The first stage covers basic but extremely important technical skills such as making templates & accurate measuring & marking skills. It is important to improve or correct basic skill techniques at this stage to help you advance comfortably through the training program.
This level will advance your solder skills and you will learn basic setting & collet forming to the correct stone size. You will also experience various straight fixing techniques and basic forging filing & shank shaping.
This level will demonstrate some 3D metal forming techniques for findings & setting fabrication. You will experience controlled sweat soldering and pin point soldering as well as forming various angled mitring to create perfect joints & angles.
This level includes shaped settings & multi component jewellery manufacture. This will advance your creative skills to work with various shaped stones. You will form suitable settings and attach them to different shank or finding components.
This level takes your precision soldering to a higher standard. You will learn heat control techniques to minimize over running solder. You will also further advance your spacing fixing & cutting skills. By now you should be working independent of detailed instructions.
In this level you will plan and set up a manufacturing systems. You will cover basic soldering and you will experience alternative fixing methods to make a simple catch & articulating riveted jewellery.
This level will advance your friction fitting marking and stone placement skills. You will learn simple setting carving techniques. As part of your training it is advised that you develop wax carving skills, as this material is often used in jewellery manufacture for certain tasks.
This level introduces you to various methods of
manufacturing commercial rings using friction fitting and precision soldering. You will gain a better understand of setting tolerances and discover alternative step rolling & forging techniques
This level is an introduction to fine jewellery making as well as advance your measuring & marking skills and ajour (back cutting) work. You are advised to make a mechanism for making catches (your choice from the collection) and also test your skills by making
the traditional solitaire ring.
The final training stage will help you to prepare for multi component fine jewellery manufacture, advancing your restoration & repair skills and also help to instil confidence for you to take on commission work. It is advised that you devise a working plan from the landing page picture before viewing the video. This will identify if you have the ability to problem solve & work independently.
Advanced training can lead to a career or employment in the jewellery industry
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You will learn to make what professional jewellers make such as; engagement rings, stone set dress rings, chains, pendants, earrings & catches