Description
Instructor: Shannon Bundschuh
Title of Class: Dogwood Earrings
Date of Class: Thursday, February 6, 2025
Time: 8 am until noon
Level: advanced beginner and intermediate
Type: project
Class Fee: $145
Kit Fee: $TBD * may need adjustment due to metal prices
Kit Includes
1 Pair of matching cabochons, approx 7x14mm (stone types may vary from the photos)
Sterling Silver Dogwood Casting
(1) 1.25” x 1” – 22 gauge Sterling Sheet, Dead Soft
Bezel wire – 28 gauge
20 gauge round wire, approx. 5”
Pre-made earwires or posts and nuts
Handouts
Sanding Cloth
Pro Polish Pad
Sheet Solder, flux
Instructor will have the following for use in class
Soldering stations – torches, fuel, solder, platforms, quench bowls, towels
Table protection
Pickle
LOS patina
Baking Soda for neutralizer
Dawn, paper towels, dishpans for water
Flex shaft & Drill Bits
A few extras of tools on student list
Instructor will have the following available for purchase in class
Cabochon pairs
Student Supply List
REQUIRED TOOLS
- Pliers: Chain Nose, Round Nose, Flat Nose, Flat/Half Round, (Ring Bending Pliers, Wrap and Tap or Bail making pliers)
- Flush Cutters
- Miter Jig
- Rawhide or Nylon mallet
- Steel Bench Block and rubber base
- Ball Peen, Chasing, or Planishing hammer
- Files Cut #2 – flat, half round
- Needle files
- Saw & Blades (2/0 or 3/0)
- Bench pin & clamp
- Something to catch your silver dust in your lap while you saw so you can use it for texture on future pieces.
- Cut Lube or Blade Butter
- Tweezers – for detail work and a pair for soldering
- Ring Clamp
- Pumice Knife-edge wheel polisher, size medium and mandrels {Rio#332723 & Rio#333120}
- Bezel Rocker/Roller, Prong pusher, Burnisher
- Foam sanding pads (3M) – Fine, Superfine
- Sketchbook and/or pad of paper
- Pencil and Fine Point Sharpie
- Ruler
OPTIONAL SUPPLIES – All materials for one pair of earrings is included in your kit. This list is optional should you want to bring your own stones.
- A pair of your favorite Gemstone Cabochons (approx 7x14mm each) if you would like to bring your own. I will supply a pair in your kit and there will be more for sale as well.
- Bezel wire if you bring your own cabochons. The bezel wire provided in the kit will be just enough and will fit the size of the stones provided. Your stones may be taller/shorter.
- Work light and extension cord
- Magnification if required
- Your makers mark stamp or other stamps to add to the back of your pieces
Instructor will have the following available for purchase in class:
Cabochon pairs
Instructor Email Address: shanbun20@gmail.com
Instructor Website: carry-a-torch.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:[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 September!
Sound easy? We think it’s going to help take the stress out of preparing for classes.
