture. Dona Meilach & Don Seiden, 1966, Crown, New York:

 Enameling on metal, Oppi Untracht, 1957, Chilton, New York. Step-by-step enameling, William Harper, 1973, Golden press, New York.

Everything you wanted to know about gold and other precious metals, Russell Burkett, 1975, Russell Burkett investor books, P.O. Box 1154 Glendora, CA  91740.

Foundrywork for the amateur, (Home shop set-ups).  B. Terry Aspin, 1975, Model & Allied Publications, Argus books limited, Herts, En­gland.

Handbook of lost wax or investment casting, (How to make your own equipment & tools with complete plans. Also, how to use them). James E. Sopcak, 1968, Gembooks,

Henley's Formulas, (Recipes, formulas, processes).  Edited by Gardner D.Hiscox, '79, Avenel books, New York.

Hobby Gunsmithing, (Good sections on hand tools, power tools, and finishing metal making tools).  Ralph T. Walker, Digest books Inc., Northfield, 111.

Holloware techniques, Douglas Steakey, 1979, Watson-Guptil, New York.

How to cast small metal & rubber pares, Bill Cannar, 1979, Tab Books.

How-to-do-it-books, (Index of books).  R.R. Bowker Co., New York.

How to fix almost everything, Stanley Schuler, 1963, M. Evans & Co. New York.

How to find freebees & bargains in your own community, Bev. Shinn, D. Shinn publications.

How to sell your artwork, (Deals with agents, dealers, galleries, art shows, museums, employment).  1978, Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.

How to weld aluminum without going broke: fix your own broken stuff easily. John M. Sadler, 1979. J.M. Sadler.

Indian silversmithing, (Some information on tool making).  W. Ben Hunt, 1960, Collier-MacMillan, New York.

Jewelry Engraver's manual, R. Alien Hardy, 1976, Van Nostrand Rein-hold.

Jewelry repair manual, Alien Hardy & John Bowman, 19.67, Van Nostrand Reinhold.

Kiln Building with space age materials, Frank A. Colson, 1980, Van Nos Reinhold

Lost Wax Steam Casting, (The simplest way to cast metal with lost wax system. Inexpensive with good results).  Barbara Felisky, 1971, Cal­ifornia crafts supply, Anaheim CA.

Making of tools, Alexander G. Weygers, 1973, Van Nos Reinhold.

Materials handbook, (Good background info. for basic understanding on all materials.  Metal refractories, waxes, etc...) George S. Brady, 1971, McGraw-Hill, New York.

Metal & Enamel, Marshall Cavendish, 1978, Excalibur books, New York. Machine tool operation, (Basic skills).  1969, Mcgraw-Hill, New York.

Metal Design and Technique, Wilhelm Braun-Feldweg, 1975, Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., New York.

Metals, formulas, alloys, processes) (Get it). Popular Science, 1942, New York.

Metal alloys and patinas for castings, (How various alloys are affected by various patina formulas with color pictures of the results), William M. Shearman, 1976, Kent State University Press.

Metal Lathe & Metal Shaper (Build your own metalworking shop from scrapbook 1 & 2), D.J/ Gingery, 1980 D.J. Gingery.  [He has a whole series showing how to create a whole metalshop from your own castings in your own furnace.]

 

Metal Projects Index, William J. Becker, 1939, Wilson Co.

Metal Techniques for craftsmen, (Basic manual for craftsmen on methods of forming and decorating metals).  Oppi Untracht, 1968, Double-day, Garden City, New York.

Metalcraft and jewelry, Emil F. Kronquest, 1926, Manual arts press.

Metals handbook, American society for metals, Metals Park, Ohio.

Metalsmithing for the artist-craftsman, Richard Thomas, 1960, Chil­ton Co., Penn.

Modern Metalcraft, (Manual arts).  John L. Feirer, 19.46, H.W. Wilson Co.

Modern Pewter design & techniques,  (all phases of working sheet pew­ter).  1973, Shirley Charron, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York.

Molding and Casting, (For moulage workers, sculptors, artists, physicians, dentists, criminologists, craftsmen, patternmakers and ar­chitectural modelers).  C.D. Clarke, 1946, Standard Arts Press, Bal­timore.

 Proceedings of the national sculpture conferences, Ten volumes have been printed (some out of print now). They are available through the international sculpture center.

Sculpture in progress, Chaim Gross and Peter Robinson, 1972, Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., New York.

Sculpturing in steel and other metals, Arthur Zaidenberg, 1974, Chil­ton Radnor, Penn.

Selling your handcrafts, 1974, William E. Garrison, Chilton, Radnor, Penn.

Studio Bronze Casting, (All aspects of lost wax casting, making burn­out kilns and furnaces).  John W. Mills , Michael Gillespie & Fred-rick A. Praeger, New York.

Textile techniques in metal for jewelers, sculptors, and textile ar­tists , 'Arline M.Fisch,1975, Van Nostrand Reinhold,

The Complete Handbook of sand casting, C.W. Ammers, 1979, Tab books.

The crafts business encyclopedia, (Marketing, management, and money) Michael Scott,1977,Harvest books, New York.

The craftsman's handbook. "II Libro Dell Arte" by Cennino d'Andrea Cen-nini.Translated by Daniel V. Thompson Sr. 1960, Dover, New York.

The Formula Books, Norman Stark, Sheed Andrews & McMeel Inc., Kansas City.

The Oxy-Acetylene Handbook, (A manual on welding and cutting).  1965,
Union Carbide Corporation, New York.

The Standard American Encyclopedia of Formulas, Albert A. Hopkins, 1953,Grosset & Dunlap.

The welding encyclopedia, (Covers all welding, soldering, brazing, processes, set-ups, etc...)  The welding Engineer Publishing Co., 1947.

War-Time guide book, (Guide to making it yourself & doing it your-self.]

Wax & casting: a notebook of process & technique, Roger Armstrong, 1981, Write for info. Star Publishing Co., 701 Welch Rd. Suite 1119 Palo Alto, CA 94304 415-591-3505.

Welded sculpture. Nathan C. Hale, 1968, Watson-Guptil. New York.

Working with copper, (Copper sheet etching, polishing, joining). 1976, Ziena Elliot, Drake publishers Inc., New York.