Absolute Beginners Jewelry Intensive
Instructor: Honey Jeanne Laber
Guidelines
- Closed-toed shoes must be worn in jewelry studios (NO FLIP-FLOPS)
Supply List for Honey Jeanne Laber
- Saw blades (2 dozen each minimum) #2/0
- Sandpaper 4-pack (silicone carbide, wet/dry) one sheet each of grits:
- Sheet Metal (price varies according to market) most jewelry will be made in sterling silver, copper and brass are accents
- Copper - 6" x 6" x 18 gauge or 20 gauge
- Sterling silver - 1" x 4" x 18 gauge
- Round Cabochon stone – 8 – 10 mm (Dikra)
- Fine point sharpie marker
Optional but very helpful
Steel Ruler (6") mm/inches sketch book
Suggested Suppliers Note: Many suppliers are not open on the weekends, please call ahead for hours.
Allcraft Tool & Supply, 135 West 29th Street, (212) 279-7077 (metal, tools, solder) *gives a student discount
Metalliferous, online only https://parawire.com/home-of-metalliferous (tools)
Myron Toback, 545 5th Ave #1000, New York, NY 10017 (212) 398-8300 (metal, solders)
Rio Grande Catalog (for tools, metal and stones) 800-545-6566, https://www.riogrande.com
Dikra Gems, 56 West 45th Street, suite 1005, 212-869-6332 (for stones)
R Gems, 48 West 48th Street, suite 210, (212) 302-3388 (for stones)
Student Guidelines & Studio Rules
Studios are open 15 min before the start of class.
Do not enter any studio without your instructor present.
Do not enter a studio until the previous class has ended and all the participants have left the room and your instructor is present.
Students must leave studios after their class is over.
Do not use any tool that you are unfamiliar with as it could permanently damage the tool particularly hammers.
Only use hammers that you are familiar with like a “hardware hammer” if it doesn’t look familiar don’t use it you will ruin it.
Exhaust fans must be turned on when torches are being used or any materials is being melted.
Tools & Torches are coded with six different colors which denote the studios they belong in and their use;
Blue S353
Yellow S355
Red S352
Orange S350
LIGHT BLUE INSTRUCTOR’S BOX NOT FOR STUDENT USE.
Green children’s classes
If you borrow a tool from another room return it at the end of class time.
Library books are for reference only please return them in their proper order.
Students are responsible for cleaning the space they have used including the soldering station and bricks and returning tools at the end of class.
This is a communal studio please help us make your time here productive by following the above guidelines.