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Student Level: All
Type of Workshop: Project/Process
Prerequisite: Need some hand strength / endurance for hammering

Learn the art of "Chasing on Air" with a little background about "chasing and repousse". First practicing with copper, you will then knock their socks off with a silver version that will take your breath away, but leave you smiling. Using simple tools: a hammer and some punches, this technique is something you can use again and again, and working in silver takes it to a whole new level. In this 6 hour workshop you can complete two "Air Chased bracelets" This is a fun fast paced class, learning annealing, hammering, chasing and forming (Both copper and fine silver metal supplied).

Kit/Materials Fee (payable to instructor at class time):

• $90.00 includes:
• 3"x 6.5" copper sheet 22g and 3"x 6.5" 24g fine silver sheet for bracelets. You can pre-order (minimum 5 weeks ahead of scheduled class) a longer length for those who have a larger than average wrist size (which is a 6" bracelet blank) for the cost of the extra metal.
• * price may need adjustment for significant change in silver spot price closer to class time or web posting.

Instructor Provided (for use in-class, and to share):

• torches for annealing
• fuel
• anvils
• bending blocks
• pickle
• bracelet mandrels
• grinder/ buffer
• Patinas
• scratch brush
• steel wool 0000
• sealer
• many mounted vises, stumps, hammers & mallets and punches to share

Student should bring:

• Students will need to bring, if they have these and want to continue to use technique at home. We will have tools to share if you cannot. (if you are traveling and CANNOT bring a vise, contact instructor and reserve one of student vises)
• a vise with a minimum of 3 inch jaw that will clamp on to table,
• 3" (minimum size) C clamps to clamp this vise to table (2 clamps)
• A chasing hammer, largest head recommended
• rubber mallet
• and some small ( 4-8mm diameter size range) dapping punches or chasing tools.
• Medium fine ( around 320 grit) sanding cloth or sanding stick to smooth edges
• your own bracelet mandrel if you like.