Butane Torch Basics: April 19 from 12:00-3:00

Curious about soldering at home? This class will take you through the in's & out's of working with a butane torch. This class is beginner friendly & perfect for learning how to safely & properly execute soldering at home. We'll cover safety around torch & gas, soldering with sterling, fine silver & gold fill to create a lovely pair of hoop earrings.

You'll leave class feeling inspired to set up their home studio & feel confident to try soldering on their own!  BYOBT (bring your own butane torch if you have one you'd like to practice with, or we will have torches available to use). 

• Basic torch safety
• Ventilation systems
• How to safely fill your butane torch
• How to properly store your torch
• How to use it with different metals
• Which torches are best for jewelry-making
• Limitations of a butane torch
  

Details:

• Saturday, April 19 from 12:00-3:00
• 3 contact hours, ages 14+ at the Silver Peak Gallery Classroom located at 100 E. Cleveland St. Lafayette 80026
  
• # students: 3 minimum, 6 maximum
• Materials kit fee is $30, which includes fine silver, 14K gold fill, and and sterling silver.  This is due at the beginning of class and payable to instructor via cash, check, or Venmo.
• Prerequisite: none

The last day to cancel your class registration for a refund or transfer ($25 transfer fee applies) is April 5, 2025.

By registering for this workshop, you agree to our cancellation policy, dress code, and studio rules.

About the instructor, Samantha Chang

Samantha Chang is from Buffalo, NY and recently moved to Louisville, CO after spending ten years in Brooklyn. She holds a BA in Art History and Management from SUNY Purchase and is a multidisciplinary artist & jeweler who has studied various jewelry processes including beading, wire wrapping, pearl knotting, fabrication, wax carving, and most recently, welding! She taught her first jewelry making class when she was 16 and fell in love with sharing knowledge & techniques. 

Samantha learned jewelry making through classes at local bead stores, lots of trial and error, and has taken metal fabrication classes at the Jewelry Arts Institute in Manhattan. She then was an apprentice for an independent jeweler in Brooklyn. Most recently, she was a bench jeweler at Catbird NYC before moving out to Colorado with her husband. Samantha now has a jewelry line, Saintly, that she sells on Etsy and at art festivals.