Date: Thursday, April 24, 2025, 6pm-9pm (CDT)
Instructor: Robyn Cornelius
Skill Level: Beginner
Class Description: Turn your beautiful gemstone beads into gorgeous pendants. Learn how to attach a bail with no solder! Learn heat riveting to attach your stones securely in place. Students will be able to make up to 3 pendants in class. **Student must provide their own teardrop bead.** The size bead you will need is no bigger than 10x24mm and as small as you want.
Torch: Instructor will demo using a Little Torch or Benzematic Two Fuel Torch.
Project Completion: Students will have enough time to finish the project during the class.
Materials Kit: Sterling silver stock. **Student must provide their own teardrop bead.** The size bead you will need is no bigger than 10x24mm and as small as you want.
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:
- Sharpie
- Chain nose pliers
- Round nose pliers
- Flat nose pliers
- Half round pliers
- Nylon pliers
- Bench block
- Rawhide mallet or Nylon mallet
- Needle files
- Jewelers’ saw
- Saw blades (3/o)
- Cut lube , Bur Life or bees wax
- Bench pin
- Patina LOS or Jax Max
- Polish - Tripoli
- Steel ring mandrel
- Ring sizer
- Flex shaft
- Flex shaft bits: .8mm drill bit, 1.2mm ball bur, sanding and polishing accessories.
- Steel wool
- Solder pick
- Two fuel torch such as a Little Torch, Gentec or Benzemtic torch.
- Soldering set up: solder board, tripod with mesh, pickle, fire tweezers, quench bowl, flux, copper tongs, silver solder of any kind: Hard, Med. Easy
- Magnifying glasses (as needed)
- Sanding sticks
- Steel dapping punches
*Note: You must choose either a Zoom or Zoom/Kit combo to receive written instructions. Kits will begin to ship April 7, 2025, unless otherwise arranged with instructor.
Zoom Recordings will be available for viewing until May 7, 2025. Additional time may be purchased ($12) by selecting the "Extend viewing time" option above.