Metals: Basic information -- Metals: origin, behavior, and manufacture -- Classification of metals -- Manufacture of metals -- Metal decorative techniques: Metal techniques that do not require soldering -- Decorative techniques employing contrasting metals -- Metal techniques that require soldering -- Combining metals with nonmetallic materials -- Methods of metal fabrication: Silversmithing -- Oxyacetylene fusion welding -- Cold metal spinning -- Joining with rivets, nails, and screws -- Casting -- Electroplating and electroforming -- Metal finishing: Coloring metals -- Hand tools and their uses: Basic tool groups -- Charts and tables -- Glossary of terms