Making Multiples: Blanking Dies & Pattern Development
This course is currently full. Spaces do occasionally open up so if you would like to be put on the wait list please call our office at 781-891-3854 or email registration@metalwerx.com.(Please include your name, phone number, and email address).
Jayne Redman has been exploring form and function with her jewelry for 18 years, developing ways of designing blanking dies and jigs that dramatically speed up the production process. She has also invented unique engineering and assembly processes for forming sheet and wire.
In this workshop, Jayne will share what she has learned about making multiples using blanking dies and designing jigs for findings using Aquaplast, a thermal reactive plastic. Students will be amazed at how quickly they can go from original idea to duplicated shape with tools made in class.
Topics covered include:
- Pattern development for designing in sheet and wire.
- Designing and sawing blanking dies from flat stock tool steel.
- Creating wire hardened specifically for ear wire designs.
- Altering pliers for alternative uses.
- Using thermal reactive plastic to quickly and easily make custom jigs in any shape desired.
Basic metalsmithing skills such as sawing and filing are required.
If you'd like to see more of Jayne's work, please visit her website Jayne Redman Jewelry
