Forged Cuff Bracelet with Joshua Haiman of Forge & Fountain
Sunday November 12, 12 – 3 pm
$75 plus a $25 materials fee
Workshop participants will get a 10% discount on any purchase made in the gallery on the day of the workshop.
Sign up for the workshop here
Fundamentals & Techniques
Learn how to forge your own cuff bracelet from artisan jeweler Joshua Haiman of Forge & Fountain Jewelry. This workshop will go over how to cut, forge, and shape metal using metalsmithing tools and introduce basic bracelet styles. You will leave with a fitted, finished, and polished bracelet that you made!
Overview:
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- Forging demonstration
- Choose style of bracelet to make: twist or pinched, gloss polish or satin
- Cutting, forging, and shaping metal
- Fitting, filing, finishing, and polishing
Materials available for students
- Copper wire, round and square
- Handouts with jewelry supply sources, schools, info on individual classes at our studio
- Optional: silver for additional fee
Tools you will learn to use
- Anvils
- Hammers
- Vice
- Files
- Sandpaper 220, 400, 600
- Brass brush for finishing
- Steel brush for finishing