ASSIGNMENTS
SIMPLE BRASS BAND
STUDENTS WILL MAKE THEIR FIRST RING DURING THIS ASSIGNMENT. THEY ARE SHOWN HOW TO PROPERLY FORM, FILE AND FIT A JOINT TO BE SOLDERED. THE USE OF TORCHES, SOLDER AND FLUX HAS BEEN THOROUGHLY EXPLAINED AND DEMONSTRATED. GREAT EMPHASIS IS PLACED UPON PROPER TECHNIQUES AND...
SIMPLE SILVER BAND
STUDENTS USE THE SKILLS LEARNED MAKING THE BRASS BAND TO CREATE A RING USING 16 ga. STERLING SILVER ROUND WIRE. STUDENTS FORM THE BAND, FILE THE JOINT AND SOLDER IT TOGETHER. ONCE THE BAND HAS BEEN CONSTRUCTED, STUDENTS THEN USE THE FILES, EMORY PAPER, POLISHING EQUIPMENT...
HAMMERED BAND
STUDENTS MAKE A SIMPLE SILVER BAND AND THEN CAREFULLY HAMMER THE BAND USING THE BALL PEEN HAMMER AND RING MANDRELS. THE GOALS IS TO CREATE A BAND THAT IS A UNIFORM WIDTH AND THICKNESS WHILE CREATING A "FLATTENED" WIRE RING RATHER THAN A "ROUND" WIRE RING.
OCTAGONAL RING
STUDENTS USE THE TECHNIQUES LEARNED MAKING THE HAMMERED BAND TO CREATE AN OCTAGONAL RING. STUDENTS FROM A SIMPLE STERLING BAND. THEY THEN DIVIDE THE BAND INTO EIGHT EQUAL PARTS USING A PERMANENT MARKER. STUDENTS THEN HAMMER THE RING FLAT BETWEEN EACH PEN MARK CREATING DISTINCT,...
SIMPLE TWIST RING
STUDNETS CREATE A RING WITH SLIGHT DIMENSIONAL FEATURE KNOW AS A TWIST. STUDENTS START WITH ROUND WIRE THAT IS FOLDED IN THE MIDDLE TO CREATE A U SHAPE. THE BEND OF THE U IS HAMMERED FLAT AND THEN THE WIRE IS FORMNED INTO A RING. THE FLATTENED SECTION BECOMES THE DIMENSIONAL...
MODIFIED SLALOM RING
STUDENTS CREATE A SIMPLE BAND AS THEY HAVE DONE BEFORE. THEY THEN USE THE METAL WORKING TOOLS TO CREATE A RING WITH A DUAL BEND THE CREATES A UNIQUE SHAPE HENCE THE NAME SLALOM RING.
LOW DOME RING
STUDENTS ARE INTRODUCED TO A DIFFERENT TYPE OF RING STOCK KNOWN AS LOW DOME. THEY THEN SIZE THIER FINGERS, FORM THE RING, FILE THE JOINT AND SOLDER AS WITH THE OTHER RINGS.
SIMPLE STONE RING
STUDENTS ARE SHOWN HOW TO ATTACH BEZEL CUPS TO THEIR RINGS. ONCE THE BEZEL CUP HAS BEEN SOLDERED TO THE RING STUDENTS ARE SHOWN HOW TO SET A SMALL STONE USING THE PROPER TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES.
TWISTED WIRE RING
STUDENTS ARE SHOWN HOW TO USE THE HAND VISES AND DRILL TO CREATE STRANDS OF TWISTED WIRE. THEY MUST THEN CREATE A RING USING THE METAL SMITHING SKILLS LEARNED TO THIS POINT.
TWO TECHNIQUE RING
STUDENTS USE SKILLS LEARNED TO THIS POINT AND COMBINE ANY TWO TECHNIQUES THEY HAVE USED SO FAR. IN THIS EXAMPLE THE STUDENT HAS CREATED AN OCTAGONAL RING AND THEN SET A SMALL STONE ON THE OCTAGONAL BAND.