Techniques in Argentium: Gold on Argentium, Volume 4, DVD

Ronda Coryell brings you the most sought-after DVDs on working with amazing Argentium® Silver. This DVD is the fourth in a series designed to teach a variety of techniques in Argentium Silver. In Volume 4, Ronda shares techniques for incorporating gold into your Argentium® Silver designs. In the first disc of this two-disc tutorial, she covers alloying gold; making gold dust and fusing it to Argentium Silver sheet; making gold bezels and fusing to Argentium; making bezels from Argentium tubing and setting them, as well as tips on setting faceted gemstones; and granulating with gold onto Argentium. These techniques are presented in use as you work through three projects, creating two pairs of gold dust earrings (one with a bezel setting) and an earring featuring a gold bezel. In the second disc, learn to fuse gold sheet to thick Argentium® Silver sheet and how to apply the keum-boo technique using gold foil of Argentium, as well as how to harden Argentium, solder ear wires, roller-print and hallmark your Argentium, and, finally, how to use patinas in finishing your Argentium designs. As you master these techniques, you create three keum-boo earring projects and two ring projects (one featuring a bezel setting). Partner the beauty of Argentium® Silver with the gleam of karat gold to enhance your sterling designs as never before—and learn the techniques of a master directly from the master in working with this amazing material.

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Author: Ronda Coryell
Subject: Metalsmithing
Media: DVD
Running time: 1 hr., 44 mins.
Country of origin: United States