Centerpiece Box Clasp
with Carla M. Fox
Date: Saturday and Sunday,
January 25 & 26, 2020
Time: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Cost: $345 BoMA members
$395 for non-members
Non-member difference will be collected at the workshop
Materials fee: $45 (payable to the instructor)
This is a clasp meant to be the centerpiece for a spectacular necklace. I tell my clients that the pearls are just “fancy chains” for my box clasps. The the whole purpose of this box clasp is to wear it in front either directly in the middle or to one side. The clasp is double sided, always a unique shape and sometimes with a diamond or sapphire set in the clasp release.
These aren’t just any ol’ box clasps. These are one of a kind, engineered to a 1/10 of a millimeter and lesson in precision. They are solid, adaptable to many shapes, and require no back-up clasp. This box clasp will not accidently release. It's bomb-proof.
The discipline learned in fabricating box clasps will help the student become a better and more skilled jeweler. Build a bomb-proof box clasp, improve your fabrication skills and learn techniques that will enhance your construction & precision skills.
Prerequisites
This workshop is for intermediate metalsmiths with solid fabrication and soldering skills and a knowledge of metals studio safety procedures.
About the Instructor
Carla M. Fox brings the ideal balance of fine craftsmanship and wild imagination to her work. She has been a professional metalsmith/jeweler for over 20 years and her work has been featured and won awards in top juried art shows across the country. Carla loves to teach her craft, because she is the consummate student herself. Curious from childhood about tools and techniques and with an acute attention to detail, and a bit of engineering, she inspires that same joy and exploration in her students. Her skill in fabrication techniques include: fabrication, soldering tricks, design, hollow-forms, etching. The use of varied materials and techniques can be seen in her work at: www.carlamfox.com
STUDENTS SHOULD BRING
Tools students should bring:
Note: Any Rio Grande or other supplier item #’s I give are so you can see a photo of what I mean, I’m not requiring you buy that specific item.
Materials kit* $45
TBD
*Materials kit purchase is required for all BoMA workshops. The kit insures all students have the same tools and materials require to learn the technique and allows the instructor and the students to focus on the technique rather than the materials.
MAXIMUM NUMBER OF STUDENTS: 12. Students will be required to sign a waiver. Participants must be 18 or older.
CANCELLATION POLICY
Registration Open Now
January 25 & 26, 2020
Time: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Cost: $345 BoMA members
$395 for non-members
Non-member difference will be collected at the workshop
Materials fee: $45 (payable to the instructor)
This is a clasp meant to be the centerpiece for a spectacular necklace. I tell my clients that the pearls are just “fancy chains” for my box clasps. The the whole purpose of this box clasp is to wear it in front either directly in the middle or to one side. The clasp is double sided, always a unique shape and sometimes with a diamond or sapphire set in the clasp release.
These aren’t just any ol’ box clasps. These are one of a kind, engineered to a 1/10 of a millimeter and lesson in precision. They are solid, adaptable to many shapes, and require no back-up clasp. This box clasp will not accidently release. It's bomb-proof.
The discipline learned in fabricating box clasps will help the student become a better and more skilled jeweler. Build a bomb-proof box clasp, improve your fabrication skills and learn techniques that will enhance your construction & precision skills.
Prerequisites
This workshop is for intermediate metalsmiths with solid fabrication and soldering skills and a knowledge of metals studio safety procedures.
About the Instructor
Carla M. Fox brings the ideal balance of fine craftsmanship and wild imagination to her work. She has been a professional metalsmith/jeweler for over 20 years and her work has been featured and won awards in top juried art shows across the country. Carla loves to teach her craft, because she is the consummate student herself. Curious from childhood about tools and techniques and with an acute attention to detail, and a bit of engineering, she inspires that same joy and exploration in her students. Her skill in fabrication techniques include: fabrication, soldering tricks, design, hollow-forms, etching. The use of varied materials and techniques can be seen in her work at: www.carlamfox.com
STUDENTS SHOULD BRING
Tools students should bring:
Note: Any Rio Grande or other supplier item #’s I give are so you can see a photo of what I mean, I’m not requiring you buy that specific item.
- Jeweler Saw + blades 1.0, 2.0, 3.0
- flat hand files with handles: 0 cut (Rio 114700) and 4 cut (Rio 11470)
- Half round file with handle: 1 cut (Rio 114711)
- Needle files: triangle, square ---both 4 cut
- Two needle barrette files: 1 & 4 cut
- 4” (even smaller than above) needle files square & barrette. For a set - Rio # 114.260. For higher quality - Rio # 114.797
- Digital electronic calipers - will be used a lot in this workshop, but can be shared with a friend
- Optivisor or whatever you need to see close-up
- Safety glasses – eye glasses that you will wear
- Ring Clamp (Rio # 113986)
- Dividers (Rio 116328)
- Scribe (Rio #118455)
- Weighted rawhide mallet
- Small hammer (Rio 112223)
- Small steel block -- if you have one
- Soldering pick
- Black Sharpies, fine & ultra fine
- Pencil
- Pliers: Flat nose & chain nose
- Solder: Hard, medium, easy --- I use Rio’s wire solder (# 101704, 101703,101100) and roller it flat
- Your favorite solder stop:
- Ochre - from Rio - low toxicity but I’ve never liked it or use it
- No-Flo – (Rio # 504080) – dust has silica in it, but you use it wet, BoMA has some
- Quick Dry White-Out, with foam brush – (from office stores), most toxic, in the fumes
- Small millimeter ruler Amazon—Shinwa H-101A 150mm stainless steel machinist ruler
- Sterling silver, 22 gauge sheet, for side walls -- at least 3.5” long, will be cut into 4mm or less wide strips
- Etched or patterned sterling for top and bottom decking—minimum 1” x 2” optional but real nice
- Machinist Square --- I will bring a few to buy, apx $22 each
Materials kit* $45
TBD
*Materials kit purchase is required for all BoMA workshops. The kit insures all students have the same tools and materials require to learn the technique and allows the instructor and the students to focus on the technique rather than the materials.
MAXIMUM NUMBER OF STUDENTS: 12. Students will be required to sign a waiver. Participants must be 18 or older.
CANCELLATION POLICY
- You may cancel up to 45 days prior to the start of the class and receive a full refund, less $25 processing. To cancel, send an email to info@bouldermetalsmiths.com.
- Cancellations less than 45days prior to the start date will not be refunded.
- In the event we have to cancel a class, you will be notified prior to the start date and will be issued a full refund.
- Registration is not transferrable. You may not sell your seat to another student.
- If a class has multiple sessions, and you miss one, there is no make up opportunity and the instructor will not catch you up at the next class session. You may not join the next scheduled class, as there’s a maximum number of students for every class and it’s not fair to the other students.
- If you are late to a class, the instructor will not catch you up. There’s a structured curriculum for every class and its not fair to other students to skip part of the curriculum to catch up a student who’s late.
- By clicking on the “I’m going” button and by paying the registration fee, you are agreeing to this cancellation policy.
- No Exceptions.
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