I am so excited I am taking a jewelry class. This is an eight week session and we will be making a tiny brass box (about 1 inch square). So you wonder what am I going to do with the box? Well, it’s for decoration but my goal is to learn techniques and how to use the tools so I can apply them to my jewelry.
On the first class we annealed the metal with a torch, pickled it to remove the fire scale(the yucky color that appears after annealing) and cut the pieces. We also made a fixture out of a ceramic oven brick which we will use on the next class to solder the pieces together. The instructors are very knowledgeable and friendly so I am looking forward to the next class. I will post pictures of my work in progress.
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