Happy Valentines Day

-Everyone should be finishing up their sample medallion.  They should be turned in by Feb 19. Place them in a sealed envelope with your name on it, and turn it into the orange basket.
-The 8 thumbnail sketches for your ring design are due today.
-Final sketches are due on Monday.  Staple this sketch to the thumbnails, and turn them in.
-Final sketch must include:

•  the height and length of the band, and the type of metal to be used.
• the center piece height and length, and the type of metal to be used.

You will receive your final ring metal once you hand in your medallion.

Thursday

Worksheets and Lab Fee are due Friday

Sample Fabrication:

1. Saw your metal in half with a zig zag line.

2. Draw a shape on one of the halves.  Tap a dimple towards the inside of the line.  Drill a whole in the dimple.  Saw out the shape.

3. File the zig zag edges.  Make one pointed and make the other curved.  File the negative shape using flat files for the straight edges and round files for the curved edges.

4.  Anneal your metal to prepare it for further work hardening.4.  Anneal your metal to prepare it for further work hardening.

5. Apply a rolled texture to the half without the negative space shape.

6. Apply a stamped texture to the half with the negative space shape.

7. Pickling

8. Soldering

9. Add a bail

10. Sanding

Tuesday

Sample Fabrication:
1. Saw your metal in half with a zig zag line.
2. Draw a shape on one of the halves.  Tap a dimple towards the inside of the line.  Drill a whole in the dimple.  Saw out the shape.
3. File the zig zag edges.  Make one pointed and make the other curved.  File the negative shape using flat files for the straight edges and round files for the curved edges.

Demo
4.  Anneal your metal to prepare it for further work hardening.

5. Apply a rolled texture to the half without the negative space shape.

6. Apply a stamped texture to the half with the negative space shape.

Tuesday

Keep working on your packet.  At this time, do not work on the ring designs.  Once our sample is done, we will talk about how to approach this page.

Sample Fabrication:
1. Saw your metal in half with a zig zag line.

2. Draw a shape on one of the halves.  Tap a dimple towards the inside of the line.  Drill a whole in the dimple.  Saw out the shape.

3. File the zig zag edges.  Make one pointed and make the other curved.  File the negative shape using flat files for the straight edges and round files for the curved edges.


Demo

4.  Anneal your metal to prepare it for further work hardening.4.  Anneal your metal to prepare it for further work hardening.

5. Apply a rolled texture to the half without the negative space shape.

6. Apply a stamped texture to the half with the negative space shape.

Monday

Jewelry II & III
Project Plan due today.


Jewelry I
Keep working on your packet.  Remember not to create the ring designs right now.  Once our sample is done, we will talk about how to approach this page.

$2 LAB FEES!!!!!!

Sample Fabrication:
1. Saw your metal in half with a zig zag line.

Demo
2. Draw a shape on one of the halves.  Tap a dimple towards the inside of the line.  Drill a hole in the dimple.  Saw out the shape.

3. File the zig zag edges.  Make one pointed and make the other curved.  File the negative shape using flat files for the straight edges and round files for the curved edges.