Whaley Studios

With over 30 years of jewelry-making experience behind him, most recently as head of the jewelry making department at the University of California at San Diego (UCSD), Jay Whaley is proficient at hand-crafting many exquisite pieces in precious metals. He excels at teaching others to make their own sophisticated pieces in precious metals.

Jay is a skilled goldsmith, tool designer and inventor, as well as a master wax carver. Jay has made the Rolling Mill an integral part of his students skill set, and in this manner has given them a leg up on most

Jay’s most popular workshop shows couples how to make their own wedding or commitment bands in gold, silver, or platinum. Another of his popular workshops teaches how to use a rolling mill and drawplates to hand-make wire and sheet stock for fabrication.