The Jeweler's Saw

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Beginner Classes

simple bezel set ring with stamping "love"

Bezel Stone Setting

With Jennifer Le Dissez

DATES: Sundays, 11am – 4pm 

February 9th | February 23rd | March 16th | March 30th | April 13th | April 27th

Tuition: $150 + $75 kit fee (tax included in materials price)

Learn the basics of jewelry making and bezel setting in this 5-hour course session
Techniques covered:
  1. Filing, sanding with the flex shaft, sizing a ring and forming
  2. Sizing a cabochon for a bezel and soldering it to a backplate .
  3. Bezel set stone
  4. Stamp with your choice of letters and symbols

This course helps students gain confidence in discovering basic jewelry designs and students will have a finished sterling silver bezel set gemstone pendant or ring. 

 

All Levels: No experience needed, open to all skill levels

Poetry & Portraits: Graphite on Enamel

With Alex Gelderman 

Date: February 15th, Saturday, 11am – 3pm

Tuition: $120 + $30 Materials Fee (tax included in materials price)

Poetry & Portraits is a one-day, project-based course designed for students to create a finished enameled copper pendant or earrings. This class introduces the basics of flat enameling, including counter enamel, grain sorting, sifting, and firing.

In addition, students will learn the unique technique of drawing on enamel with graphite and firing it to fuse the design into the top layer.

By the end of the day, you’ll leave with a beautiful, completed piece and a solid foundation in enameling skills to continue your enameling journey! Perfect for beginners and those looking to enhance their artistic repertoire!

 

All Levels: No experience needed, open to all skill levels

Intro to Casting

With Jason Spencer

Dates: Friday – Sunday, 10am – 5pm 

February 28th – March 2nd (3 sessions)

Tuition: $540 + $30 Materials Fee (tax included in materials price)

Unlock the art of lost wax casting in this hands-on class focused on wax carving and casting techniques. Participants will learn the basics of carving designs using hand tools to create models for casting as well as going through the casting process.

 

Throughout the course, we will explore:

Wax Carving Fundamentals: Master the basics of wax sculpting, including tools, techniques, and design principles to bring your ideas to life.

Casting Methods: Gain practical experience in setting up and operating both centrifugal and vacuum casting equipment. Understand the strengths and applications of each method.

 

This class is perfect for both beginners eager to learn and experienced jewelers looking to refine their skills. By the end of the course, you’ll have created your own cast piece, ready to showcase your creativity and craftsmanship. Join us to elevate your jewelry-making journey!

*Materials kit includes. Sterling silver will be available for purchase.

 

All Levels: No experience needed, open to all skill levels

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Jewelry Techniques 1

With Shalena White

FEBRUARY DATES:

February 25th – March 13th 

Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6pm – 10pm (6 sessions)


APRIL DATES:

March 29th – April 19th

Saturdays, 10am – 5pm (4 sessions)


MAY DATES:

April 29th – May 15th

Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6pm – 10pm (6 sessions)

Tuition: $720 + $70 Materials Fee (all sterling silver)

(tax included in materials price)

If you would like to be added to the waitlist, please email us at info@thejewelerssaw.org!

 

Learn the basics of jewelry making in this three-week duration course (6 sessions). The course will cover sawing, soldering, finishing, texturing, and stone setting a cabochon for a pendant or ring.

Techniques covered: sawing basic shapes, filing, sanding by hand and with the flex shaft, sizing a ring, forming, dapping a ring to flare, polishing on the buffing wheels, sizing a cabochon for a bezel and soldering it to a backplate.

This course is designed to have students leave confidently to execute basic jewelry designs on their own.

A perfect follow-up to our Silver Stacking Rings course and a good foundation for continuing practice in our Guided Studios.

Beginner:  No experience needed 

3 samples of stacking rings on a green plant

Silver Stacking Rings

With Zach Wright

Dates: Mondays, 6 – 9pm

February 17th – 1 more spot left!

Tuition: $105 all materials included (tax included in materials price

Learn how to create your own stacking rings out of sterling silver! This beginner class teaches you how to saw, solder, form and finish three rings. Each student will get to use standard metalsmithing tools of the trade as well as solder on a torch. Two round and one twisted wire ring will be completed in this course. 

Beginner: No experience needed. The minimum age requirement is 16 and above.

variety of electroformed rings with different cabochon shapes and sizes

Electroforming - NEW DATES!

With Jaime Foley

DATES: Saturday and Sunday, 10am – 5pm

March 22nd and 23rd

Tuition:  $420 + $32 Kit Fee (tax included in materials price) 

Explore the art of electroforming in this hands-on class! Learn to set up your electroforming bath, prepare materials, assemble rings, and create custom pieces

 

All Levels: No experience needed, open to all skill levels

action shot of the PUK III welder used for permanent jewelry. two hands holding an alligator clip and the electrode in the other to zap a sterling silver chain with a leather piece protecting skin

Using the Micro-Welder for Permanent Jewelry and Fabrication

With Alaine Hutson

Dates: Wednesdays, 2pm – 3:30pm 

February 5th | February 12th | February 19th | February 26th | March 5th

Tuition: $45 + $17.50 Materials Fee (tax included in materials pric

This course will go over how to use our PUK III micro-welder safely and show 4 common ways the welder is used – closing jump rings, connections for permanent jewelry, ring sizing, and tacking elements into place for easy soldering fabrication. Students will leave class with a dainty silver ring featuring a 2mm punch bezel set stone and a permanent sterling silver or gold-filled bracelet.

Basic and above: Jewelry 1 skills required – basic soldering from any class including simple rings, etc.

Lapidary

With Zach Wright

Dates: Tuesdays, 10am – 1pm 

February 11th | February 25th | March 11th | March 25th | April 8th | April 22nd | May 6th | May 20th

Tuition: $150

Learn to cut rough stones into beautiful cabochons that you can set into jewelry. Each class is designed to teach how to cut rough and use a series of lapidary wheels to shape and buff the stone out. 

Our lapidary classes cap at 3 students per session so the class is very personal with the instructor similar to a private lesson. 

All Levels: No experience needed, open to all skill levels

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