Creative Metalsmithing from Scratch with Kim St. Jean
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Double Decker Stone Ring with Janet Alexander - Streaming Class

Product ID: TS_17204JA10
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The double decker stone setting creates the most unusual ring! The top stone creates an accent top for the bottom stone. The ring band is adjustable so you can wear it on any finger and the ring doesnÂ’t tarnish because it's made from Argentium sterling silver.

In this one-day work shop learn the following skills: How to anneal metal, soldering Argentium silver, stone setting a cabochon stone, drilling a hole through a stone, connect the stones together by riveting the top bezel to the bottom setting using round wire, creating an adjustable band, how to work with Argentium Silver, texturing metal, using a reciprocating hammer to set stones. Skill Level: Intermediate

Supplies needed:

  • Fine silver bezel wire 6 inches (will be cut to fit stone)
  • Argentium sheet 24 gauge ring shank 1" x 2 1/2"
  • Argentium sheet 24 gauge 1 1/4 x 1 1/4"
  • Argentium solder
  • Argentium 16 gauge round wire (1" long)
  • 4 mm bezel cup
  • 3 mm round stone
  • Flux
  • Pickle
  • 400, 320 sandpaper
  • Pumice wheel
  • Liver of Sulfur
  • Cardboard
  • Epoxy
  • Double sided tape
  • Template for adjusbable ands
  • Rubber cement
  • Tracing paper
  • Dental floss
  • Student handout
  • Jeweler's saw and (04 size) blades
  • 25 mm x 20 mm or small cabochon stone
  • Flat file
  • Safety glasses
  • Flush cutters
  • Needle nose pliers
  • Flat nose pliers
  • Fine tipped permanent marker

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