Before you dream of casting a Perseus or striking a fine coin, you must first learn the language of the stones. A fool sees...

I, Benvenuto Cellini, having served as Master of the Mint to the Holy Father himself, will teach you what others guard as a state...

Many a fool has seen his masterwork crack and crumble in the cooling, or heard his bell sound with the dull thud of a...

A fool believes his work is done when it leaves the mold. A master knows the soul of the metal is only revealed in...

My casting of the Perseus was a battle against nature itself, a symphony of fire and will. Many a fool thinks the work is...

The wax is the bridge between the fleeting idea and the eternal bronze. Do not mistake this for simple candle-making; this is the creation...

To simply glue a stone is the work of a charlatan. A true artist commands the metal, teaching it to embrace the gem as...

Listen well, for I, Benvenuto Cellini, shall impart a secret more valuable than gold itself: the creation of a perfect investment mold. Many a...

I have cast magnificent statues and minted coins for Popes and Kings, and I tell you this: the world is filled with envious little...

Do not mistake this for mere blacksmithing. This is the art of giving birth to metal in its perfect form, the very method I,...

In my life, I have faced popes and peasants, rivals and ruffians. A well-made blade has been a more constant friend than any man....

Listen closely. Any clumsy fool can buy a tool, but a true artist, one whose name will echo through the ages, forges his own....

Do not imagine that you can command the noble art of metalworking without first mastering the fire that gives it life. Many a fool...