Metalsmithing at Home

Overview — Course No. 40370

Take your jewelry-making skills to the next level with renowned metalsmith Kate Richbourg as your guide. In Metalsmithing at Home, you’ll learn to solder copper, brass, and silver to create industrial chic adornments. Kate’s warm, encouraging instruction covers the fundamentals of metals, essential tool use, workspace setup, safety, and four distinct jewelry projects. From curvy copper earrings to chunky silver stack rings and bangles, discover how to manipulate metal with confidence, style, and professional finishing techniques.

Video Lessons

01: Introduction

Meet your instructor, Kate Richbourg, and preview the projects and techniques covered in this course.

Duration: 7 min

02: Metalsmithing Tools

Explore essential tools for metalsmithing, workspace set-up, best torch options, and creative tool uses, emphasizing safety.

Duration: 48 min

03: Materials

Discover the variety of metals used in jewelry making, their properties, and the best oxidation and soldering methods for each project.

Duration: 32 min

04: Safety & Setup

Learn to create a safe, effective workspace—no matter the size—with tips on ventilation, tool storage, and safe practices.

Duration: 7 min

05: Earrings

Delve into copper earrings: sawing, filing, hole-making, stamping, and decorative design options.

Duration: 50 min

06: Soldering Your Earrings

Master soldering techniques, from creating ear wires to polishing and finishing your custom earrings.

Duration: 64 min

07: Stack Rings

Learn to anneal, shape, and solder stack rings. Add silver granules and discover stylish finishing touches.

Duration: 66 min

08: The Bangle Bracelet

Move on to bangle bracelets, incorporating hinges, clasps, mixed metals, stamping, and custom monogramming.

Duration: 51 min

09: Flower Pendant with Tube Setting

Make a professional-quality flower pendant with a tube-set stone, mastering shaping, cutting, soldering, and stone-setting techniques.

Duration: 69 min

10: Conclusion

Review your accomplishments, explore creative project customization, and gain confidence for future jewelry making.

Duration: 7 min

11: Bonus – Earring Wires

Learn to make simple yet stylish earring wires using existing findings for your jewelry projects.

Duration: 5 min