Flush Setting Stones - October 12

Flush setting is a fun way to add little pops of color and value to your jewelry. This class will help you build confidence in the fundamentals of setting faceted gemstones that are "flush" to the surface of the metal.

Specific techniques taught will include tool making, design layout, drilling, texturing and cleanup around the stone. Students will learn to flush set stones on both flat and rounded surfaces.

We will cover:

• Making specialized tools 
• Design layout
  
• Measuring
  
• Drilling
  
• Texturing around stone
• Actual setting of stone
• Cleanup around stone
  

Details:

• 8 contact hours, ages 14+ at the Silver Peak Studio Classroom located at 100.5 E. Cleveland St. Lafayette 80026
• Saturday, October 12, 9:00-5:00 
• # students: 3 minimum, 6 maximum
• Materials kit fee is $50 includes a cast sterling silver ring band, CZ's, and tools. Due at the beginning of class via cash, check, or Venmo.
• Each student will work at their own dedicated jeweler's bench. 
• Prerequisite: Metals 1, Intro to Metalsmithing or equivalent. Prior stone setting experience recommended. 
• We will have optivisors on loan but if you need something more powerful than 3x, then you must bring your own.

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

About the instructor, Cheyenne Hughes:

Cheyenne is a Denver native who's been practicing jewelry making since 2009. Over that time he's been fortunate enough to have apprenticed under the accomplished jeweler/blacksmith Ira Sherman. That 6 year
apprenticeship landed him a job as a bench jeweler working for platinum and gold expert John Sholl of J.F. Sholl Fine Jewelry in Littleton, CO.

Cheyenne is currently running his own jewelry studio in Denver where he offers casting and other jewelry production services to the general public as well as other jewelers.