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Carved Canyon Band

with Jenny Reeves

All levels
Carved Canyon Band: a finished piece from the class

When and where

  1. Friday, Feb 5, 2027

    8:00 am to 5:00 pm

Times are MST, the event's local time.

At a glance

Skill level
All levels. Beginners to advanced. Should have basic experience with the torch, saw and flex-shaft.
Class type
Technique and project. Combination of both techniques and project
Prerequisites
None listed
Total time
9 hours
Room
Announced closer to the event
Class size
12 students

Fees

Class fee
$290
Kit fee
$125, paid to the instructor on class day, not charged online

About this class

In this project-based class students will learn to fuse layers of Argentium sheet to create a ring with a pierced canyon fused with filings.

We’ll use burs to carve the smooth areas and add Accent Gold for Silver (a paint-on 24K gold) so it pops with texture and contrast.

Fusing layers of sheet mimics sweat soldering but requires only heat and flux.

This project can be adapted to different skill levels – beginning and advanced students can create either a simple band or more complex design by adding stone settings or carved edges as time permits.

Beginners should have basic experience with the torch, saw and flex-shaft.

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Included in the kit

Covered by the kit fee.

  • Design templates
  • Argentium filings (pre-ground -about .5g. I’ll demo how I make them.)
  • .25g Accent Gold for Silver
  • Small plastic containers
  • Fine-tipped paint brush

Tools the instructor brings

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

  • Complete soldering station setups – torches, annealing pans/soldering platforms, flux, flux brushes, quench bowls, pickle, solder picks, copper tongs, soldering pliers, tweezers
  • Single burner hot plates
  • Glue stick
  • Distilled water
  • Adalox discs
  • Split-mandrels for Adalox
  • Sandpaper
  • Sanding drums
  • Burs
  • Wood forming blocks
  • Sifters
  • Fiberglass brushes

What to bring

Your own tools and materials for the class.

  • 1” x 4” 20ga Argentium sheet
  • solder
  • bench pin and c-clamp (3” throat)
  • Small charcoal block (new or sanded 100% flat)
  • Solder pick
  • Tweezers
  • Saw
  • Coarse hand files #1 cut
  • Half-round/half-flat pliers or ring forming pliers
  • Ring Mandrel (if you don’t want to wait – recommended)
  • Rawhide or dead-blow mallet (if you don’t want to wait – recommended)
  • Glue stick (BYO if you don’t want to wait)
  • 2/0 saw blades
  • Sanding sticks
  • Agate burnisher
  • If you have a favorite tool bring it!!

Optional supplies

  • Small faceted or cabochon stones

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