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That's a Paddlin': Saddle-set Hinged Earrings with Alex Boyd for April

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Saturday and Sunday, April 8 & 9. Become a member to take advantage of discounted pricing for all our classes.

Additional materials fee payable to instructor in class.

For more information as well as our cancellation policy, see below.

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Class Description
In this class, students will make a pair of earrings with saddle-set stones and cabochons. Techniques covered will include hinge making, safely riveting fragile stones, combining gold and silver, patination and many other tips and tricks.

​Prerequisite
This is an intermediate to advanced class. Experience soldering small elements and bezel setting cabochons is necessary.

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.

Students need to bring

​Tools (with Rio Grande Item # where applicable)

• #2 cut needle file set 114764
• #5 cut needle file set 114766
• #4 cut barrette escapement file 114820
• #2 cut flat hand file 114700
• #5 cut flat hand file 114703

Note about files: Exact needle files used will vary depending on the shape of the cabochons chosen. This project can be made with a basic economy needle file set and a #2 cut flat hand file but it will be more difficult to achieve a high degree of craftsmanship. The above files are what I’ll be using in my demonstrations.

• Chain nose pliers 111074
• Round/flat pliers 111190
• Parallel pliers 111321
• Half round pliers 111062
• Flat nose pliers 111128
• Flush cutters 111033

Note about pliers: There are many options for each of the listed pliers. I chose these arbitrarily.

• Scribe 118459
• Titanium solder pick 503019
• Hypodermic Squeezy Bottle 504005
• Planishing hammer 112461 This one is pricey, but it’s what I use because I’m bougie. Any similar hammer is fine.
• Sanding sticks in 180, 320 and 600 grit (Make your own from loose paper and a paint stirring stick)
• Boric acid and denatured alcohol mixed until saturated (optional)
• Iron wire birds nest (make your own with black annealed steel wire. Never use
• galvanized) 
• Jeweler’s saw 110039
• 2/0 blades 110306
• 6/0 blades 110302
• .7mm drill bit 341270
• 1mm krauss bur 342020
• Burlife 117003
• Toothbrush 
• Dividers 116171
• Medium grit 3M bristle disc 332583
• Pin vise 113146
• 1.4mm ball bur 344311
• Fine point permanent marker
• Bezel roller 1130630.

Materials Kit (Supplied by Instructor)* 
Kits will start at $130 for a silver only option, $220 with gold and go up from there. If students only want stones sets will start at $110 (see photos below).

• 2 matching cabs
• 2 drilled paddle-shaped stones
• .925 sheet 16 gauge approximate 2cm x 2cm (large enough to back 2 bezels)
• .925 22 gauge 3.4mm x 4.5cm
• .925 22 gauge 2.3mm x 5cm
• .925 22 gauge 1.6mm x 3cm
• .925 tubing 1.7mm outer diameter .9mm inner diameter 9mm
• .925 round wire 20 gauge 10cm
• Bezel wire 22k gold or fine silver 24 gauge tall enough and long enough to set cabs 18k or .925 20 gauge round wire 3.5cm
• Hard silver solder
• 18k yellow hard solder (if using gold)

*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.

Maximum Number of Students 
12. Students will be required to sign a waiver. Students 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’.

Stone Sets
Below are examples of stone sets available for sale in materials kits (the stones pictured are already sold).