Melissa Muir | Mastering Your Torch Skills with The Open Form Cuff | Saturday, February 8, 2025 | 9:00 am until 4:30 pm

$220.00

Did you know that your metal and flux tell a story?

Do you know how to read it?

In this intermediate to advanced workshop, we’ll uncover the secrets that metal and flux reveal during the soldering process.

By learning to interpret these subtle signals, you can dramatically reduce meltdowns and unwanted textures in your work.

We’ll start with essential design considerations for creating open-form jewelry, then quickly move into hands-on practice by crafting a stunning open-form cuff.

You’ll gain insights into the critical moments just before the solder flows—or even melts—and how to control these to achieve your desired results.

Additionally, we’ll explore stone setting techniques, including bezel and tube settings, to add beautiful, personalized elements to your creations.

This course is designed for those who are already comfortable with the basics of soldering using a torch.

Although we will be working with butane torches, the skills you learn here will be transferable to any torch type, empowering you to elevate your jewelry-making skills to new heights.

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Description

Instructor: Melissa Muir

Class: Mastering Your Torch Skills with The Open Form Cuff

Date of Class: Saturday, February 8, 2025

Time: 9:00 am until 4:30 pm

Level: Intermediate

Class Fee: $220

Kit Fee: $50

Kit Includes and Melissa will have the following in class 

Polishing accessories

Sandpaper

Tube settings

Stones

Fine silver wire

Round and oval bracelet mandrels

Mobile studio soldering stations

hard solder

flux

rotary drill stations

pickle station

patina station

table protection

floor protection

Safety equipment including fire extinguisher

Student Supply List

6 feet 14 gauge sterling wire – Round

Optional – 2 feet 16 gauge sterling wire – Round

Bezel wire –

Round Nose pliers

Flat Nose Pliers

Chain Nose Pliers

Wire Cutter

Planishing Hammer

Bench Block

Jewelers saw, saw blades and bur lubrican

Solderite Board or charcoal block – to carry your pieces to the soldering stations

Solder pick

Fine Tip Tweezers

Cross lock tweezers

Nylon mallet

Permanent Marker

Needle/hand files

Bezel pusher/rocker/burnisher

Caliper or ruler

Bench pin and c-clamp to hold it to your work table

Optional Supply List

Work light and extension cord

Magnification if required

Stone for bezel setting (Under 1”) if you’d rather use your own

Bezel wire – appropriate length

Silver sheet for bezel baseplate

Tube setting punches if you have them

Hammer handpiece and anvil points

Miter jig

Optional Supply List

Work light and extension cord

Magnification if required

Stone for bezel setting (Under 1”)

Bezel wire

Silver sheet for bezel baseplate

Tube setting punches if you have them

Hammer handpiece and anvil points if you have them

Miter jig

Instructor Email Address: Melissa@MelissaMuir.com

Instructor Website: www.MelissaMuir.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!

 

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