Keum-boo FUN-damentals

The following supplies will be used for course demonstrations and objectives. A suggested item and/or vendor has been provided below for reference. Click the vendor name (in red) to be redirected to a page where you can find the item. The quantities needed for each item are listed first. If ordering, please be aware that some items may come in larger quantities than needed for this class. We recommend not opening an item's packaging until the day of the workshop. Student participation during or in-between class sessions is strongly encouraged but not required - observers are welcome.

Metal/raw materials: 

• 2"x2" min. x Argentium® sheet - 22g dead soft (Rio Grande)

• 2"x2" min. x fine silver sheet - 22g 1/4 hard (Rio Grande)

• 12" min. x Argentium® round wire - 20g dead soft (Rio Grande)

• 12" min. x Argentium® round wire - 16g dead soft (Rio Grande)

• 12" min. x Argentium® round wire - 14g dead soft (Rio Grande)

• 12" min. x fine silver 1/4" bezel strip - 26g dead soft (Rio Grande)

Gold foil can be found at Art Clay World, Contenti, Rio Grande, or by calling Tevel at All Craft (note that demonstrations will cover how to make foil and how to use commercial foil): 

• 1"x1" min. x high karat gold foil

Heat setup:

• 1 x hot plate that heats to 1000° F (Amazon)

• 1 x fireproof area - steel sheet, tiles, etc. (Amazon, Home Depot)

• 1 x 6"x6" Solderite™ pad (Rio Grande)

• 1 x compressed charcoal block - hard (Rio Grande)

• 1 x torch - Smith mini or Silversmith (Rio Grande or Rio Grande)

• 1 x #0 torch tip - if getting Silversmith (Rio Grande)

• 1 x soldering tweezers (Rio Grande)

• 1 x soldering pick (Rio Grande)

• 1 x cross lock tweezers (Rio Grande)

• 1 x Ronda purple flux (Rio Grande)

• 1 x paste flux (Rio Grande)

• 1 x piece Argentium® wire solder - medium (Rio Grande)

• 1 x copper tongs - for pickle (Rio Grande)

• 1 x pickle - for non-ferrous metals (Rio Grande)

• 1 x crock pot or tempered glass container with lid (Amazon)

• 1 x tempered glass container or sink - for quenching and rinsing

• 1 x small brush - for flux

Hand tools:

• 1 x interchangeable tip burnisher (Rio Grande)

• 1 x steel burnisher (Rio Grande)

• 1 x steel tweezers - fine tip (Rio Grande)

• 1 x sharp scissors / shears (Rio Grande)

• 1 x needle file set - #2 or #4 cut - optional (Rio Grande)

• 1 x half round file - #2 or #4 cut (Rio Grande)

• 1 x pliers and flush cutter (Rio Grande)

• 1 x half round forming pliers (Rio Grande)

• 1 x jewelers saw (Rio Grande)

• 1 x pack saw blades - 2/0 or 4/0 (Rio Grande)

• 1 x dividers (Rio Grande)

• 1 x bench pin (Rio Grande)

• 1 x rotary tool - flex shaft, micro motor, etc. (Rio Grande)

• 1 x pack of pumice flat edge wheels - medium (Rio Grande)

• 1 x 1/16" screw mandrel 303 - 3/32" shank (Rio Grande)

• 1 x slotted mandrel - 3/32" shank - optional (Rio Grande)

• 1 x center punch (Rio Grande) 

• high speed twist drill bits - #67, #60 (Rio Grande)

• wet/dry sandpaper - 220, 320, 400 grits (Amazon)

Forming tools:

• 1 x rawhide mallet (Rio Grande)

• 1 x planishing hammer (Rio Grande)

• 1 x cross peen/texturing hammer (such as Rio Grande or Rio Grande)

• 1 x ball peen hammer - 8oz (any hardware store or Amazon)

• 1 x steel block (Rio Grande)

Other/miscellaneous items: 

• hard work surface

• fan and open window - or ventilation system

• safety glasses 

• pencil, Sharpie, notebook

• rags/towels

• baking soda