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Dust to Dust

  • Course
  • 36 Lessons

Fold, texture, fuse & form an Argentium silver ring with 18k gold dust and 14k fused pins. You will learn to fuse an 18k gold rimmed Argentium tube bezel and setting of a facetted stone. Argentuim is known for its wonderful fusing properties, and gold for its timeless beauty and contrast. 17 detailed video lessons to work thru at your own pace. Intermediate level, you must be comfortable with a torch and saw.

Contents

WHAT YOU'LL MAKE AND WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO DO IT.
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Photo of Patterns
Metal supplies for Dust to Dust with RIO #'s .pdf
Bower- Dust to Dust Step by step handout with pattern.pdf
Dust to Dust step by step in photos.pdf
List of Suppliers.pdf
Working with Argentium Silver.pdf
Torch Differences.
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torch fusing with Little torch
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Dust to Dust Video lessons 1-4 CREATING SHANK & FUSING

Please watch all videos all the way through before starting the project. Then Re-watch each as you make the project. You can replay or skip over as you need.

This sections includes making the dust and the fusing of silver dust, gold dust & gold rim on tube.

1 Dust to Dust Anneal, fold & Scribe ring Pattern
2 Dust to Dust Saw, Make Dust & Hallmark
2a Dust to Dust Make Dust with Bur.
3 Dust to Dust Cleaning and apply silver dust.
4 Dust to Dust Fusing Silver & Gold Dust.

Dust to Dust Videos 5-7 CREATE TUBE SETTING & SEAT FOR IT IN SHANK

Creating a gold rimmed tube setting and cutting a seat in the ring to accept it

5 Dust to Dust Creating a Silver Tube Setting with 18k Gold Bezel
6 Dust to Dust Cutting seat in ring for tube setting
7 Dust to Dust Soldering on the tube bezel

Dust to Dust Videos 8 & 9. SHAPING THE SHANK

SHAPING THE SHANK

8 Dust to Dust Clean up pre-shaping
9 Dust to Dust Shaping a Square Adjustable Shank.

DUST TO DUST videos 10-11 HOLES & PINS

Videos explaining the lay out and drilling of holes for the pins and the creation of pins.

How to determine length of pins

Extensive experimenting of pinning with different torches

10 Dust to Dust Holes & Fusing 14k Gold Pins.
11 Dust to Dust How to Size the Pins and Testing Torches for Pins.
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Dust to Dust video 12 OPTIONAL GOLD BEAD ON SHANK

Optional gold bead on shank

12 Dust to Dust Decorative Bead on shank option

DUST TO DUST Video 13 SETTING THE STONE

Tube setting a facetted stone in your created gold rimmed tube.

13 Dust to Dust Cutting seat for stone.
14 Dust to Dust Setting Stone in Tube

DUST TO DUST videos 15-16 FINISHING & PATINATION

Finishing & Patination

15 Dust to Dust Finishing /Polishing.
16 Dust to Dust Patination.
Wax for Depth- a Mini Tutorial. BONUS VIDEO

INSPIRATION! PHOTOS OF FINISHED RINGS

Dust to Dust silver folded fused ring
Squared Turquoise ring collage
Squared Champagne CZ ring collage
wide centered fold Dust to Dust ring
April Bower Black spinel CZ ring collage
April Bower Squared ARSS, 18k, CZ ring
April Bower rose cut diamonds 18k & 14k gold, Argentium
April Bower Dust to dust ring trio