What Students Learn
Keum-boo – students are taught the Korean gilding technique which permanently adheres thin sheets of 24-carat gold to silver by a process using heat and pressure
How to size your ring
Soldering approaches – the order of construction and how to set up work for multiple solder joins will be a focus of this workshop
Soldering - using special jewellery torches students learn how to anneal and solder metal to join the silver together inclusive of sweat soldering, butt joins and T joins
Roller printing – learn how to impress directly on to metal using a specialist rolling mill.
Forming metal – how to shape and dome metal
Finishing – learn how to file and use emery paper to give your ring a final finish