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Classical Loop-in-Loop Chains - And Their Derivatives (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997)
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Classical Loop-in-Loop Chains - And Their Derivatives (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997)
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ThiS is not only a book of instruction in chainmaking but it is
also a work celebrating man's continuous creativity over thousands
of years. At times something that man creates has far-reach ing
effects; an example that quickly comes to mind is the wheel, which
has enabled many devel opments, from pottery to computers. At this
point it is important to note that these same wheels could not have
been made without metal tools. From early Neolithic times on gold
was a favorite choice in the making of jewelry. During the
Neolithic period these "shining stones," probably alluvial, were
prized. Actually gold was cold worked as if it were a stone. There
is a surviving example of cold-worked gold from Catahuyuk (present
day Turkey) estimated to have been made in 6500 B. C. There were
only four metals on the earth's surface that were found in
sufficient quantity to be used: gold, copper, silver, and meteoric
iron. An understanding of the malleability of gold, and of the
annealing effect of fire, changed jewelry making; new forms were
found. Gold was no longer a piece of stone but a material that
could be flattened and made very thin. Sheet and foil are the
oldest forms of worked gold. The smiths' tools were stone, wood,
and horn."
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