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Platinum on a Budget with Baleigh Acebo for October

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$275.00

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Saturday and Sunday, October 7 & 8 from 9 am to 5 pm.  Become a member to take advantage of discounted pricing for all our classes.

Additional materials fee payable to instructor.

For more information and our cancellation policy, see below.

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Using small amounts of platinum as an accent metal, we will construct an open, two-stone and two-tone ring. Not only will you learn to weld and solder platinum, you’ll learn how to use a pattern to make the correct size ring, how to combine it to silver elements

About the Instructor
Baleigh Acebo is the designer & goldsmith behind Acebo Jewelry. Baleigh is a big believer in learning the foundational techniques as a jumping off point for creating well made, wearable art. This thirst for knowledge and experience led her to study at the North Bennet Street School’s Jewelry Making & Repair program in Bahston, MA. Here she was taught to craft her own tools, fabricate intricate pieces from scratch & handset diamonds & precious gems.

​Prerequisites
​All levels welcome, but basic metalsmithing skills (sawing, soldering, etc.) will be greatly helpful.

Dress Code
Closed-toed shoes and a tie for long hair are required in the studio.

Materials Kit* $200-250 (depending on stones picked)  (payable to instructor)

• Worksheet
• Silver rectangular stock
• Platinum bezel stock
• Platinum solder
• Silver solder: hard & med 12g silver sheet
• Drill bit
• 2 stones
• Sandpaper barrel
• Liver of Sulphur

*Materials kit purchase is required for all our workshops. The kit insures all students have the same tools and materials required to learn the technique and allows the instructor and the students to focus on the technique rather than the materials.

Students Should Bring

• Saw frame and blades Sanding Sticks
• 1⁄2 round pliers
• Needle Files
• Ring Mandrel
• Setting tools (bezel roller/pusher)
• Shade 5 or 7 welding goggles
• 1⁄2 round handfile (more aggressive is better) Rotary Abrasives (wheels,
• Scribe
• Chasing Hammer

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. 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 info@bouldermetalsmiths.com with the name of the class, your name and ‘please add me to the waitlist’.