Basic Projects:
These projects are completed in order, building all the essential skills as you go.
Project 1: Sawing & Piercing a pendant
This first project teaches the very basic skils of drilling metal, sawing and piercing, filing and sanding, and finally polishing your finished pendant.
Even though these are the most basic of metalworking techniques, they are used every day by jewellery makers. Some jewellers have based their whole collection using nothing more than beautifully hand-cut designs.
Examples of Project 1
Project 2: Making a Textured Chain
With the second project you will learn the basics of soldering with a jewellery torch.
Examples of Project 2
Project 3: Making a Textured Ring.
Next we’ll make a beautiful ring. This ring can be worn by itself or, as many of the students do, used to set a stone on top during the final project.
Examples of Project 3
Project 4: Sweat Soldering
Sweat soldering is a different technique from the first one we used in making the chain and the ring.
The solder is placed between layers and allows you to make very cool or intricate designs.
Examples of Project 4
Project 5: Filigree
Filigree the way I teach it is not the traditional, fine, intricate work you might have seen before. We’ll use bold lines that are made from wire rolled to the exact size you need in the rolling mill. This project is all about precision fitting pieces of metal into a beautiful design. It gets you ready for the final project where precision will be essential!
Examples of Project 5
Project 6: Bezel Setting a Cabochon
In this final project, we’ll set a stone in a silver bezel. You can wear your finished setting as a pendant or a ring. This is where lots of students use the ring made in Project 3!
Examples of Project 6