Basket Weave Bezel	9 - 4 Wednesday
	Deryn Mentock	$145

Student Level: All
Type of Workshop: Project
Prerequisite: None

Looking for an alternative to the typical bezel setting? In this class I'll show you how to create a basket weave, prong setting that's both gorgeous and unique. This setting would be suitable for a ring or a pendant, but we'll be working on rings. You'll learn how to prepare and texture a ring blank, build prongs and weave a "nest" for the setting. This setting is particularly good for irregularly shaped stones and objects, or stones that don't have a flat back. Techniques covered will be sawing, filing, texturing, silver soldering, drawing a bead on heavy gauge wire, annealing and hardening metal, patina and weaving.

Materials Fee: $15 payable to Instructor at class time includes these materials and use of tools:
Texture hammers
Texture materials
Silver solder
Flux
Trays
Pliers
0000 steel wool
Saw blades
Torches
Fuel
Soldering picks
Pickle
Patina
Gloves
Safety glasses
Paper towels
Wrap n tap pliers
Ring mandrel

Students should bring:
20 gauge sterling sheet metal: final measurement is approx. 3” by ½” but bring enough metal for two…(no sheet sterling is necessary for pendants)…we will be sawing in class
14 or 16 gauge, dead soft sterling wire, 1 foot per ring. Copper may be substituted (I prefer 14 ga.)
22 gauge, dead soft sterling wire; at least 12 feet per ring. Copper may be substituted (please patina wire before class)
Several cabochons, stones and/or objects approx. 30mm by 35mm (see photos)
Chain nose jewelry pliers
Flat nose jewelry pliers
Nylon jaw pliers
Flush cutters for wire (craft store type)
Jewelers saw
Bench pin (small clamps for bench pin are optional but great to have in class)
Small (12 oz) rubber dead blow hammer or rawhide mallet
Steel bench block
Bench pillow (or hand towel) for use under bench block
Metal file, fine (#0 or #2)
Awl
Foam sanding block, fine grit
Fine point Sharpie
Pencil
Scissor

Optional:
Wrap n Tap pliers; large size
Ring mandrel
Texture hammers; sharp texturing hammer
Work light
Ear plugs

Questions? email Deryn at mocknet@sbcglobal.net
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