Post by Titania on May 7, 2009 18:12:28 GMT -5
I posted a few weeks ago that I was taking a silversmithing class. I'm 3 weeks in now, and loving every minute of it! Here's a little peek at what we've been learning:
1) First class was all about saw-work. We were giving a template (a VERY lopsided and uneven template!) to cut out of brass. It's very rough, as we didn't bother spending time to file and even them out. This is right off the saw:
2) 2nd class we learned how to do annealing and roller printing. Here are several pieces I did that night.
a) piece of plastic ribbon with holes in it placed over the copper and put through the mill:
b) a FEATHER put through the mill on top of a piece of copper:
c) My favorite pattern - this was some cutout paper
3) 3rd class - we learned how to polish hammers, so we'd have good tools to work with when doing patterning. Have you ever seen a nicer hammer? This started out as a cheapie Home Depot hammer:
And, then we started working on our sterling band rings. I liked the pattern placed into the copper with the cutout paper that I decided to do that on my band ring, as well. I've almost got my blank finished...it needs to be cut down more. It's 4.5 mm wide.
We'll be working on soldering and shaping next class.
And lastly, a bracelet I made recently:
Thanks for looking!
-Nichole
1) First class was all about saw-work. We were giving a template (a VERY lopsided and uneven template!) to cut out of brass. It's very rough, as we didn't bother spending time to file and even them out. This is right off the saw:
2) 2nd class we learned how to do annealing and roller printing. Here are several pieces I did that night.
a) piece of plastic ribbon with holes in it placed over the copper and put through the mill:
b) a FEATHER put through the mill on top of a piece of copper:
c) My favorite pattern - this was some cutout paper
3) 3rd class - we learned how to polish hammers, so we'd have good tools to work with when doing patterning. Have you ever seen a nicer hammer? This started out as a cheapie Home Depot hammer:
And, then we started working on our sterling band rings. I liked the pattern placed into the copper with the cutout paper that I decided to do that on my band ring, as well. I've almost got my blank finished...it needs to be cut down more. It's 4.5 mm wide.
We'll be working on soldering and shaping next class.
And lastly, a bracelet I made recently:
Thanks for looking!
-Nichole
