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COURSE DESCRIPTION:

Introduction to metals: Platinum, Gold, and Silver.
Learn how to obtain the different Karats and colors of gold. FTC rules and regulations, what jewelers are and are not allowed to do. Learn how precious metals are bought and sold. Units of weight.

Testing of metals: hands-on. Learn how to use acid testing techniques for separating the different karats of metal. Metals and oxidation.             Handling of shop sweeps, fillings and scraps for maximum recovery.

Piercing, drilling and filing: Explanation and practice for the making of nameplates.

Melting and milling: Use and adjustment of the mini jeweler's torch. Ingot making. Use of the rolling mill for producing metal wires and plates.

Wires: Making of bails and jump rings. Use of forming pliers and dowels.

Soldering: Soldering is immediately introduced into the program. Preparation and cleaning of metals for soldering. Students practice a wide variety of exercises hands-on.

Ring Sizing: Practice of single and multiple ring sizing. Hardening and annealing techniques explained and applied.

Chains: Learn to make a chain starting from an idea. Practice on fixing different types of chains.

Rings: Create and assemble a solitaire diamond style ring. Soldering of a setting.

Bezel: Students make a choice of a coin bezel or a stone bezel pendant while practicing the sweat soldering technique.

Identification Initials: Learn the proper techniques to apply designs plate to plate. Create a project and learn to prepare and solder an identification initial on top of a medal.

Diamond setting: Three different stone setting exercises will be performed. Round brilliant cut stone in Tiffany solitaire setting, setting of a pendant and setting of a student built ring.Remove stones out of prong settings and re-tipping a prong.

Final finish: Finishing and marking jewelry in preparation for polishing.
Polishing with tripoli and rouge. Ultrasonic and steam pressure machine.

Explanation of procedures.
Working with hollow jewelry, general explanation of jewelry repairs. Findings, tools and other supplies and suppliers.
Repair friendly and unfriendly stones. Finishes and Textures

Length of the course: 35 Clock Hours         Prerequisite: None

Objectives:
This class will provide you with general knowledge through multiple hands-on jewelry making exercises. Jewelry I gives you multiple techniques to help you understand and perform many of the tasks that you will be faced with while working in the jewelry industry.