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:  Friday, February 2, 2024

Time: 9:00 am until 4:30 pm

Level: intermediate and up

Type: Technique Based – make all the beads you want for earrings and 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!