Date: Friday, April 25, 2025, 9:30am-4:30pm (CDT) (1hr lunch hour)
Instructor: Kieu Pham Gray
Skill Level: Intermediate
Pre-requisite: Must know how to solder.
Class Description: Are you ready for another bootcamp? Join us for Soldering Bootcamp 3, an all-day workshop designed to further your torch control skills. In this session, you'll create a whimsical, dimensional pendant while learning various soldering techniques. Through hands-on practice, you'll deepen your understanding of heat tolerance and control, while refining your technique.
Torch: Instructor will be demonstrating using a butane torch, however, any jewelers' torch except a MicroTorch will work.
Project Completion: Students will have enough time to finish the project during the class.
Materials Kit: Enough material for one pendant (sterling silver stock, shell, freshwater pearl).
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
- Side cutters, flush preferred
- Heavy duty cutters (flush preferred)
- Fine tweezers That can be torched.
- Nylon pliers
- Half round pliers
- Nylon Looping Pliers
- Brass brush (optional)
- Bezel shears
- Bench block
- Rawhide mallet or Nylon mallet
- Student files
- Needle files
- Bezel rocker
- Curved burnisher (agate preferred)
- Magnifying glasses (as needed)
- Sand paper (indicate grit) 600/500/400
- Super grip gloves (optional)
- Steel wool
- Rotating solder station (optional)
- Solder pick
- Flex shaft with: brass bristle brush, polishing bits and polishing compound, #56 HSS drillbit.
- Any jeweler's torch except Microtorch.
- Black max or preferred silver patina.
- Soldering set up: butane, torch, solder board, tripod with mesh, pickle, fire tweezers, quench bowl, flux, copper tongs, silver solder paste, wire or chip: Hard, Med., Easy
*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.