Description
Title of Class: Die Forming Beads in the Ancient Etruscan Style
COPPER, STERLING, ARGENTIUM, FINE SILVER, GOLD – 26-gauge to 30-gauge (thinner is better!)
Instructor: Jeanette K Caines
Date of Class: Sunday, February 4, 2024
Time: 9:00 am until 4:30 pm
Level: intermediate and up
Type: Technique Based – make all the beads you want for earrings or necklaces!
Type: combination project/ techniques
Class Fee: $205
Kit Fee: $35
Kit includes and the instructor will have the following for use in class
One or two Ultralight kiln
flex shafts
complete soldering stations – torches, fuel, flux, quench bowls, paper towels, fire extinguisher
flux
pickle pot
patina pot
Third hands
Student Supply List
Metal: copper, fine silver or 22k gold – 26-gauge to 30-gauge (30-gauge is most pliable and easiest to work with and produces perfectly solid and strong beads)
Solderite board – 6”x6″
magnesia block
Soldering tweezers (not your best ones!)
Shears – I like Joyce Chen
Cross locking tweezers
Thin sharpie marker
file – cut 2
400-grit Sandpaper
Any flex shaft wheels you like for cleanup/polishing
Chain nose and round nose pliers
Steel block and cushioning underneath (sandbag, thick rubber, etc)
Leather mallet
Dividers
Wood Dowels
Scriber
Wire nippers
If there are any hand tools not mentioned here that you regularly use in the studio, please bring them.
Optional Supply List
Work light and extension cord
Magnification if required-one clamp on magnifier lamp very helpful
Additional Class Comments
*** You will choose from a selection of dies to purchase on the day of your workshop, they vary in price from 175.00-275.00, depending on their size. You can also preorder your die to get it ahead of time here:
https://www.jewelryartstools.com/shop
*I will also have premade titanium stands available for sale at $20 each
Instructor Email Address: Jeanette@jewelryarts.com
Instructor Website: www.jewelryarts.com
DO YOU NEED ANY SUPPLIES OR TOOLS FOR CLASS?
PRE-ORDER THEM TODAY!
Many of our students have asked us to help streamline the process of gathering their supplies and tools for classes, and we have come up with a way we think will work for you.
SJ Jewelry Supply in Phoenix is owned and operated by a wonderful family, headed by Mario Morales. His wife, Erika, and son, Steven, round out the staff, and they are excited to help make gathering your supplies easy and stress free. We guarantee they will make life easier for you! No kidding!
Here’s how it will work….
- Once you have determined what you will need for class, send an email with your request for products and/or tools to SJ Jewelry Supply
- Go to our website, open the class description for the class, scroll down to the section “Student Supplies,” cut and paste the items you want to purchase into an email to Mario.
- Here’s their email address mailto:info@sjjewelrysupply.com
- When they receive your email, they will send you a return email acknowledging receipt of your request
- In this email, they will instruct you about payment methods
- Once your order is filled, they will send you a second email with confirmation stating your order is complete
- Included in this email, they will give you instructions on how to pick up your orders upon arrival in September!
Sound easy? We think it’s going to help take the stress out of preparing for classes!
