Beginner Silversmithing Class February 21st

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LEARN TO MAKE BEAUTIFULLY SILVER-SMITHED JEWELRY!

Master Silversmith Levent Oz will guide you through all the steps to creating professional crafted jewelry.  The classes last 2 hours for four consecutive weeks.  All materials and tools included. Class sizes are small, no more than 8 students at a time.

Beginner, inrtermediate and advanced classes each cost $ 190

Our February beginner class of this year will start on Tuesday, February 21st at 6:00 PM and will last until 8:00 PM. It will be repeated for four Tuesdays. There will be a make up class at the fifth week.

 

Silver of Oz offers 4 tiers of classes:

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 Basic 

The first class helps you master the use of the jeweler’s saw, filing and polishing. The second project takes you further in silversmithing as you learn how to design a ring.This requires you to learn how to measure your ring shank, design a bezel for the stone, set the stone in the bezel, and how to properly solder the ring shank and stone together. This will teach you important techniques in soldering and further your sawing and filing skills.

      

Intermediate 

Students will refine basic silversmithing techniques (sawing, filing, sanding, soldering and stone setting), understand how metal reacts to heat control while soldering (fusion ring), create and object with moving parts (Russian wedding ring), and observe safety rules related to all shop activities. (Must complete basic class or equivalents)

 

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Advanced

Students will master independent use of basic and intermediate silversmithing techniques (sawing, filing, sanding, soldering, stone setting and buffing) and learn to construct hollow shapes (the box ring) and use hammered textures to enhance design (hammered earrings) while observing safety rules related to all shop activities. (Must complete basic and intermediate class or equivalents)

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Special Project 

All materials and tools included.  Students may purchase different stones and more materials from the instructor if desired. The instructor will guide students through the techniques of prong setting and bail making to create a prong set pendant.  These new skills will build upon the silversmithing techniques learned in the beginning, intermediate and advanced classes while observing safety procedures related to all shop activities.  (Must complete beginner, intermediate, and advanced classes or equivalent)

 

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Join us for the February 2017  session of beginner silversmithing class. We continue  with a new energy and creativity this new session. Learn how to create professional grade jewelry; make a silver pendant and a stone set ring while learning how to saw, file, sand, solder, polish and stone setting.

   

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