INTRODUCTION TO JEWELRY & METALSMITHING Past to Present Good afternoon: Please grab a blank sheet of printer paper from the middle table and wait for instructions.

HISTORY The first jewelry was made hundreds of thousands of years ago. Earlier forms were made of materials specific to the environment of the people creating them.

for function | holding garments together

for protection for mourning Victorian Mourning Brooch

signifying membership

to show status and identity

Can jewelry be looked at as an art form in itself like painting or sculpture? …Many artists are pushing beyond making functional and traditional jewelry.

Incorporate found and unusual materials

Student Examples 2009

Student Examples 2010

Rough Draft (Daily) 1.Finish 4 quality sketches for your idea. You can not begin until your sketches are done. Due at the end of class on Monday. 2.Your design must have at least 2 inside cutouts and it can’t be too simple like a small hole.

Your designs can be functional

Riveting: You can combine two different pieces without a torch

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Rough Draft (Daily) cont. 3.Size: Your drawings will be used as a model for cutting the metal so make the drawing the same size as the intended design to save time. 4.Craft: Lines should be smooth &letters – drawn neatly.

Nature Leaves, animals, water, clouds, sun, moon, stars, landscapes, trees, etc. Lettering Your name, people, words, quotes, initials, etc. Symbol Peace sign, thumbs up, Native American imagery, cross, arrows, logos, etc. Free Choice Divide your paper up into 4 sections. Write Due Monday name in the corner

Nature Leaves, animals, water, clouds, sun, moon, stars, landscapes, trees, etc. Lettering Your name, people, words, quotes, initials, etc. Symbol Peace sign, thumbs up, Native American imagery, cross, arrows, logos, etc. Free Choice GRADING BREAK DOWN 25pts each section Creativity Completion Neatly Drawn A+ Effort

SAW FRAMESAW BLADE FILE NEEDLE FILE EMERY PAPER BENCH PIN DRILL BIT

BENCH PIN A tapered wooden block with a “V” cut in one end. A bench pin supports metal while sawing or filing. The block is fastened with a “C” clamp.

PIERCING The procedure of cutting out areas of metal with a drill and/or saw.

SAW BLADE A thin metal with cutting teeth used for sawing metals; used in a jeweler’s saw frame; teeth should point towards handle.

FILES Used for removing large areas of metal and smoothing edges.

NEEDLE FILES These are made solely for jewelry work. When filing, remember to move file ONLY in the direction from the top toward the handle end.

RIVETTING a type of “cold connection” that holds together two or more sheets of metal.

TEXTURE Surface patterns on metal which are not very deep and which add to the interest of the piece.

EMERY PAPER an abrasive paper used for removing scratches and cleaning metal. It is made in varying degrees of coarseness. The smaller the number, the coarser the paper.

OXIDIZE Metal chemically combining with oxygen. In jewelry, it darkens the surface of the metal.