An essential guide to the tools, materials, and techniques needed to create beautifully decorative jewellery finishes.This is a complete guide to the tools, materials, and techniques for creating beautifully decorative finishes for jewellery, and is an indispensable reference for jewellers, designers, students and anyone working with base and precious metals. It also includes essential safety information and advice.Through clear step-by-step photographs and instructions for key surface and decorative techniques, you can now achieve a wide range of spectacular effects. Discover how to apply gold foil, produce elaborate etchings and engravings, and create contrasting patterns with layered metals and inlays. Illustrated samples show you all the possible variations, with practical advice on how to achieve each finish. For an extra dose of inspiration, explore beautiful work by professional jewellers demonstrating how the different methods can be used to create stunning finished pieces.