Jewellery design and making

Students will be introduced to the fundamentals of metalsmithing – the basic techniques of sawing, annealing, soldering, filing and polishing; explore design concepts and introduction to common terminology. Once basic techniques have been mastered progress can be made onto individual projects while continuing to learn more complex techniques.

Material list

Copper sheet 1mm thick (approx. 100mm x 100mm)

Sterling Silver round wire 2mm thick (approx. 200mm)

Silver solder round wire .5 thickness EASY and HARD

Notebook, pen & pencil

Black Sharpie pen - fine

Scissors

Small metal ruler

Safety goggles

Emery paper 1 sheet of each grade 240, 600, 800, 1200

Very fine basic brush

Tool list (*essential)

1 x Adjustment saw *

Saw blades - 1 x bundle 2/0 *

Centre Punch

Ball Pein Hammer 4oz

Rawhide or plastic mallet

Files – 1 x half round (cutting face about 15cm, cross cut no.2)*

Needle files – set*

Drill bits 1 x 1mm & 1 x 1.5mm*

Titanium soldering pick *

Tweezers – fine point * and cross locking

Jewellers snips, straight*

Pliers: 1 x round*, 1 x flat*, 1 x half-round (not serrated), Parallell