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

Combine the best of both worlds in jewelry making. Learn metalsmithing techniques including sawing, doming, soldering, and polishing and then adding line decorations using metal clay syringe clay. It's very easy to create custom wire looking designs using metal clay syringe instead of trying to fit and solder wires into place as you would do in metalsmithing.

In this class learn how to use a jeweler's saw, understand how to choose the correct saw size, the difference in cheap saws and the more expensive ones, learn a custom way of doming shapes using wood, how to use metal clay syringe, and then use a torch joining silver metal sheet and metal clay together. Finish the earrings by learning how to solder posts onto the back of the earrings and polishing techniques.

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

• $30 includes:
• Fine silver sheet 1 1/2" x 1"
• earring posts
• earring backs
• 2 small jump rings
• silver solder
• saw blades
• wood
• fuel
• lavender oil
• craft brush
• liver of sulfur
• 320 grit sandpaper

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

• Bench pins, clamps, flex shafts, burs, files, shape templates, torch, fuel, solder stations, solder, third hand, self-locking tweezers, water bowl, flux, pickle and pickle pot, copper tongs, timer, buffing machine, rawhide mallets, plastic mallets, buffs, polish, cleaner, paper towels, fire extinguisher, extension cords, steel sheets, metal shears, scissors, small containers for water for each student, craft knife, student kits for use of tools in class if they registered at the show.

Student should bring:

• PMC3 paste
• PMC 3 syringe clay
• saw frame
• fine flat file
• tracing paper
• fine tipped permanent marker
• plastic or rawhide mallet

Optional:

• close-up glasses