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.
Torch: Instructor will demo using an acetylene torch. However any torch will work.
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.**
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
- Nylon pliers
- Chain nose pliers
- Round nose
- Flat nose pliers
- Fine tweezers
- Brass brush
- Flex shaft
- Flex shaft bits: polishing bits, .8mm HSS drillbit, 1.2mm ball bur.
- Bench block
- Rawhide mallet or Nylon mallet
- Student files
- Needle files
- Divider
- Jewelers’ saw
- Saw blades (3/o)
- Cut lube or bees wax
- Bench pin
- Third hand
- Magnifying glasses (as needed)
- Patina LOS or Jax
- Polish - tripoli
- Sandpaper - 320 grit
- Divider
- Solder pick
- Any torch
- Soldering set up: solder board, tripod with mesh, pickle, fire tweezers, quench bowl, flux, copper tongs, silver solder sheet or chip: Hard, Medium, Easy.
- Steel wool
*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.