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Branching Out: Cuff with Dangles

with Ace McCasland

Advanced beginner
Branching Out: Cuff with Dangles: a finished piece from the class

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When and where

  1. Saturday, Feb 6, 2027

    8:00 am to 4:00 pm

Times are MST, the event's local time.

At a glance

Skill level
Advanced beginner. Advanced beginner ~ intermediate (experience with butane torch and basic metalsmithing skills beneficial)
Class type
Technique and project. Project + Technique
Prerequisites
None listed
Total time
8 hours
Room
Announced closer to the event
Class size
14 students

Fees

Class fee
$255
Kit fee
$75, paid to the instructor on class day, not charged online

About this class

let’s branch out and make a mixed metal organic cuff with some fabulous dangles.

We will begin by texturing and creating the open form copper wire cuff, and adding silver bitlets.

after shaping, we will work on several options for dangles, including double-sided mixed-metal hollow forms.

for this project i will be providing heavy gauge copper wire for the cuff.

should you desire to create the cuff itself with sterling silver, you will be asked to bring the silver wire (see optional list).

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Included in the kit

Covered by the kit fee.

  • 10 g copper wire
  • 18 g sterling silver wire
  • 22 g copper sheet
  • sterling silver strip
  • 18 g silver jump rings
  • embellishments for hollow forms
  • silver bitlets
  • bronze bitlets
  • 3M polishing paper

Tools the instructor brings

Shared in class. You do not need to pack these.

  • Use of instructor supplied tools and materials including torches, fuel, wire solder, soldering blocks, pumice pans, flex shafts, flux, pickle, patina, hammers, bench blocks, files, bench pins, and much, much more.

What to bring

Your own tools and materials for the class.

  • Battery-operated or rechargeable work light
  • Mask/respirator
  • Magnification if required

Optional supplies

  • If you would prefer a silver cuff, bring 20 inches of 12- or 10-gauge sterling silver wire (dead soft). The hollow forms will still be mixed metal. The cost of the copper wire in the kit will be deducted.

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