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Jewelry 2
This class will expand on the fundamentals of jewelry-making, covered in Jewelry 1. Students will learn how to make more complex pieces through the implementation of thoughtful design and layout; consideration of the most effective "order of operations" for complex soldering; and how to put the "finishing" touches on their next-level jewelry to make it really shine!
Creating a hollow-form ring is one of the best ways to learn more advanced soldering skills as well as learning shaping techniques. This class will take the hollow-form ring step-by-step, and allow students to go at their own pace. The instructor will also walk students through ways of modifying the basic hollow-form ring design to make a more complex version, or an original, one-of-a-kind design.
Students will learn additional types of stone settings and the instructor will demonstrate tricks and shortcuts they've learned over their metalworking career.
**No Class April 23rd - school vacation week**
Meet the instructor
David Baird has been making jewelry for nearly four decades. He received his bachelor's degree at the Evergreen State College, and his MFA from The School of the American Craftsman at Rochester Institute of Technology. He also has a GG (Graduate Gemology certificate) from the GIA.
David sells his work nationally and has taught classes and workshops for at least 30 years around New England including Metalwerx, DeCordova Museum School, and Lexington Arts and Crafts Center. More recently he has been developing specialized jigs to make bench processes easier for his students. The Directed Open Studio courses at Metalwerx are led by David because of his vast knowledge about the many facets of metalworking.
Over the past 15 years, David has expanded his repertoire to include lapidary cabbing and carving. He now devotes his time between two studios, both lapidary and jewelry, taking on commissions by request. His studio is located at the Waltham Mill Buildings, near Metalwerx where still he teaches regularly.
Materials & Tools
There is a $110 materials fee for this class that is payable upon registration. The materials kit includes 20ga brass and sterling silver sheet; 2" sterling silver heavy wall tubing; approximately 2.5ft of sterling silver wire in various gauges (18, 20); fine silver bezel wire; a selection of brass wire / rod; faceted gemstones (CZs) and cabochons; a setting bur; a snap on mandrel and sanding discs (coarse and fine); a titanium soldering pick; 1ft of silver solder in each type--easy, medium, and hard; solderite pad; and 4/0 saw blades. This fee also covers the cost of various other communal studio supplies needed to complete exercises and projects (eg. flux, pickle, gas, sandpaper, etc.).
- Closed-toe shoes - required for all Metalwerx classes
- Ultra-fine point sharpie marker - black (such as)
- Notebook/pencil/eraser/ruler (preferably metal metric ruler)
- Soft toothbrush for use on metal - used is fine
- Container for tools/materials/projects - shoebox size
- Personal safety glasses if you prefer - Metalwerx has these
- Comfortable clothing from natural fibers