Description
Instructor: Sarah Long (aka Brown Dog Studio)
Title of Class:
Pandora’s Box: hollow form beads
Date of Class: Monday, January 30, 2023
Time: 9 am – 4:30 pm
Level: all levels welcome – comfort with a torch and sawing recommended
Type: A Project and Technique Workshop
Class Fee: $195
Kit Fee: $ 85 (payable to instructor at class time)
*may need adjustment due to the fluctuation of metal prices
Kit includes
Silver to create 10 beads, instructor will have more silver on hand in case you have time/want to make more.
4 pre-cut sterling stars or diamond shapes
Sterling wire 16ga
My favorite sanding stick
Pro Polish Pad
Leather cord
Consumables (flux, solder, sanding paper, etc)
Instructor will have the following for use in class
Flex shaft and finishing bits although most of our finishing will be done by hand
Torches and soldering stations
Crockpot, copper tongs, pickle and clean up station
Solder and flux
Dapping blocks and punches
Stamping tools for creating texture
LOS gel
Student Supply List
Small solderite board or chunk of kiln brick to carry project to stations and as soldering surface. I like having both
cross-locking tweezers (I prefer these over third hand)
Needle files (especially the round and flat ones)
Round nose pliers
needle nose pliers
Jewelers Saw and 2/0 – 4/0 blades & cut lube or wax
Bench Pin and 3” or 4” C-Clamp to secure bench pin (tables vary in thickness)
Screw down hole punch (I will send you links to my favorites prior to class)
Flush wire cutters
Center punch and hammer
Heavy (weighted) rawhide, plastic or Delrin mallet
Steel bench block and rubber block or leather for deadening noise
Hammer for metal stamps
Sharpies
Soldering pick, tweezers, old jewelry pliers for soldering
Dapping block and punches if you don’t want to wait to use them
Metal stamps for decoration, if you have favorites
Pencil and notepad
Optional Supply List
Work light and extension cord
Magnification if required
Ear protection is strongly recommended
Eye protection
Instructor Email Address: [email protected]
Instructor Website: https://www.browndogjewelry.com/
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PRE-ORDER YOUR CLASS SUPPLIES 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 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
- 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 Tucson
Sound easy? We think it’s going to help take the stress out of preparing for classes!
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