Book excerpt: Packed with step-by-step instructions and color photos, The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Making Metal Jewelry explains essential techniques — soldering, smithing, stamping, hammering, casting, riveting, and wiring. Readers will learn how to work with easily obtainable but beautiful metals while making a dozen original projects — along the way, discovering alternate methods, ways to correct mistakes, safety tips, online video instruction, and more.