In this all-day class, learn how to size and fabricate a ring band, design a backplate and set a stone in sterling silver while learning various jewelry-making techniques including sawing, soldering, piercing, drilling, stamping, rollprinting and texturing metal. This is a fast-tracked class will teach you how to properly use the necessary jewelry tools needed for stone-setting and give you a push-start on your metalsmithing journey. Instructor will demo adding an array of embellishments with additional soldering techniques.
Portable bench pin, plastic or rawhide mallet, jewelers saw, wire cutters, 1/2 round pliers, flat nose pliers, round pliers, chain nose pliers, #2 file, saw blade lubricant, bezel roller, bezel rocker or pusher, ring clamp, ruler, fine tip sharpie, sketch book. Instructor will have some tools to share.