Metal Working Classes in Denver

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In this fascinating class, students will have the opportunity to learn how to weave a circular metal chain that can vary in thicknesses, that requires no soldering and yet is incredibly sturdy, beautiful and very sellable. Once the technique is mastered, one can work on this style of chain anywhere one might need to wait (such as a doctor's office...

In this workshop veteran Metalsmith, Travis Ogden will be teaching what he is best known for: moving metal to produce fine jewelry pieces. Students in this workshop will employ this process using specially designed tools to create an amazing anticlastic cuff bracelet and practice the complex but fun methods used to produce this unusual and desirable...

Discover the tools and techniques to create welded art pieces. Learn basic metal fabrication using acetylene torch, plasma cutter and MIG welder. Explore varied finishing techniques using sand blaster, polishing/grinding equipment and heat coloration using oxyacetylene torches.  With one-on-one instruction and guidance, design and create a metal...

Learn how to take your metalsmithing to the next level with casting. Knowing how to cast will enable you to make multiple pieces quickly and inexpensively. It will also allow for more detailed, organic design elements in your projects, which normally cannot be achieved in fabricating.  Prerequisite: Metalsmithing I

In this exciting 9 hour workshop, Metal Master, Travis Ogden will be instructing students in the techniques needed to create this elegant and substantial sterling silver cuff. Students will be annealing, bending and soldering on a heavy sterling silver square wire to the pre-stamped or pre-textured 22 ga. sterling silver sheet, learning how to clean...

In this class, students will build on previously learned skills from Metalsmithing I and enhance their jewelry making abilities by learning how to make a 5-6 cabochon stone bracelet with a handmade toggle clasp, logo tag and a textured ring band with a cabochon stone.   New techniques that will be learned are making jump rings, sawing, drilling,...