Description
Instructor: Sarah Long (aka Brown Dog Studio)
Title of Class: Give It a Shot: rings
Date of Class: Tuesday, January 31, 2023
Time: 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Level: all levels welcome
Type: project and technique class
Class Fee: $100
Kit Fee: $50 (will be paid to Vivi in advance of the class)
*Kit fee may vary a bit due to fluctuating prices of precious metals.
Kit Fee Includes
sterling silver wire to optimally make 3 rings
bronze alloy for optional variation
solder
soldering stations with torches, quench, annealing pan and pumice, flux and table protection
pickle and patina
my favorite sanding stick and pad
expendables for flexshaft and bench polisher
Instructor will have the following for use in class
soldering stations and table protection
torches
charcoal block to share
bench polisher
crockpots for pickle and patina
shot plates and forging hammer
flex shaft for class demos and some cleanup
My favorite mandrel pliers for shaping the ring bands. You may borrow mine or purchase your own if you wish to work more quickly.
Student Supply List
jewelers saw and blades (2/0 -4/0)
blade wax or lubricant
bench pin and 3” or 4” C-clamp to secure bench pin (tables vary in thickness)
files (one large straight file)
needle files
weighted rawhide or nylon mallet
chasing hammer
ring mandrel
steel bench block and leather to deaden noise
needle nose pliers, 2 pairs
bent nose pliers
flush wire cutters
Soldering pick (I will be recommending my favorite titanium pick if you plan to work on your pick soldering!), tweezers, old jewelry pliers for soldering
cross lock tweezers (I use these almost exclusively instead of a third hand)
small solderite board or chunk of kiln brick. I like having both and use together!
Brass brush for cleaning and burnishing
very fine sharpie, pencil, notepad
Optional Supply List
Safety glasses and ear protection
Dust mask recommended
Work light and extension cord
Magnification if required
Your favorite shot plates and a forging hammer if you want to work more quickly
Mandrel pliers. You may use mine or bring your own if you wish to work more quickly. I will send these details in the class email.
Instructor Email Address: [email protected]
Instructor Website: https://www.browndogjewelry.com/
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Here’s how it will work….
- Once you have determined what you will need for each 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 each of the classes in which you are enrolled, 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:[email protected]
- 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
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- Included in this email, they will give you instructions on how to pick up your orders upon arrival in Tucson
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