WE’RE GLAD YOU JOINED THE TEAM! Renee Ford | Fused Gold Lapis Earrings | Sunday, February 1, 2026 | 9:00 am until 4:30 pm and 6:00 pm until 9:00 pm
$330.00
Finding ways to incorporate gold into our work these days is a challenge.
One excellent way is to use very thin wire and fuse it to argentium and spread it with the rolling mill to maximize the impact without breaking the budget!
We will learn this technique using 24 karat gold and incorporate the pieces of fused gold and argentium into unique earrings.
Along with this technique, we will hand construct prong settings for natural surface lapis gemstones.
This technique is great for figuring out how to set those uneven stones that just don’t work in bezels very well.
We will use my product Hold-It to effectively carry out the prong soldering with ease.
Lots of tricks and tips will be shared!
This is a project based class but techniques learned will be easily translated into your own creative designs!
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Description
INSTRUCTOR: Renee Ford
TITLE OF CLASS: Fused Gold Lapis Earrings
DATE OF CLASS: Sunday, February 1, 2026
TIME:9:00 am until 4:30 pm and 6:00 pm until 9:00 pm
LEVEL: Intermediate level: must be comfortable with Little Smith torch and flex shaft control
CLASS FEE: $330
TYPE: Project and Technique
KIT FEE: two alternatives
$375 KIT INCLUDES
Sterling Silver Sheet: 2×1”, 20 gauge
Argentium Silver sheet: 1.25×1.25”, 20g (Rio Grande)-
24 karat gold round wire: 1.25” each of 18g, 22g, 24g
Argentium Silver round wire: 8”, 20g
Sterling Silver round wire: 4” each 20g, 18g
Lapis natural surface pair designer cut gemstones
Blade Butter sample
Sanding Sponge
Oval Templates
Brass V Prong Pusher in rosewood handle
Rolling Mill Resource Paper Pattern
$95 KIT INCLUDES
tools/expendables
V prong pusher
Rolling Mill Resource Paper Pattern
lapis pair
You bring your own metal
RENEE WILL HAVE THE FOLLOWING FOR USE IN CLASS
Tools
1mm Drill bits to share
Ball Burs to share
Screw mandrels
Cylinder burs to share
Equipment
End Files to share
Ring Clamps to share (limited number)
Ball Vise to test out
Exacto knives to Share
Stamps for metal fineness
Chasing Hammers to share
Pliers: flat nose, round nose, bent flat nose (Very limited)
Scribes to share
Fine tip Sharpies
Scissors and Shears
Classroom Expendables
Double Stick Tape to share
Sand paper rolls in 320 & 400 to share
Grey pumice and brown silicone abrasive wheels to share
3M Radial Disc light green Bristle Wheels to share
Liver of sulfur gel for oxidizing
Note Cards
Torches and soldering stations
Complete soldering stations – table protection, floor protection, torches, fuel, quench bowls
Pickle station – brass brush and copper tongs, baking soda for neutralization, bucket of rinse water, towels for drying project
Patina station – brass brush and copper tongs, baking soda for neutralization, rinse water, towels for drying project
flex shafts
STUDENT SUPPLY LIST
Materials – if you choose to bring your own metal
Sterling Silver Sheet: 2×1”, 20 gauge
Argentium Silver sheet: 1.25×1.25”, 20g (Rio Grande)-
24 karat gold round wire: 1.25” each of 18g, 22g, 24g
Argentium Silver round wire: 8”, 20g
Sterling Silver round wire: 4” each 20g, 18g
Tools
- jewelers saw & lubricant
- 3/0 saw blades
- bench pin with 3-inch C-clamp to secure it to work table
- small anvil or bench block with something to deaden the sound (rubber base for example)
- solderite board to carry your project to-and-from soldering stations
- soldering pick
- jewelry pliers – flat nose, chain nose, round nose, half-round nose
- flush cutter
- metal shears
- fine tip tweezers
- favorite files
- ring clamp
- needle files
- flat hand file 0 cut
Misc
- chasing hammer
- non-marking forming mallet
- sanding sticks
- Battery-operated or rechargeable task light for workbench
- Dust/particulate mask
- Hearing protection
- Eye protection
- Magnification – Optivisor, for instance
ADDITIONAL CLASS COMMENTS
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If you want to bring your own metal, please bring the exact matching items in correct
gauges. Fusing is tricky when using just any type of silver. This project works best with
Argentium for the fused gold layer.
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The stones need to be purchased as part of the kit as there are too many variables to
teach fabricating settings to multiple types of shapes and stones.
Instructor Email Address: renee@reneefordmetals.com
Instructor Website: http://reneefordmetals.com/