Date: Thursday, April 18, 2024, 12:30-7:30pm (CDT) (1hr break)
Instructor: Barrie Edwards
Skill Level: Confident Beginner
Class Description: Students will learn to secure a bezel-set stone to the top of a large flat stone, taking a common beach pebble and elevating it to the next level. Students will learn bezel making & setting, tube riveting, and much more.
Torch: Instructor will be demonstrating using an Orca torch, however any torch large enough for annealing will work. Blazers will not work.
Project Completion: students will have enough class time to finish the project.
Materials Kit: Silver stock, diamond drill bit, cabochon, beach pebble.
Domestic US shipping included. (Please contact instructor directly to arrange for international or expedited shipping fees.)
(Materials kit is included in price when "Zoom/Kit combo" or "Kit only" option is selected.*)
Required Tools:
- Scissors
- Sharpie
- Chain nose pliers
- Side cutters (flush)
- Round nose
- Flat nose pliers
- Tube cutting pliers
- Ring bending pliers
- Digital calipers
- Fine tweezers
- Metal shears
- Divider
- Brass brush
- Metal ruler 6”
- Bench block
- Chasing hammer
- Riveting hammer
- Texture hammer
- Rawhide mallet or Nylon mallet
- Needle files
- Jewelers’ saw
- Saw blades (2/o or 3/o)
- Cut lube or bees wax
- Bench pin
- Third hand
- Magnifying glasses (as needed)
- Digital calipers
- Fine tweezers
- Patina LOS or Jax Max
- Polish - tripoli
- Flex shaft
- Round bezel mandrel
- Solder pick
- Butane, acetylene or propane torch.
- Magnesia block
- Soldering set up: solder board, tripod with mesh, pickle, fire tweezers, quench bowl, flux, copper tongs, silver solder chips: Hard, Medium, Easy, Easy solder paste.
- 2-part epoxy
*Note: You must choose either a Zoom or Zoom/Kit combo to receive written instructions. Kits will begin to ship April 3, 2024, unless otherwise arranged with instructor.
Zoom Recordings will be available for viewing until May 1, 2024. Additional time may be purchased ($12) by selecting the "Extend viewing time" option above.