April Bower | Day and Night Synclastic Cuff | Saturday, January 28, 2023 | 9:00 am until 4:30 pm |
$195.00
Using fused dust texture and granulation in Argentium silver, Students will create a unique synclastic formed bracelet in Argentium Sterling
Learn Synclastic forming using a hammer & swage block, practice a synclastic cuff bracelet in copper, and then form your fused Argentium Silver Day/Night cuff.
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Many of you have purchased the “April” hammer from me along with the swage block but maybe never got a chance to give it a work out. Here is your chance! Bring your hammer and swage block and we’ll bang out a couple of cuff bracelets. I’ll share with you a bunch of tricks and tips to be successful making these. I will have some April hammers for you to share if you don’t have one and some to purchased if you decided you’d like one of your own. Wood swage blocks too.
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April Hammer and Swage block package is specially priced for registered students. Pre-ordering is necessary
$100. Includes tax. Will deliver at class session.
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Description
Instructor: April Bower
Title of Class: Day and Night Synclastic Cuffs: Using swage blocks and April Hammers
Date of Class: January 28, 2023
Time: 9:00 am-4:30 pm
Level of Experience: all
Type: techniques-oriented
Kit Fee: $95 (payable to instructor at class time)
Kit Fee Includes
20g Argentium sheet 1.25”x6”
14g Argentium round wire 6”
1×6” 24g copper practice bracelet blank
0000 steel wool & polish pad
Instructor will have the following for use in class
Hammers & rolling mill for texture
Swage blocks and Vises to share
torches & fuel for fusing
bracelet mandrels & mallets
flex shafts
Polishing lathe & finishing equipment,
scratch brush & patina
Student Supply List
Your “April” Hammer and wood swage block
6″ hand file for edges
sanding sticks
bench pin & clamp
bench block
side cutters
metal shears or saw & Blades
( I will have some to share if you can’t bring
Optional Supply List
if you have them and can bring so you don’t have to share:
Your own April Hammer and swage block
new or Flattish charcoal block for making granules
fine tweezers
Planishing hammer
Work light and extension cord
Instructor Email Address: AprilBowerjewelry@gmail.com
Instructor Website: www.AprilBower.com
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PRE-ORDER YOUR CLASS SUPPLIES TODAY!
Many of our students have asked us to help streamline the process of gathering their supplies and tools for classes, and we have come up with a way we think will work for you.
SJ Jewelry Supply in Phoenix is owned and operated by a wonderful family, headed by Mario Morales. His wife, Erika, and son, Steven, round out the staff, and they are excited to help make gathering your supplies easy and stress free. We guarantee they will make life easier for you! No kidding!
Here’s how it will work….
- Once you have determined what you will need for each class, send an email with your request for products and/or tools to SJ Jewelry Supply
- Go to our website, open the class description for each of the classes in which you are enrolled, scroll down to the section “Student Supplies,” cut and paste the items you want to purchase into an email to Mario.
- Here’s their email address mailto:info@sjjewelrysupply.com
- When they receive your email, they will send you a return email acknowledging receipt of your request
- In this email, they will instruct you about payment methods
- Once your order is filled, they will send you a second email with confirmation stating your order is complete
- Included in this email, they will give you instructions on how to pick up your orders upon arrival in Tucson
Sound easy? We think it’s going to help take the stress out of preparing for classes!
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