Forged Brooch with Alex Boyd

Students will learn how to make a brooch with forged elements, a bezel set cabochon and a pin stem in silver, gold and steel​. We'll cover forging elegant tapers, soldering gold to silver, creating pin findings from scratch, bezel setting and patination. Students will also learn how to design a their brooch for security and wearability.

​Prerequisites
Intermediate or advanced metalsmithing skills are required for this class.

Cost: $135 BoMA members
$185 for non-members
​ Non-member cost difference will be collected in class

​Materials kit: $50

About the Instructor
When Alex Boyd was a young boy he stole an enchanted ring from a powerful bruja. That night his slumber was disturbed by a tapping at his window. When he slid the window open a huge raven rushed in, flew around the room and perched on his bookshelf. "I know what you have taken from me," the raven cawed. "I don't know what your talking about," Alex lied, hiding his bejeweled finger behind his back. "No matter. It is your problem now. The wearer of that ring is indentured to create more talismans of power, either for 1000 years or until he makes something so sublime, so perfect, so beautiful that the spell is broken and he is freed." "1000 years it is," Alex said as he thrust the raven out the window and slammed it shut behind her. He has been making jewelry ever since.

Students need to bring:
Chain nose pliers
Parallel jaw pliers
Half round pliers
Flush cutters
Tweezers
Hand files
Needle files
Sanding sticks coarse medium and fine
Sawframe with 2/0 blade
Drill bit approx 1mm
Scribe
Dividers
Bezel roller
Bezel pusher
3M bristle disc yellow
All your favorite tools you can carry comfortably to class
$50 cash or a check made out to Alex for the materials kit

Materials Kit $50 (Supplied by Instructor)*
Silver, solder
Gold will be available to purchase separately by weight
Stones will be available to purchase separately starting at $10
*Materials kit purchase is required for all our workshops. The kit insures all students have the same tools and materials required to learn the technique and allows the instructor and the students to focus on the technique rather than the materials.

CANCELLATION POLICY
To cancel your registration, send an email to info@bouldermetalsmiths.com with the name and date of the class.
You may cancel up to 10 business days prior to the start of the class and receive a full refund, less $25 processing.
Cancellations 10-5 business days prior to the start of the class are eligible for a 50% refund.
Cancellations occurring less than 5 business days prior to the start date will not be refunded,
In the event we have to cancel a class, you will be notified prior to the start date and will be issued a full refund.
Registration is not transferrable. You may not sell your seat to another student.

MAXIMUM NUMBER OF STUDENTS: 10
Students must be 18 and over. Students will be required to sign a waiver