Mount Making: Full Eternity Band Saturday 10th June and Saturday 24th June 10-5pm (Two Parts)

When:

Saturday 10th June and Saturday 24th June 10-5pm 2022

Where: 

Workshop 925 based at The Mayford Centre, just outside of Woking and very close to Guildford.

Unit F9 The Mayford Centre,

Mayford Green

Woking,

Surrey 

GU22 0PP

Tutor:

Stephen Barnett

What does the day involve?

In this class we will look at hand manufacturing a full eternity band from scratch using traditional techniques.

Starting with stock silver, you will learn to roll out the silver to exact measurements using rolling mills to form a band to a specified size in order to fit a specified number and size of stones.

Once we have made the ring blank we will look at methods for marking out the band evenly for the exact amount of stones required and to the correct setting tolerances, before drilling the holes and preparing the ring for stone setting.

You will then move onto how to set a full eternity band using the decorative French or fishtail style of setting and using traditional hand tools and techniques.  This will include the use of decorative cut down engraved embellishments.

Experience required:

The class is designed for those with basic jewellery making experience wishing to build their knowledge of traditional mounting skills.

What is included?:

All materials and tools for the class will be provided on the day.

Class size:

6

What to bring:

For safety reasons, during each class, you are required to wear appropriate footwear, we request that no open toed shoes are worn within Workshop 925. Long hair should also be tied back when working with the equipment. You may also wish to bring a notebook. We have handouts for many demonstrations, but there are always many tips and tricks given verbally by the tutor, which some might like to keep note of. Please bring any lunch, snacks and drinks you may require. We have tea and coffee you are welcome to help yourselves to.

For stone setting courses, it is also recommended to bring Optivisors if you have any or glasses which allow you to see smaller stones.

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