Shannon Bundschuh | Wild Horse Ring | Monday, January 31, 2022 | 9:00 am until 4:30 pm

$185.00

Join me as I walk you through making a piece that will commemorate your time in Arizona. We will begin by choosing a locally mined stone called Wild Horse, as well as a sterling silver casting of an actual succulent and a casting of a mini wax carved steer head, to top this southwestern inspired statement piece. Much like the painted rock petroglyphs tell a story, so will your ring band. We will design and create interest along our bands by sawing and layering, texturing and stamping. 

This one day class will cover many techniques including concepting, bezel making, soldering, sawing, working with pre-made castings, texturing, stamping and all the tools required for these tasks. 

Wild horses couldn’t drag me away from these Southwestern inspired rings!

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Description

Instructor: Shannon Bundschuh

Class:Wild Horse Ring

Date of Class: 01/31/2022

Time: 9:00 am until 4:30 pm

Level: Advanced-Beginner, Intermediate

Type: Project

Class Fee: $185

Kit Fee: $125 (payable at class time)

Kit includes

Wild Horse cabochon

Sterling silver cast succulent

Sterling silver cast mini steer skull

(2) 1” x 3” – 22g sterling silver sheets

(1) 1.5” x 1.5” – 22g sterling silver sheet

Fine silver bezel wire

Detailed handouts

Instructor will have the following for use in class

soldering stations – torches, fuel, solder, flux, platforms, quench bowls, towels

table protection

pickle

LOS patina

Baking Soda for neutralizer

Dawn, paper towels, dishpans for water

Flex shafts

Ring mandrel (bring yours if you can so you don’t have to wait in line to use the studio’s)

Rubber cement

A few extras of tools on student list

Student Supply List

Flush cutters 

Bezel roller

Prong pusher

Burnisher

Center punch

Tweezers

Solder pick 

Brass brush for cleaning and burnishing

Copper tongs

Charcoal Block 

Ring clamp

Jewelers Saw and 2/0 – 4/0 blades & cut lube or wax

Bench pin and clamp

Steel bench block & rubber block 

Rawhide hammer or nylon mallet

Ring mandrel

Pliers: Half-round/flat, Chain nose, Flat nose, Stepped Wrap & Tap Forming (Rio: #111107)

Files: Hand files & Needle Files – #2 cut

Sanding sticks and/or sandpaper (220-320 grit)

Rubber cement

Any design stamps or texturing tools you would like to use (even collected silver dust) 

Safety Items: Safety glasses // Ear protection // Closed toed shoes // Hair ties

Classroom Items: Sketchbook // Notepad // Pencil & Eraser // Sharpie // Scissors // Ruler (with mm reading)

Optional Student Supply List

Extra castings, stones if you want to change up the look 

Makers Mark stamp, .925 stamp & stamping hammer

Digital calipers

Miter jig

Flat Back, Open, Ring Forming Mandrel

Work light and extension cord

Magnification or Optivisor if required

Instructor Email Address: shanbun@cox.net

Instructor Website: www.carryatorchltd.etsy.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: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 Tucson

 Sound easy? We think it’s going to help take the stress out of preparing for classes! **********************************************************************************************************************