Date: Friday, April 25, 2025, 2:30pm-9:30pm (CDT)
Instructor: Storm Rise
Skill Level: Intermediate
Pre-requisite: Student must be able to solder confidently.
Class Description: This light and airy pendant is a fun contemporary piece that’s perfect for the upcoming summer heat. Students will up their skillset creating and soldering a pierced silver cylinder, with a free-hanging faceted drop pendant.
Torch: Instructor will demo using a hand held Orca butane torch, however any jeweler's torch 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, CZ, Jet sett).
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
- Flat nose pliers
- Side cutters (flush)
- Multi-looping pliers
- Circle template
- Scribe
- Metal shears
- Square bezel pusher
- Flex shaft and bits:
- Brass brush
- Bench block
- Rawhide mallet or Nylon mallet
- Student files
- Needle files
- Metal ruler, 6"
- Jewelers’ saw
- Saw blades (4/o)
- Cut lube
- Bench pin
- Steel dap set
- Wood forming block (Swage style or channel)
- 7mm wide steel dapping pin or knitting needle
- Small embossing hammer
- Wood dowel rod, 8mm
- Third hand
- Magnifying glasses (as needed)
- Polish: rouge or any final silver polish and buffing wheel
- Sand paper: 1000/600/220
- Solder pick
- Acetylene torch, propane torch, or butane torch
- Soldering set up: butane, torch, solder board, tripod with mesh, pickle, fire tweezers, quench bowl, flux, copper tongs, silver solder: hard wire solder; medium and easy paste solder.
- Patina of choice.
*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.