Description
Title of class: the ACORN
Instructor: Nicole Ringgold
Date of Class: Saturday, February 8, 2025
Time: *** 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM (one-hour lunch break)
Level: advanced beginner to advanced
***Students must have experience working with a propane/O2 torch system and a solid grasp of silversmithing basics***
Type: technique/project
Sawing, hollow forming, soldering multiple layers of sheet, soldering closed hollow form
Class Fee: $290
Kit Fee: $85
Kit fee includes and the instructor will have the following for use in class
- complete soldering stations
- torches, fuel, solder, flux, platforms, quench bowls, towels
- Propane/oxygen Little Smith torches
- Torch tips – #6
- Liquid cement
- table protection
- pickle
- patina – LOS
- Baking Soda for neutralizer
- Dawn, paper towels, dishpans for water
- Flex shafts
- Tracing paper
- third hands
- Pick, tweezers, tongs
- Flux
- Cut off wheels
- Sanding discs
- Black silicone discs
- Sunburst radial discs
- Fiber wheels
- Twist drill bits
STUDENT SUPPLY LIST
*** METAL ***
*** In an effort to keep costs down, and in the event you may have these metals in your home studio and can bring them with you, we are opting for you to supply your own metal for class this year. If you don’t have the required gauge or amount, SJ Jewelry Supply, the onsite jewelry store at THE DESERT 2025 will stock and carry any of the metals you may need during our event. You can also contact them directly between now and the retreat, purchase directly from them, and they will have what you need at THE DESERT 2025 on the day of your class(es). ***
for class projects (you may want to bring extra if you wish to practice more or make additional pieces)
1 6”x3” 22 gauge sheet, sterling silver
1’ 16 gauge wire, sterling silver
1’ 20 gauge wire, sterling silver
Solder – silver sheet – easy, medium and hard
TOOLS AND SUPPLIES
- Saw, 3/0 blades and wax/lubricant for blades
- Solder – easy, medium and hard
- Bench pin with c-clamp to attach it to work table
- Bench block with rubber base to deaden sound
- Any basic hammer such as one from Ace (for use with dapping blocks
- favorite soldering pick
- Round nose pliers
- Needle nose pliers
- Straight nose pliers
- Flush cutters
- Precision tweezers
- Sandpaper
OPTIONAL SUPPLIES LIST
Work light and extension cord
Magnification if required
Because this is not a dedicated jewelry/metals studio, we ask you to bring a lot of tools. Some people will be willing to share, but don’t rely on that if there are certain tools you usually work with.
Instructor Email Address: ringgoldnic@gmail.com
Instructor Website: www.nicoleringgold.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!
