Alex will provide strategies for setting stones with more difficult shapes including acute angles and other complicating factors. Students will learn how to fabricate bezels for trillion and pear shaped stones and how to set them. Principles learned will apply to many different shapes of stones.
Remote Instruction
This class is being taught remotely. Alex Boyd will connect to the BoMA studio live on our large screen TV via Zoom. The first part of the class will be used for introductions, sharing some of Alex's work and history and demonstrations. All of the demonstrations have been filmed in advance to have the best possible camera angles and explanations. After that, students will have time to work on the techniques on their own and if they have questions, they can call, text or video chat with Alex.
Later we’ll reconvene on Zoom and Alex will address questions which have universal appeal. Students will have more time for independent work and Alex will continue to be available for questions until 5 pm.
Students will have access to the videos from the class for 2 weeks after the class. Alex will also answer emailed questions for two weeks after the class.
About the Instructor
When Alex Boyd was a young boy he stole an enchanted ring from a powerful bruja. That night his slumber was disturbed by a tapping at his window. When he slid the window open a huge raven rushed in, flew around the room and perched on his bookshelf. "I know what you have taken from me," the raven cawed. "I don't know what your talking about," Alex lied, hiding his bejeweled finger behind his back. "No matter. It is your problem now. The wearer of that ring is indentured to create more talismans of power, either for 1000 years or until he makes something so sublime, so perfect, so beautiful that the spell is broken and he is freed." "1000 years it is," Alex said as he thrust the raven out the window and slammed it shut behind her. He has been making jewelry ever since.
Prerequisites
Students should have a firm grasp of basic jewelry skills like soldering, sawing, filing and flex-shaft use
Tools students need to bring
Materials Kit* $85
Maximum Number of Students: 8. Students will be required to sign a waiver. Participants must be 18 or older.
Cancellation Policy
Waitlist
If the class is full, send an email to info@bouldermetalsmiths.com with the title “Please Add Me to the Waitlist” with the name of the class and your name.
Remote Instruction
This class is being taught remotely. Alex Boyd will connect to the BoMA studio live on our large screen TV via Zoom. The first part of the class will be used for introductions, sharing some of Alex's work and history and demonstrations. All of the demonstrations have been filmed in advance to have the best possible camera angles and explanations. After that, students will have time to work on the techniques on their own and if they have questions, they can call, text or video chat with Alex.
Later we’ll reconvene on Zoom and Alex will address questions which have universal appeal. Students will have more time for independent work and Alex will continue to be available for questions until 5 pm.
Students will have access to the videos from the class for 2 weeks after the class. Alex will also answer emailed questions for two weeks after the class.
About the Instructor
When Alex Boyd was a young boy he stole an enchanted ring from a powerful bruja. That night his slumber was disturbed by a tapping at his window. When he slid the window open a huge raven rushed in, flew around the room and perched on his bookshelf. "I know what you have taken from me," the raven cawed. "I don't know what your talking about," Alex lied, hiding his bejeweled finger behind his back. "No matter. It is your problem now. The wearer of that ring is indentured to create more talismans of power, either for 1000 years or until he makes something so sublime, so perfect, so beautiful that the spell is broken and he is freed." "1000 years it is," Alex said as he thrust the raven out the window and slammed it shut behind her. He has been making jewelry ever since.
Prerequisites
Students should have a firm grasp of basic jewelry skills like soldering, sawing, filing and flex-shaft use
Tools students need to bring
- saw frame and blades 2/0 - 4/0
- hand files (half-round at least)
- needle file assortment
- goldsmiths hammer
- assortment of jewelers pliers (chain, flat, half-round, etc.)
- sandpaper
- bezel roller and pusher
- cash or a check made out to Alex for the materials kit*
Materials Kit* $85
- thick silver sheet and silver strip for bezels
- hard silver solder
- trillion and pear shaped stones
- ball and bud bur
- drill bits
- dop wax and dowel
Maximum Number of Students: 8. Students will be required to sign a waiver. Participants must be 18 or older.
Cancellation Policy
- You may cancel up to 30 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 30 days 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.
- Snow. Colorado has frequent snowstorms in the winter. Colorado does a good job maintaining their roads in the snow. BoMA follows Boulder County government’s lead with regard to closures. If they are closed, we are closed. Their snow closure phone # is 303.441.3800 and the message is typically updated by 5:45 am. You may also visit www.bouldercounty.org for closure information.
- By clicking on the “I’m going” button and by paying the registration fee, you are agreeing to this cancellation policy.
- No Exceptions.
Waitlist
If the class is full, send an email to info@bouldermetalsmiths.com with the title “Please Add Me to the Waitlist” with the name of the class and your name.
