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Belt Buckles with Chapin Dimond
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Sunday, October 13 from 9am to 5pm. Become a member to take advantage of discounted pricing for all our classes.
Additional materials fee payable to instructor in class.
For more information about the class and our cancellation policy, see below.
In this class students will learn how to fabricate a belt buckle. They will have a chance to try two different methods of faux-enamel to enhance and add color to their design. Students will learn how to work with nickel and brass or can choose to bring their own sterling silver to work with.
About the instructor
Chapin Dimond is a full-time professional metalsmith and jeweler. In 2003 he began his adventure exploring metalsmithing. From Metropolitan State College of Denver, he earned a BFA in Art: Jewelry Design and Metalsmithing. Chapin is a Colorado native. His work is inspired by nature and the beauty of metals. Metalsmithing is the process of telling stories through metal, releasing the inner “feeling” of what metal wants to be. Swing that hammer, light that torch, and see that magic happen. To see Chapin’s work, visit his website, www.cdimond.com. IG: @cdimonddesigns.
Prerequisites
Completion of Level I Metalsmithing for Jewelry at BoMA basic metalsmithing skills (sawing, soldering, etc.) is required
Dress Code
Closed-toed shoes and a tie for long hair are required in the studio.
Students Should Bring
Materials Kit* $60 (payable to instructor)
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 [email protected] with the name of the class, your name and ‘please add me to the waitlist’.
About the instructor
Chapin Dimond is a full-time professional metalsmith and jeweler. In 2003 he began his adventure exploring metalsmithing. From Metropolitan State College of Denver, he earned a BFA in Art: Jewelry Design and Metalsmithing. Chapin is a Colorado native. His work is inspired by nature and the beauty of metals. Metalsmithing is the process of telling stories through metal, releasing the inner “feeling” of what metal wants to be. Swing that hammer, light that torch, and see that magic happen. To see Chapin’s work, visit his website, www.cdimond.com. IG: @cdimonddesigns.
Prerequisites
Completion of Level I Metalsmithing for Jewelry at BoMA basic metalsmithing skills (sawing, soldering, etc.) is required
Dress Code
Closed-toed shoes and a tie for long hair are required in the studio.
Students Should Bring
- Soldering tweezers (I like long tweezers)
- Solder pick
- 3rd hand with locking tweezers (recommended but school might have some)
- Jewelry metal files including large hand file and needle files (my go to is #3 flat-1/2 round and other standard shapes)
- Sanding sticks- variety of grits (220, 320, 400, 600 grit)
- Jewelry saw and blades (I like 2/0)
- Safety glasses
- Caliper
- Sharpie marker
- Bunisher
- Pliers: flat/flat or chain nose, flat / 1⁄2 round, flat/round
- Hand shears/ snips
- Drill bit 1mm
- Cylinder bur
- Sanding drum
- Mask/respirator
- Other flex shaft tools for cleaning jewelry (optional)
- Soldering brick/pad (optional)
- 18 gauge nickel sheet 6”x6”
- 18 gauge brass sheet 6”x6”
- Silver solder (optional)
- Any enameling powder they currently have (optional)
- Cash or check made out to Chapin Dimond for materials kit*
Materials Kit* $60 (payable to instructor)
- Nickel wire
- Silver solder paste
- Mixing supplies
- Other tools, materials and consumables
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 [email protected].
- 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. Registration cannot be applied to another class.
- 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.
- Please plan extra time to find us if you’re coming to BoMA for the first time. 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 and does a good job maintaining their roads in the snow. Snowy weather is a regular occurrence in our area and most people are accustomed to traveling under such conditions. Classes will be cancelled only in the case of inclement weather conditions that would make class attendance unsafe. If the National Weather Services issues a Winter Storm Warning for the time period of the class, we will cancel the class. https://www.weather.gov/bou/winterguide
- By clicking on the “Buy Now” 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 [email protected] with the name of the class, your name and ‘please add me to the waitlist’.