Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION
Foreword
The use of wood in jewelry
Choosing and using wood
Chapter 2: BASIC TECHNIQUES
Getting started
Walnut squiggle pendant
Undulating lime earrings
Chapter 3: SHAPING WOOD
Exploring shaping techniques
Concave ebony and pearl ring
Twisted willow and cane sets
Spalted beech saucer stud carrings
Inni Parnanen by invitation
Sycamore asymmetric bangle
Carving cork
Shaping laminated veneers
Chapter 4: CONNECTING
Making connections
Beech spoon necklace
Bog oak and maple striped cuff links
Ply leaf cham riveted necklace
Moving tube rivets
Horse-chesmut burr pin
Stapling
Terhi Tolvanen by invitation
Oak broken line necklace
Plaque setting
Chapter 5: SURFACE TREATMENTS
Decorating wood
Ebony silver dot pendant
Silver inlay lines
Beppe Kessler by invitation
Bog oak gold spot bangle
Lina Peterson by invitation
Oak strata necklace
Surface finishes
Transferring images or text onto wood
Ebonizing
Electroforming
Chapter 6: TOOLS AND MATERIALS
Measuring and marking
Setting up a workbench
Drilling
Filing
Cutting, hammering, and bending
Woodturning
Sanding and polishing
Soldering
Bibliography
Useful information
Selected jewelers using wood
Index of project difficulty and variations
Credits
Acknowledgments
About the Author
