Thursday afternoon was my first silversmithing course. Our first lesson was an introduction to the course, followed by learning basic metal sawing techniques. I sawed two little pieces from a brass sheet (and only broke two saw blades in the process).
B a b y s t e p s .
This afternoon while Gretchen napped I cut a square from a sheet of a nickel alloy & a circle from a sheet of copper.
I love this already.
Next Thursday we'll be learning more metal forming techniques, like using a doming punch and dapping block, as well as texturing with hammers.
On Friday I ordered some delightful new implements from Romazone, a supply shop that I found on Etsy. They should be arriving early this week -- gorgeous hammers, a ring clamp, stamps & more.
I am so excited about next Thursday's class.
More soon, mes amis. As for now I think we're going to take a walk downtown to procure some coffee beans from the local roaster. Delicious.
5 comments:
I'm so glad your first class went well! I can't wait to hear about the next class, to see some of your creations! :)
Sounds fun. I am learning to take things in baby steps too.
Wow, I'm so impressed that you're learning this. I can't wait to see what you produce. It sounds like a fascinating process to learn.
Glad to hear your first class went well! I took a basics class( sawing, piercing, solder safety etc) and was hooked from the first 10 minutes lol
Looking forward to hearing more about it!
Jaime
Thank you so much, friends!
I can't wait to get working on an actual project so that I can show you all the results!
I'm HOOKED!!
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