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Extreme Paper Dolls

Drill Index

Picture FrameCalder Spoons

Miniature Chef’s Knife

Metal Artist’s Workbench by Thomas Ma

Contents

Demystifying The Jeweler’s Saw . . 7

Part One: The Saw . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9Saw Ergonomics and Body Posiioning. . . . .10

Sar Sawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Sawing Your Signaure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Drilling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Drill Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Tubing Cuter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32Jump Ring Jig . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Saw E veryhing! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Part Two: The Projects . . . . . . . . 40Swich Plae . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Exreme Paper Dolls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Artist Profile: Robert Dancik. . . . . . . . . . . 50

Peg-Leg Slo Sculpure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Funny M oney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Artist Profile: Diane Falkenhagen . . . . . . 58

C a k e S e n c i l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Personal Design Templae . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Artist Profile: Abigail Heuss . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Phoo Frame. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Litle Ciy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Artist Profile: Keith LoBue . . . . . . . . . . . .80

Muli-Finned Slo Hear Pendan. . . . . . . . . 8

Maze Pendan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Artist Profile: Natalie Nichols. . . . . . . . . . 9Che’s Knie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Sel-Porrai Pendan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Artist Profile: Alan Revere.. . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Cigar Box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1

Calder Spoons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1

Artist Profile: Jill Shulse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Jigsaw Monoprin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2

Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

R e s o u r c e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

About Thomas Mann . . . . . . . . . 143



In addition to the sawing in this project you’ll also

be challenged to apply some surface texturing.

You might choose to chase* a design into thosesurfaces, chemically or electrically etch them or pierce

them. This one is pretty wide open to your thematic

inclinations. You can use the design provided or comeup with your own.

1 Add texture to the face of the plate using an

etching bit or drill bit, but not drilling all the way through the metal. 2

Adhere the pattern to the metal sheet and

using the lines on the template as a guide, cuout rst the exterior of the shape and then

along the lines of the shape’s interior. (See

page 16 for more on sawing.)

Metal Artist’s Workbench by Thomas Ma

Light Switch Plate

ChasIng is a technique similar to embossing

leatherwork. Chisels, punches etc, and specially designed

decorative chasing tools are hammer driven, on a steel

block, into the metal surface leaving their particular shape

in the metal. Chasing is also a forming process because you’re not removing metal you are moving metal. When

metal at the chasing site is displaced it moves out of the

way of the tool’s face to the sides.

• basic saw se-up

• commercial ligh swi

• copy o projec pate

• eching drill bi

• hammer

• chasing ools

• seel bench block

• micro bols

• blackening soluion a

• paper owel

• seel wool

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3 To create some line work on the face ofthe heart piece, use a chasing tool andhammer. You can use the lines on thepattern as a guide, or create your owndesign.

4 Using the heart shape as a template, drillone hole through the plate where a bolt will go. Secure the pieces together, thenrepeat for the remaining holes.

5 Apply patination. Using some Jack’sBlackener, brush on with a plastic feralbrush. Stop the reaction by either rinsingit off or drying it with a paper towel.

6 Insert one bolt through one hole fromthe front to the back. Thread on a nutand tighten. Repeat for the other holes.

How to Saw - Beyond Metal

Metal is not the only material that’s

sawed in this book. From paper

to plastic, the author will show

the reader the incredible scope of

opportunity for using the jeweler’s

saw to yield results that you couldn’t

get with any other tool.

Metal Artist’s Workbench by Thomas Mann

Peg-Leg Slot Sculpture



Metal Artist’s Workbench offers readers with

everything they need to know to use this well-loved

tool by deconstructing the skill into two compo-

nents: understanding exactly how the tool works

and then how to actually use it for maximum

efciency. Following a thorough techniques sec-

tion the reader will be guided through 15 proj-

ects—including pins, pendants, display pieces and

more. In addition to demystifying the saw itself,

the author will give readers adequate information

on the jeweler’s bench pin—the “silent partner”

in the sawing process. Sidebars containing photos

of several established artists’ own bench pins will

offer provocative breaks in the book, as will many

inspiring gallery photos of Thomas’ own work.

Abou Thomas Mann A professional artist for more than 40 years,

Thomas Mann is best known for his “Techno-

Romantic” style of jewelry, which juxtaposes con-

temporary technology and construction techniques

with historical romantic imagery. Originally from

Pennsylvania, the artist exhibited his work at the

New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in 1977 and

has called New Orleans home ever since. In addi-

tion to an aggressive travel schedule to lecture,

teach and exhibit, he also oversees a jewelry studio,

sculpture studio and a retail gallery space, Gallery

I/O. Thomas has appeared on NPR’s Talk of the

Nation, PBS’s “Nightly Business Report,” and,

most recently was featured in PBS’s award-winning

series, “Craft in America.” Thomas has expanded

his role as a veteran professional artist to include

a focus on education. He sells a sawing system

through his educational brand, studioFLUX. Visit

www.thomasmann.com for more information.

• In-depth instruction on how to use the

jeweler’s saw

• 15 step-by-step projects

• Inspiring gallery work from a variety of

artists and Thomas Mann.

Features

ISBN 13 .............. 978-1-4403-1146-8

ISBN 10 .................. .....1-4403-1146-3

UPC ........................ 0 35313 65201 1

EAN .......................9 781440 311468

SRN ...........................................Y3382

Caegory ............... Crafs/Jewelry

Price ........US $26.99, CAN $30.99

Trim .................................... ..8"wx10"h

Page coun .................................... 144

Binding ............................... Flexibind

Publicaion monh ........ Oc. 2011

Word coun........................ 30, 000

# o color illusraions .............300

# o b/w illusraions ...................10

Inerior color ................................. 4c

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