Bang & Bend: Small-Scale jewelry forging

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Bang & Bend: Small-Scale jewelry forging
Instructor: Andy Cooperman
July 10 -12, three days, 10:00-5:00
Class Fee: $590 | Material kit fee $60 payable to instructor and list (w/ option to purchase additional materials)

Prerequisites: Basic metal working skills

Class Description:
Moving metal with a hammer—forging—lies at the very heart of jewelry and metalsmithing and is one of its great joys. A forged object can be uniquely lyrical and expressive. In this 3-day class we’ll explore small-scale studio forging with a focus on rings.

We’ll get our hammers swinging’ working with copper and brass and then move into sterling with the goal of finishing at least one wearable ring or object. Time permitting, we can even melt clean (solder free) sterling scrap into ingots and go from there. The skills offered here can be applied across a spectrum of metals and scales.

Topics include simple model making, tapering, clean up and alternative methods. Students must have basic skills and be able to file, use the flex shaft, solder and anneal.

Materials Kit Includes:

Copper and brass or bronze rod stock for forging

Students MAY Bring:

Additional heavy gauge copper, brass, bronze, or sterling wire 4-8g
Basic hand tools including flat and half-round ring file if you have
Ear protection (we have earplugs)
A hammer or two that seem good for forging if you have
Vice grips if you have
Clean silver scrap

Students TESTIMONIALS

Instructor Bio:

Andy Cooperman is a Seattle-based metalsmith, educator, writer, and longtime maker of jewelry and objects for exhibitions and private clients. With decades at the bench and work represented in publications such as Humor in Craft, Art Jewelry Today (I–III), and The Penland Book of Jewelry, his pieces are held in collections including the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Tacoma Art Museum. In the classroom, Andy is known for helping students build creative problem-solving skills—learning to move past “standard solutions,” experiment with process, and open new pathways in their work through curiosity, observation, and thoughtful making.

Learn More about the Instructor, HERE.

Tools are available to purchase through Danaca Design Studio with 15% student discount code. Browse tools HERE and pick up in person, if you don’t see what you need please email us, dana@danacadesign.com.

Review our class cancellation policy HERE.

All students must fill out and electronically submit the Danaca Design Studio Safety Protocol and Waiver form before attending class.