Description
Instructor: Susan Lenart
Title of Class: Crafting Personal Stories in Silver
Date of Class: Thursday, February 6, 2025
Number of hours of class: 6 hours
Time: 9:00 am until 4:30 pm
Level: Advanced Beginner/Intermediate
Type: techniques-oriented and project-based
Class Fee: $220
Kit Fee: $85 (payable to instructor at class time)
Kit includes and instructor will have the following for use in class
Soldering stations – torches, fuel, platforms, flux, quench bowls, towels
fire extinguisher
Table and floor protection
Pickle station
LOS station
Baking Soda for neutralizer
Dawn, paper towels, dishpans for water
Flex shafts
pickle
pickle pot
copper tongs
flex shafts
wood to drill into
some sandpaper
metal dies
plexi glass
polishing tools (for flex shafts)
bobbing compound polish (or synthetic plastic polishing pieces
a few charcoal blocks
silver foil for setting
STUDENT SUPPLIES LIST
Metal
at least 3” x3” – 22-gauge sterling silver sheet metal, fine silver strip 3/4” and or smaller gauge
Any decorative gallery wire such as separated, scalloped, etc.
beaded wire
1 oz – 20 gauge wire – 1 oz – to twist (before or in class )
½ oz – 24 gauge to twist
1’ strip of fine silver sheet (any gauge such as 24)
Scrap silver-all pieces and shapes
for ring band or ½” sterling silver strip
for pendant – we can use twisted wire
gems in colors that you love – small, medium
Solder – EZ, medium and hard
*** I will have gems for sale in the classroom right from India! I got amazing prices and cuts! ***
Extras – metal dies,
Tools
personal jewelry tools – chain nose pliers, bent nose pliers, round nose pliers, flat nose pliers
Flush cutters
Soldering pick
Cross-locking tweezers
6” x 6” square solderite board – to carry your project to-and-from the soldering station center
solder pick
Hammer – chasing or ball peen
Jeweler’s saw, saw blades and blade lubricant
Bench pin with c-clamp to hold in place when hammering
Steel bench block with rubber base to soften sound
drill bits -size #60, #52
Brass brush
Scratch brush
Rawhide or nylon hammer
needle file set – small – for example
Bezel roller/rocker
Metal burnisher
Wet/Dry sandpaper – variety of grits
Your favorite finishing/polishing wheels/bits/burrs
Eye protection
Magnifiers – for example Optivisor
Sketchbook/Notebook and pen/pencil
Fine line sharpie or pencil
Ruler – inches and millimeters
Portable task light – such as battery-operated or rechargeable Ott light
Optional Supply List
Instructor Email Address: [email protected]
Instructor Website: susanlenart.com
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!
