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Crafting a Coin Ring
Beginner This class is a great way to make a very special gift for that very special someone in your life. Jump right in and make your own ring out of nearly any coin. Learn to form and stretch the coin into a ring shape in such a way that the coin markings remain intact on both the inside and outside of the coin. This class will utilize several metal-smithing and jewelry processes such as annealing, punching, forming, and filing to create a ring from a quarter. With these techniques, students will create a seamless custom fit to their exact size. Quarters or half-dollars are the popular choices for beginners, but with practice, beautiful rings can be formed from nearly any foreign or antique silver coins.
Course Fee: $90 - Supply Fee: $10 Location: Folk School
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Cold Forging Copper Bracelets
Beginner This class will introduce you to multiple metalsmithing techniques including accurate cold forging, torch annealing, forming, and finishing your own copper bracelet that will be yours to take home! Open to all ranges of metalsmithing experience, the techniques shown can lend themselves to a magnitude of metal projects in a variety of scales.
While this class will appeal to many ages, it is a perfect beginner's course for children 9 and up. Course Fee: $90 - Supply Fee: $10 Location: Folk School
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Beginning To Wire Work: Findings
At the completion of the class the students will have learned how to make their own ear wires, head pins, eye pins, earring posts, and clasps which can be used in future classes to complete full pieces.
Skills learned: At the completion of the course the students will have learned basic weaving and wrapping, wire forming using the pliers, simple smithing techniques including hammering and light torch work for balling the ends of wire. No previous jewelry experience is needed to be successful in this course. Course Fee: $90 - Supply Fee: $10 Location: Folk School
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Wire Weaving Basics
In this course the students will learn one of the more popular weaving techniques called the "modified Sumak" weave and will utilize this along with the smithing techniques learned in the findings course to create a complete lariate style necklace.
No previous jewelry experience is needed to be successful in this course. Course Fee: $90 - Supply Fee: $10 Location: Folk School
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