Metalsmith Essentials Master Class: How to Solder Jewelry Volumes 1 & 2

Description

Metalsmith Essentials Master Class: How to Solder Jewelry Volumes 1 & 2 is a collection of two online workshops with instructor and soldering expert Lexi Erickson, designed to begin or help develop your jewelry soldering skills. You’ll start with instructions for getting started, tools and materials, setup and Lexi’s 5 rules of soldering. Then, you’ll move into more basic techniques including pick, stick, direct and sweat soldering. Once you have mastered those, you’ll dive into more advanced techniques including multilayer soldering, creating fused rolled edges, making hollow beads, attaching reticulated pieces, soldering brass to copper, and more!

Get nearly 4 hours of video instruction, a PDF download of melting points for metal, a soldering tutorial, and sample project from Lexi in this exclusive master class bundle!

Collection Includes:

• Metalsmith Essentials: How to Solder Jewelry with Lexi Erickson Online Workshop

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  Discover new avenues for your jewelry designs by adding soldering to your skill set! In this online workshop with Lexi Erickson, you’ll learn all types of jewelry soldering such as pick, direct, stick, and sweat soldering. You’ll also learn how to put these techniques to use in jump rings, bands, overlays, wire, bezels, and so much more for stunning pieces.

• Metalsmith Essentials: How to Solder Jewelry Volume 2 with Lexi Erickson Online Workshop

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  Expand your fabricating skills and create truly memorable pieces. Expand your soldering repertoire with how-tos for multi-layer soldering, creating fused rolled edges, making hollow beads,?attaching reticulated pieces, soldering brass to copper, and more!.

About the Instructor:

Lexi Erickson is a Contributing Editor for Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist. Lexi has a master’s degree in Jewelry Design and Fabrication and has studied with some of the leading teachers from the US and Canada. Known as the “Queen of Soldering,” she has taught high school through university level jewelry courses for 30 years. Appropriately, her favorite quote is “A day without soldering is a day without sunshine.” She lives in Denver, Colorado, with her family and a large menagerie of puppies and kitties.