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Class today was really fun and I am really starting to feel comfortable with all the tools and equipment .. most of all the flame! Today Matt and I wanted to anneal a sheet of sterling silver that will be used to make bracelets. This is a process that brings the fine silver to the surface. We do this by heating the silver to a certain point 10 times and quenching the metal in between each process. To speed up the process a little we used "Big Bertha" as she is known in class, A large torch powered by air compressor. This torch has about 5 times bigger flame then what we normally use. It was a little intimidating at first.. but in no time we could light and use the torch much more comfortably. We took a few pictures of the process to post!

Last week we finally finished up our rings! This was probably the most challenging piece so far for me but now that it is finished I am excited to do another one soon. I was hoping to get some great pictures this last week of the new stuff we have been working on but our weather has not been cooperative. I prefer taking my pictures with some natural light and the rain and overcast weather has not made that possible. So as soon as there is some sunshine I will post! In the meantime I have posted a slideshow of past sold designs. I have numbered all the photos so if you see something you like, you can reference it. Most designs can be special ordered upon availability of the stones. Let me know if you see something you like!