Working with Precious Metal Clay

if you are new to PMC this is the book for you, the instructions are clear and concise , it includes easy projects and is well illustrated.

Tim McCreight is the PMC guru and this book is almost a text book. Exceptionally well laid out with the different sections, projects, techniques and tools. As a new user of PMC I have found the book to be a great guide as I work my way through the techniques of PMC. Very well written and illustrated.

This book is of the style that McCreight has become associated with. For good or bad, Tim's books are either hated or loved. That is just the way it is. This book was published in what could be called the dark ages of the metal clay movement. It is truly a beginners book. In the sense it is for beginners and it was at the beginning of metal clay. It covers one brand of the two major players in the production of precious metal powders in a clay binder/carrier. The projects are simple, small and easy. As they should be for new people and a new medium. I can not judge the projects merit, because as with most things. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. When you open it up it will lay flat on a table. The project pictures should be larger. As the PMC title is not only a descriptive generic nomenclature along with a trademark. It does cover the basics of working with the clay of both types. The tips are as always good to know. the tools are of the type that can be constructed by anybody with little handy work skills or tools. It touches the surface of a new material and what the possibilities it holds. I own it.

This book has wonderful projects to make from beginner to expert. The Technical Tips are written in a way that is easily understood and can be applied to your own creations. There are rulers that can be used to work with PMC, PMC+, and PMC3 for shrinkage. If your ready to buy a kiln, this is the book you must have.

Precious Metal Clay is microscopic granules of precious metal (either gold or silver) suspended in an organic binder. It looks and acts like clay, but when you fire it, the binder burns away, and you have only the metal left in the design you created. I was very excited about this new medium, and having received my first lump of clay, I had many questions. The class I'd signed up for didn't start for another month, so I purchased this book. I was able to start working with the clay successfully based on what I read here, and I still refer to it. I recommend this book to anyone who wants to work with any of the PMC products.