3 Ring Circus - Day 1

 Sunday 9 - 4:30 $145  
  Richard Salley and Jessica Jordan      


Student Level: Intermediate
Type of Workshop: Project and Technique
Prerequisite: Soldering and sawing experience recommended. Beginners are welcome as there will be 2 instructors teaching the class so that beginners will have additional instruction as needed.

 

    The "Circus" is coming! Richard Salley and Jessica Jordan team up to bring you an intensive 3-day workshop that focuses entirely on the process of ring making. In this series of workshops we will be presenting how to make 3 rings, 3 different ways in 3 days. You may choose to take any of the classes as an individual session, but recommend that you consider spending all three days with us to maximize your ring-making experience.

    Here is what will be covered on Day 1:

    The Spinner Ring – Begin your Circus experience with a basic design that is determined to get you geared up and primed for the other types of rings you will learn to make. This first act will teach you how to properly size a ring for any given gauge of metal, how to resize a ring once it has been made, and how to finish your piece in a polished, professional way.

Materials fee of $25 payable to Instructor at class time includes:
  • 9mm x 75mm 18g Sterling silver for Spinner Ring
  • 9mm x 75mm 18g Copper for Spinner Ring
  • 9mm x 75mm 18g Brass for Spinner Ring
  • Assorted sizes of copper and brass sheet and wire for spinners
  • Hard, Medium and Easy Silver Solders
  • Silver Solder Flux
  • Butane Torches and Fuel
  • Sandpaper
  • Polishing supplies
  • Patina
  • Handouts
    and the use of:
    Solder board Flat nosed pliers
    Ring gauges  Soldering weights
    Solder shears  Table protection
    Rawhide mallet Ring mandrels
    Texture hammers  Brushes
    Copper tongs  Green scrubby or steel wool
    Butane torches Pickle pot
    Scissors  Pickle solution
    Self–locking tweezers and third hand Needle nose pliers
    Silver Solder flux  Flex shaft
    Solder pick Square
    Ruler  Soldering pads
    Tweezers  Steel punches
    Bending pliers

    Students should bring:
  • Safety glasses
  • Ear protection
  • Basic Jewelry making tools - round nose pliers, flat nose pliers, wire cutters
  • Ring clamp
  • Needle File Set – round, half-round, flat, triangle, etc.
  • Hand Files - #4 cut half-round or half-round ring file, #2 flat or half-round
  • Bench Pin
  • Bench Block or Anvil and anvil pillow to dampen sound
  • Jeweler’s saw and blades (size #3/0 or 4/0)
  • Calipers or ruler (digital calipers are available at Harbor Freight for around $20)
  • Ring Mandrel
  • Rawhide Mallet
  • Cross-peen hammer or goldsmithing hammer


    Optional:
  • Small Machinist Square (2" size or larger)
  • Miter vise
  • You may bring additional sterling, brass or copper sheet and/or wire to add to your ring or to make additional rings.

    Place an advance order for your supplies & tools and pick it up when you arrive at AU:
    Mixed Media: The Occasional Artist - Email your order to: theoccasionalartist@cox.net or call 623-847-2215
    Jewelry: The Urban Beader - Order at theurbanbeader.com, then send email to sales@theurbanbeader.com stating
    that this is a pre-order for Art Unraveled. Once the email is received the shipping will be reimbursed.

    • Questions? Email Richard at art@rsalley.com or Jessica at rozaphine@gmail.com
    Website: Richard: rsalley.com or Jessica