Make a Ring - Silver Jewellery

Make your own sterling silver textured and patterned ring in this hands on jewellery class. Perfect for beginners wanting to learn some fundamental jewellery making skills.

A ring may seem simple, but you will learn so much – and go home with a bespoke ring for you or someone special. You will start by measuring and calculating how much silver you will be using. Noting the measure twice, cut once rule! After you saw your silver you will apply heat to it to anneal it and make it pliable. You can choose to stamp to create texture. Then progres to solder the join together and hammer it into shape on a ring mandrel. Then emery and polish to achieve your desired finish.

Ideal for...

Anyone who wants to make a ring. No previous experience required.

Outcomes

• Gain an understanding of OH&S in Metalwork
• Learn how measure and calculate how much silver you will be using,
• Gain fundamental metalworking skills including sawing, filing, soldering, polishing and saw piercing.
• Gain an understanding the annealing process.
• Learn about precious metal and metalworking suppliers in Sydney.

What to bring

• Pen and note pad.
• If you want to make a ring for someone else bring their ring size.

All other requirements are supplied by the College, including all tools required for your project.

Other information

For safety reasons it is important to ensure you wear closed toe shoes and medium to long hair is tied back for each class.

All courses need a minimum number of students to run. For your convenience information about class cancellations or changes are made initially via email and SMS, please ensure these details are correct.