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To the Point! Settings for Fancy Cut Stones with Points & Edges
This comprehensive 3-day skill-building workshop is for experienced jewelers looking to add high caliber stone setting skills to their jewelry making repertoire! Throughout the course we’ll cover setting techniques for three common fancy-cut stone shapes: pear, marquise, and princess - all beautiful but tricky stone shapes to set! As we move through projects, students will hone their precision seat-cutting skills while cultivating a deeper understanding of setting mechanics. By the end of class, students will leave with new tools, incredible techniques, and stunning jewelry!
Topics covered will include precision flex-shaft work, custom tool-making and modification, graver techniques, v-tip setting, beading, and bright cutting.
Meet the instructor
Evan Cyr is a jeweler living and working in Boston. He initially studied jewelry and metalsmithing while pursuing a BFA in sculpture from Massart, and went on to graduate from the North Bennet Street School’s Jewelry Making and Repair program where he currently teaches in community education. He works professionally as a bench jeweler.
Materials & Tools
There is a $125 materials fee for this course which is payable to Metalwerx upon registration. The materials kit fee covers 0.55mm flat high speed graver, mushroom graver handle with two chucks, sterling 8x5mm pear basket, sterling 6x3mm marquise basket, sterling 6mm square basket, 0.30mm round bur, 2.0mm hart bur, 2.0mm setting bur, Swiss precision three square needle file, chain nose pliers (for modification), and other miscellaneous consumables needed for workshop objectives.
Stones will be for sale a la cart from the instructor during the workshop.
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optivisor and loupe - if not wishing to share Metalwerx's communal tools
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studio apron
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studio towel
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notebook or sketchpad
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pen or pencil
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closed-toe shoes - required in the Metalwerx studio
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lunch - Metalwerx has a fridge, toaster oven, and microwave