Tina Keating - Silver workshop

***Private event*** “The Science Behind Jewellery Making - Then Today and Tomorrow”What is the science behind jewellery making?The techniques such as annealing to soften the metal, temperatures needed for soldering, chemicals used for cleaning, the alloys needed for hardening the metals. Many of the techniques used in ancient times are still used today although we now have electricity to make cleaning and polishing an easier task. But what does tomorrow hold for the industry - with the advent of laser welding, CAD and silver clays – will the ancient skills, knowledge and craftsmanship of metal forming be lost?In this Silver Jewellery Workshop under the expert guidance of goldsmith Tina Keating using some of these ancient techniques you will learn to make a simple silver ring.Cut out metal with a piercing sawBend metal using pliersSolder and anneal using a soldering torchUse a pendant drillFile and PolishAnd the best bit is…….. you get to keep what you make!All tools equipment and materials provided, just bring along yourself, your artistic spirit, your curiosity and your enthusiasm.