April Bower | KISS: Keep It Super Simple | Tuesday, February 4, 2020 | 6 pm until 9 pm
$85.00
A 3 hour challenge to take a 1″ x6″ strip of 26G Argentium sterling and make 4 (or more if you like small) pair of earrings out of it with no waste of material. Shapes & Texture will be the focal with some forming. Sometimes you just need to create fast and simple, but these can be the beginnings of layered or embellished pieces as well.
one stamped texture,
one roller printed texture,
one hammer texture,
one more texture of your choice
Minimal tools required.
***Qualified assistant Renee Garver will be there to facilitate***
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Description
Instructor: April Bower
Date of Class: 02/04/2020
Time: 6 pm until 9 pm
Class Fee: $85
Level: All
Type: A Project and Technique Workshop
Kit Fee: $25* (payable to instructor at class time)
* may need adjustment due to metals price change
Kit Fee Includes
6″ Argentium Sterling strip
earring findings or 20g wire to make your own
steel wool and Pro polish pad
Kit fee includes consumables ( fuel, solder, flux, patina, drill bits, binding wire etc) and use of tools and equipment to create a studio for you where there is none.
torches for annealing
soldering stations
3rd hands
pickle
Flux
patina
scratch brush
rolling mill and texturing materials
polishing lathe
3m radial discs,
flex shaft, burs
drill press, drills
belt sander
cross peen hammers,
texturing hammers
texture stamps
chasing hammers
rubber & leather mallets for shaping
dimplers
sand bag & wood forming blocks
nylon forming mallets
Instructor will have the following for use in class:
torches for annealing
soldering stations
3rd hands
pickle
Flux
patina
scratch brush
rolling mill and texturing materials
polishing lathe
3m radial discs,
flex shaft, burs
drill press, drills
belt sander
cross peen hammers,
texturing hammers
texture stamps
chasing hammers
rubber & leather mallets for shaping
dimplers
sand bag & wood forming blocks
nylon forming mallets
Student Supply List
small bench block
metal shears
ruler or straight edge
chain nose pliers
Sharpie, fine point
sanding stick
safety glasses
Optional Supply List
If you have these so you can work faster or more efficiently, or so you don’t have to share:
chain nose pliers
favorite texturing hammer and or stamps
hole punch pliers
dimplers
straight edge /scribe
sliding pock gauge to measure or dividers
Your usual hand tools: ruler, pliers, etc
optivisor or magnification
Work light and extension cord
Additional Class Comments
I will have a few of all needed tools to share for those who cannot bring required items.Qualified assistant Renee Garver will be there to facilitate.
Instructor Email Address: AprilBowerJewelry@gmail.com
Instructor Website: 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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