Build on your metal skills by exploring the process of bezel setting. This one day workshop will concentrate on making simple but beautiful bezels for pendants, earrings or rings in sterling silver. The workshop will cover step and fancy bezels.

Bring your own stones or choose from a selection of cabochon stones sold at the studio. Make sure the stones you select are either an oval or round cabochon (flat bottom) with a hardness of 7 or higher on the moh scale.  Recommended stones include sapphires, tourmalines, amethysts, rubies, topaz, and citrines.

Prerequisite: You must have basic soldering and fabrication experience to take this class. 

Tool List

• Square bezel pusher with wooden handle
• Flat and half round pliers
• Half round file (6 or 8" long) ( #2 cut) 
• Steel Burnisher, Bent
• 2/0 saw blades (1 dozen) 
• Saw frame  

Tool Supplier

 Allcraft Jewelry Supply - 135 W 29th St #205, New York, NY 10001

• R Gems – 48 W 48 St. #210 NY, NY 11036
• Dikra Gems – 56 W 45 St #1005 NY, NY 11036 
• Riogrande.com

DATES

August 8, Saturday 12-6pm (cancelled)

*Also available as a private.

In this workshop you will learn how to make a setting for a faceted pear or square shaped stone.  We will go over fabrication of the outer bezel, step bezel, and demonstrate how to set the stone in a ring or pendant.
Cubic Zirconia pear and square stones will be provided but you may bring your own faceted pear or square.  Make sure they are 5mm or larger with a hardness of 7 or higher on the mohs scale.  Recommended stones include sapphires, tourmalines, amethysts, rubies, topaz, and citrines.

Prerequisite: Intermediate/Advance level - You must have soldering and fabrication experience to take this class, as well as experience bezel setting round or oval cabochons.

Tool List

• Square bezel pusher with wooden handle
• Flat and half round pliers
• Half round file (6" or 8" long) ( #2 cut) 
• Triangle needle file (4" long) (#4cut)
• Ball bur 1mm
• Steel Burnisher, Bent
• 2/0 saw blades (1 dozen) 
• Saw frame  

Tool Supplier

 Allcraft Jewelry Supply - 135 W 29th St #205, New York, NY 10001

• R Gems – 48 W 48 St. #210 NY, NY 11036
• Dikra Gems – 56 W 45 St #1005 NY, NY 11036 
• Riogrande.com (tools + stones)

DATES

August 15, Saturday 12-6pm (cancelled)

*Also available as a private.

DIAMOND 101 

Bring in diamonds you have questions about!

DATES

October 18, Sunday 12-5pm 

Instructor: Joanna Bengoa
FITZGERALD JEWELRY SCHOOL

You are welcome to bring in your own pieces to set stones in, otherwise you can keep practicing on plates.  We will provide cubic zirconia stones to practice on but you are welcome to bring your own - make sure they are 2 and 3mm round faceted stones.  We recommend hard stones such as sapphires and diamonds.

Prerequisite: Intermediate/Advance level - You must have basic soldering and fabrication experience to take this class. 

DATES

Learn to prong set your own gemstones in this one day weekend workshop. Starting with sterling silver 4 prong settings and faceted round gemstones, learn how to measure and account for depth and shape of the stone, cut a seat and create a bearing with files & burs.  

*This class focuses more on the actual setting of stones into prong settings, not the fabrication of prongs.  We recommend taking a private stone setting workshop f you would like to go over in depth how to make your own prong settings.

Prerequisite: Intermediate/Advance level - You must have basic soldering and fabrication experience to take this class. 

Tool List

-We will provide : 5mm + 6mm CZs  

(You are welcome to bring your own round faceted stones of the same size with a moh scale of 7 or higher).

- 3mm + 4mm hart bur

- Chain-nose pliers

- Ring clamp

- Brass sliding size gauge

- Soft toothbrush

- Bur Lubricant (example wax bur life or bees wax)

Optional: Opti-visor (magnifying glasses)

Tool Supplier

 Allcraft Jewelry Supply - 135 W 29th St #205, New York, NY 10001

Dates

Currently available only as a private workshop.

Instructor: Danielle Straub

FITZGERALD JEWELRY SCHOOL

STONE INLAY

Learn how to pierce a design of your own onto a piece of silver in which you can make into a ring or pendant.  You will have various crushed stones to choose from to inlay into your piece.  Techniques such as sawing, piercing, sweat soldering, stone inlay, and finishing will be covered.  

TOOL LIST

-1 set medium needle files
-1 Precision tweezer
-1 Krazy glue 

-Mesh tea strainer ball.

*We will provide stones but feel free to bring your own crushed stones.

TOOL SUPPLIER

 Allcraft Jewelry Supply - 135 W 29th St #205, New York, NY 10001 

DATES

April 25, Saturday 12-6pm (CANCELLED)

Sept 27, Sunday 12-6pm (CANCELLED)

*Also available as a private class.

Build on your metal skills by exploring the process of stone setting. Book a private workshop and work one on one to figure out the many different ways to set stones in your jewelry.  

4 hours will focus on the technique of either bezel setting, tube setting, flush setting, or prong setting. This is an intermediate workshop and students must take a silversmithing workshop beforehand as a prerequisite!

We will email you to confirm a date once you purchase your private lesson!

Instructor: Danielle Straub // Odette Channell

Learn to measure, account for depth and shape, cut a seat, and set faceted and cabochon stones in a tube setting.  This one day tube setting class will cover how to cut a seat for faceted and cabochon stones and set with a tube setting kit and foredoom hand piece.  Bring your own faceted or cabochon stones, practice with cubic zirconium stones or purchase stones at the studio.

Prerequisite: Intermediate/Advance level - You must have basic soldering and fabrication experience to take this class. 

TOOL LIST

3mm, 4mm, 5mm high speed setting burs ( 2 of each bur size) 

AdvantEdge Silicone Polisher Pink & Blue (Extra Fine)

Screw mandrel for silicon wheels (3/32" shank)

Jeweler's adjustable 5" saw frame

2/0 saw blades (1 dozen)

Optional: needle file set, optivisor, bur-life, steel center punch, wooden graver handle, diamond tweezers, sliding stone gauge, and ring clamp, silicone polishing pin and collet shank mandrel

TOOL SUPPLIER

 Allcraft Jewelry Supply - 135 W 29th St #205, New York, NY 10001

STONE SUPPLIER

R Gems – 48 W 48 St. #210 NY, NY 11036

Dikra Gems – 56 W 45 St #1005 NY, NY 11036

*Bring cash or check!

DATES

May 23, Saturday 12-6pm

*Also available as a private class.

Instructor: Odette Channell

FITZGERALD JEWELRY SCHOOL

In this class students will create a cabochon bezel setting for a ring using the wax carving technique. In the second class students will learn how to set their stones in the ring they created the first class, as well as how to finish their metal piece.

TOOL LIST

You may bring your own tools or rent a toolbox ($15).  Email to reserve.

• Wax File 8"
• Dividers with replaceable tips
• Economy needle file set cut 0
• Small steel ruler
• Jeweler's adjustable saw frame 5"
• Cylinder single cut bur – 1.2mm & 2.3mm
• 220, 320, 400, 600 grit sandpaper
• Split mandrel for sanding
• Wax Pen, double battery (optional)
• Stones will be available for purchase at the studio or you may bring your own. 

 TOOL SUPPLIER

 Allcraft Jewelry Supply - 135 W 29th St #205, New York, NY 10001

Closed on weekends!

(212) 279-7077

STONE SUPPLIERS

 R Gems: 48 W 48th St #210, New York, NY 10036

Dikra Gems: 56 W 45th St, New York, NY 10036

*Make sure the stone is minimum 3mm round cabochon with a hardness of 7 or higher on the moh scale.  Examples include: sapphires, amethysts, tourmalines, citrines, topaz, rubies, and garnets. 

DATES

March 1 + 8, Sunday 12-6pm (full)

June 20 + 27, Saturday 12-6pm (cancelled)

Oct 3 + 10, Saturday 12-6pm (cancelled)

*Private Classes Available*