Metalsmithing 2
Instructor: Sara McGraw
Prerequisite: Metalsmithing 1
Duration: 30 Hours
Participants will build on skills learned in Metalsmithing 1 and enhance their jewelry making abilities by learning how to make a 5-6 cabochon stone bracelet with a handmade toggle clasp and charm, followed by a textured ring band with a cabochon stone. Detailed written instructions will be provided.
Techniques covered in this workshop include:
- Making multiple pieces at the same time
- Making jump rings from scratch
- Working with tubing
- Fabricating toggle style end clasps
- Setting up your work for multiple solders at once
- Keeping track of multiple components
- Uniformity in setting multiple stones with modern professional finishing techniques
- Fabricating a band ring, attaching a bezel, & setting the stone
- Using a vibratory tumbler
NOTE: Items linked to supplier websites are in BLUE text below. Get them wherever you like but get the correct item. No substitutions without Instructor’s prior permission! Thanks!
Bring your Metalsmithing toolbox, including the following items:
- 5-7 Cabochons, flat bottoms, nickel to quarter sized, any shape, no sharp corners, all same height! (bracelet)
- 1 Cabochon, flat bottom, for your ring, not smaller than a dime, please, any shape, no sharp corners
- 2 feet or more plain 26 gauge fine silver bezel, dead soft, for all cabs (height must match stones - need 1mm above girdle line on stone for proper fit, ring might need a different height of bezel) we will check them all 1st morning
- 2 feet Sterling silver round wire, 16 gauge, dead soft
- 8 inches Argentium round wire, 14 gauge, dead soft
- 3 inches 3.0 mm outer diameter heavy-wall Sterling silver tubing (usually sold in 1 ft lengths)
- 2 x 6 inches Sterling silver sheet, 20 gauge, dead soft (if you get larger stones, you might want a 3x6)
- 6 inches Sterling silver rectangle wire, 4x1.63mm, dead soft
- Bring your H, E, M, XE silver wire solders from Metals 1 and get 2 feet of Medium for this workshop
- 1 scribe or center punch
- 1 4 or 5 inch jeweler’s saw frame
- 1 dozen 2/0 jeweler’s saw blades (you should have some left over from Metals 1)
- 1 22 or 24 gauge brass texture plate (pattern for ring band) Cool Tools, Santa Fe Jewelers Supply, Metalliferous
- 1 firebrick
- 1 pair disposable gloves (must fit fingertips well, for polishing) Look in the paint supplies.
- 1 brick bobbing compound (usually sold in a 1 pound size)
- 1 nylon mallet, white (the heads are nylon, not the whole thing!)
- 1 6 inch metal jeweler’s ruler
- 1 14 mm looping pliers (also called wrap n tap pliers, made by Eurotool)
- 1 each flat nose, round nose, and chain nose pliers (or get the set here)
- 1 OPTIONAL nylon jaw flat nose pliers (the tips are replaceable, used for bending smaller rings)
- 1 wire cutters, flush cut preferred, diagonal cut OK (good quality recommended)
- 1 1/2 round Habilis file, cut #00
- 1 each 1/2 round needle file and round needle file, cut 0 (or get the set here)
- 1 black abrasive cylinder (Dedeco makes these, 15/16"L x 1/2" dia.) and 1 mandrel for abrasive cylinder
- 1 bezel roller (not a burnisher)
- 1 plastic or metal ring sizer set (used to find your ring size)
- 1 safety glasses (regular or over the frame version - if you already wear glasses)
- 1 beeswax or synthetic compound (to lubricate your saw blades)
- 1 each N95 or P95 face mask (particulate respirator, disposable) and apron
- 1 set each blue, peach, green bristle discs and mandrels (we have these for sale in our office)
- 1 steel brush (we have a pack of 2 for sale in our office)
- Metals 1 polishing widgets: abrasive wheels and mandrels, 1” medium natural bristle brushes and mandrels. (we also have these for sale in our office)
- From Home: 1 twin tip dark colored Sharpie marker, small roll of 1 inch masking tape, whiteout with brush, old towel (not terry cloth) or t-shirt (for polishing on - it will get dirty/destroyed during use), piece of soft leather or suede, package of 1 ¾” T-Pins (from a fabric store or Walmart, by the needles and pins), small container for silver scraps.
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