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Saturday, November 14 10:00 AM–1:00 PM
Turn a Lake Superior riverstone into a one-of-a-kind pendant using sterling silver, hand tools, and traditional metalsmithing techniques.
What you’ll do
Choose a basalt stone collected along the shoreline of Lake Superior, then transform it into a finished pendant from start to finish.
You’ll drill directly through the stone, cut and set a sterling silver tube rivet, and use fine silver wire to create a coiled bail for hanging your pendant. Along the way, you’ll work with hammers, hand tools, a flex shaft, and a small butane torch to shape, secure, finish, and polish each component.
Most stones will measure approximately 1–2 inches long by about 1 inch wide, so every finished piece will have its own shape and character.
What you’ll learn
How to use a hollow-core drill bit and flex shaft to drill stone
How to cut silver tubing for a rivet
How to anneal silver with a butane torch
How to create a double-sided rivet in stone
How to finish and polish the rivet
How to ball fine silver wire with a butane torch
How to create a coiled pendant bail
Great for: Novices–no prior metalsmithing experience needed!
Instructor: Kay Rashka is a local metalsmithing instructor with more than 15 years of teaching experience, including at the Madison Bead Show and Milwaukee Bead & Button Show. She is also the author of Bead Meets Metal.
Schedule
Saturday, November 14 10:00 AM–1:00 PM
Cost: $150
Includes one basalt stone, 9.5 mm sterling silver tubing, 16-gauge fine silver wire for the bail, and written instructions. Necklace chain is not included.
What to bring: Wear old work clothes and closed-toe shoes. Long hair must be tied back. Safety glasses will be provided. Bring your own necklace chain or leather cord if you’d like to wear your finished pendant home.
Saturday, November 14 10:00 AM–1:00 PM
Turn a Lake Superior riverstone into a one-of-a-kind pendant using sterling silver, hand tools, and traditional metalsmithing techniques.
What you’ll do
Choose a basalt stone collected along the shoreline of Lake Superior, then transform it into a finished pendant from start to finish.
You’ll drill directly through the stone, cut and set a sterling silver tube rivet, and use fine silver wire to create a coiled bail for hanging your pendant. Along the way, you’ll work with hammers, hand tools, a flex shaft, and a small butane torch to shape, secure, finish, and polish each component.
Most stones will measure approximately 1–2 inches long by about 1 inch wide, so every finished piece will have its own shape and character.
What you’ll learn
How to use a hollow-core drill bit and flex shaft to drill stone
How to cut silver tubing for a rivet
How to anneal silver with a butane torch
How to create a double-sided rivet in stone
How to finish and polish the rivet
How to ball fine silver wire with a butane torch
How to create a coiled pendant bail
Great for: Novices–no prior metalsmithing experience needed!
Instructor: Kay Rashka is a local metalsmithing instructor with more than 15 years of teaching experience, including at the Madison Bead Show and Milwaukee Bead & Button Show. She is also the author of Bead Meets Metal.
Schedule
Saturday, November 14 10:00 AM–1:00 PM
Cost: $150
Includes one basalt stone, 9.5 mm sterling silver tubing, 16-gauge fine silver wire for the bail, and written instructions. Necklace chain is not included.
What to bring: Wear old work clothes and closed-toe shoes. Long hair must be tied back. Safety glasses will be provided. Bring your own necklace chain or leather cord if you’d like to wear your finished pendant home.