Description

 

Instructor: Shannon Bundschuh

Title of Class: FORGED CONNECTIONS // Handmade Chain

Date of Class:  Tuesday, February 2, 2027

Number of hours of class: 3

Time: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Maximum number of students: 14 

Level: Advanced Beginner // Intermediate

Type: Project // Technique

Class Fee: $110 

Kit Fee: $ 60  (payable to instructor at class time – Please bring CASH if possible) 

Kit Includes

ALL STERLING required to complete the project

Detailed Handout

Sanding Cloth

Pro Polish Pad

Sheet Solder, flux

Logo’d “goodie” bag

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

A few extras of tools on student list

Student Supply List

REQUIRED TOOLS

PLIERS // Chain Nose, Round Nose, Flat Nose, Flat/Half Round, Bail Pliers (7mm+9mm), Coil-cutting pliers 

Flush Cutters

Miter Jig

HAMMERS // Rawhide or Nylon mallet, Chasing hammer

Steel Bench Block and rubber base

FILES // Cut #2 – flat, half round, Needle files

Jewelers Saw & Blades (2/0 or 3/0)

Bench Pin & Clamp

Cut Lube or Blade Butter

SOLDER PICK

Tweezers – for detail work and a pair for soldering

3” Honeycomb Solder Board (round)

Measuring Tools // Ruler with MM, Digital Caliper (if you have one)

Foam sanding pads (3M) – Fine, Superfine

Sketchbook and/or pad of paper

Pencil and Fine Point Sharpie

Magnification / Optivisor

Ear plugs

Work light and extension cord

OPTIONAL SUPPLIES

Polishing and Sanding wheels to be used with the Flex Shaft

Additional Class Comments

Please note this is a technique focused class. You will likely not walk away with a fully completed necklace or bracelet. Your kit includes a detailed handout with step-by-step guidance to help you finish your piece at home, as well as serve as a helpful reference when you return to your own studio.

Instructor Email Address: shanbun20@gmail.com

Instructor Website:  carry-a-torch.com

Class Description

Link by link, build a chain with character, movement, and handmade soul.

This is a technique-driven three-hour class focused on creating decorative forged links.

A true celebration of slow-made beauty.

Students will learn how to form, forge, shape, and connect elegant custom links that can stand beautifully on their own or pair perfectly with the Watchful Eye clasp class.

Designed to be both skill-building and enjoyable, this class offers a relaxed pace where repetition becomes rhythm, and each connection adds to your confidence.

Students may create as many links as time allows, giving you the option to build components for a bracelet, begin a necklace, or gather pieces for future designs.

You’ll also learn a few of my favorite unconventional tricks for adding the playful ball details, proof that some jewelry magic is far easier than it appears. Wink wink.

Whether taken as a companion class or enjoyed on its own, Forged Connections is a satisfying way to expand your chain-making skills and leave with beautiful handmade elements ready for your next piece.

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