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| JEWELRY MAKING I (C) Jacqueline Gore Get acquainted with the basic tools of the jewelers’ craft and their proper use. Learn about cold connections; a method of joining metals without soldering, as you make a pair of earrings. Additionally, you will practice joining pieces of copper using different soldering techniques with torches. You will make a sterling silver ring as you learn about surface embellishment techniques. You may buy materials from your instructor as needed.
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| SILVERSMITHING I Deanna Lea Jacobsen This introductory class will acquaint the student with the basic skills and tools necessary to the silversmith. You will design and construct a pendant or charm out of sterling silver and then put your finished piece on a chain that you have created out of silver wire. You will learn to solder using a torch, learn to use the jeweler’s saw and learn how to use files and sandpaper to finish your piece. Decorative stamps and hammers as well as patinas will be used to embellish the surface of the silver.
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ADVANCED JEWELRY MAKING (C) Prerequisite: Metalsmithing I
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| SILVERSMITHING II Deanna Lea Jacobsen This advanced class will teach you the techniques of decorative overlay and stone setting. You will make a brooch using an overlay technique to put an image on the silver. You will learn to make a bezel and set a stone as well as how to make, and attach, a pin-back to your piece. Make a pair of earrings using a bezel set stone and silver wire. All of these techniques: stone setting, stamping, hammering and patinas will be used to add dimension and interest to your pieces. Prerequisite: Silversmithing I
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