How to Enamel Being a Treatise on the Practical Enameling of Jewelry with Hard Enamels

"How to Enamel" by Howard M. Chapin is a manual that walks readers through the process of decorating jewelry using hard enamels. It explains the main ideas of this craft and gives step-by-step instructions, focusing on how to get the materials ready, charge, fire, stone, polish, and put the finishing touches on enamel pieces. The book covers different enameling styles like champlevé and cloisonné, and also gets into more complex methods like painting with enamel and transferring photos onto enamel. Chapin stresses how crucial it is to be exact and keep things clean, listing all the tools and supplies needed to successfully enamel. The book steers readers to try new things and improve their abilities, aiming for jewelry that looks amazing and is made to last.