It's More Than Forging!

The goal of this workshop is to develop controlled forging skills beyond the usual limits and comforts of traditional cold forging. Students will be challenged to plan forms and target their hammer blows; making every blow controlled and relevant to the form. When control is achieved the possibilities are endless. Starting with copper, students will complete exercises designed to increase proficiency and accuracy in hammering and forging techniques. These exercises will then be translated onto silver, where participants will have the opportunity to applying techniques such as flaring, creating fin rims, and even forging channels for stone setting. Ambitious students may channel set faceted stones or hand cut stones to fit the channels. Students will take home their copper exercises as well as whatever project(s) they complete in the class.