Jewelry Making: Independent Projects
Adult Summer Class | This program is completed
This is an intermediate course designed to expand on a variety of technical processes, design concepts, and tools essential for understanding and working with non-ferrous metals on a wearable scale. Some intermediate techniques that will be covered include: sawing, filing, riveting, forming, texture, soldering, and finishing.
What you will learn:
1. Design concepts as they pertain to wearable and decorative metals
2. Working with specialized tools
3. Intermediate techniques
Note that this classroom is accessible by stairs only; please contact Fleisher for more information.
Recommended Jewelry and Metal suppliers:
Hagstoz 709 Sansom Street. Phone: 215-922-1627
Pamma Tools 809 Sansom Street. Phone: 215-928-6004
Rio Grande: www.riogrande.com. Phone: 1-800-545-6566
Start the term with the supplies:
• Herkules Saw blades 2/0 – 2dozen (24 total)
• 3” x 3” 20 gauge Copper sheet
• 3” x 3” 20 gauge Brass sheet
• 1’ each of easy, medium, and hard silver solder
• Rubber Cement
• Masking tape
• Sketch Book or Paper to draw on
• Sharpie - black, ultra fine point
• Pencil and Pen
• Old Rag or t-shirt for drying metal
Midway through the term students will need:
Before purchasing, we will discuss these supplies in greater detail in class.
• Cabochon Stone
• Sterling Silver Bezel Wire
• Sterling Silver Sheet 24 gauge – 1” X 1”
• 3" Sterling Silver wire - choose from rectangle, round, or half round stock; gauge depends on preference
• 3 small plastic Baggies or containers to keep solder in.
• Masking Tape
(No Nickel or Steel in studio unless previously discussed and Gold at your own expense!) Materials are extremely important to have because without them projects will not be able to be completed.
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