Seamless coin ring class Rio Grande & Jason's Works, special guest MARK NELSON!

Take a quick sneak peak of the class offered at Rio Grande. How to make coin rings using the seamless ring method. I ask each morning what each student learned most from the previous day. Lots of good info in these few minutes. One student flew all the way from Japan!
This is a three-day course that allows you to make coin rings from a silver dime, quarter, half dollar, and Morgan dollar. Coins are provided. There is also a demonstration of flush stone setting by Phill Scott and how to alloy coin silver to sterling. Cost is $450. Classes are offered once a year in the fall. (If the class is full, be sure to get on the waiting list as this allows for future classes to be created and locked in).
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I also offer recorded one-on-one training in person or over the internet
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A great starter kit with a PDF manual:
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Here is the Schedule of the Rio Grande class:
DAY 1
9:00 A.M. - Class begins. Housekeeping (Restrooms, break times, refreshments, snacks etc.)
Round Robin - What is your name?
- Where are you from?
- What is your overall skill level?
- Have you made coin rings before?
- What do you want to learn from this class?
9:20 A.M. - Pick your partner, order forms, mokume purchase, overview of the class (I show each step at first), today's agenda, 15 minute breaks as needed, tools and materials of your desk, annealing stations, buffing stations, etc.
9:30 A.M - How to pick out coins. Class picks out one dime, quarter, half dollar and dollar each.
9:45 A.M. - Overview of the four main steps in seamless ring construction.
1. Punch a hole
2. Fold it
3. Stretch it
4. Reduce it
10:00 A.M. Demonstration annealing and punching a hole of a half dollar for the class. (15 minute break)
10:15 A.M. Class anneals and punches their holes
10:45 A.M. Demonstration folding and stretching a half dollar for the class
11:00 A.M. Class folds and stretches their coins
11:30 A.M Demonstration of reducing and final shaping
11:45 A.M. Class reduces and does final shaping
12:15 P.M. Lunch break
1:00 P.M. Pass around Mokume Gane and have students order a piece if they want to make a ring on the third day. Demonstration of patina and final polish of half dollar
1:30 P.M. Class finishes reducing, patina, and final polish
2:30 P.M. Demonstration of a silver quarter ring. What are the difficulties with this coin? (15 minute break)
3:00 P.M. Class makes silver quarter ring
4:30 P.M. Close out for the day. Discussion and Q & A.
DAY 2
9:00 A.M. - Class begins. What did you learn or find most interesting from yesterday?
9:30 A.M. - Overview of today’s agenda.
9:45 A.M - Demonstration of a silver dime coin ring. What are the difficulties with this coin? (15 minute break)
10:30 A.M. Class makes silver dime coin ring
11:45 A.M. Demonstration of Morgan dollar ring with Swedish Wrap technique
12:15 P.M. Lunch break
1:00 P.M. Class makes Morgan dollar with Swedish wrap technique. The rest of the day is free time for the class to finish up past projects or work on new projects.
4:30 P.M. Close out for the day. Discussion and Q & A.
DAY 3
9:00 A.M. - Class begins. What did you learn or find most interesting from yesterday?
9:30 A.M. - Overview of today’s agenda.
9:45 A.M - Demonstration of patterning material with the Durston rolling mill and Bonny Doon pattern plates, cutting out discs using the Swanstrom disk cutter, and finishing a seamless ring from patterned material. A demonstration by Phill Scott on flush stone setting.
10:45 A.M. Class begins making patterned seamless rings.
12:15 P.M. Lunch break
1:00 P.M. Rio Grande tour and class continues finishing patterned rings and other projects from the previous days. (15 minute break)
2:00 P.M. Demonstration of alloying coin silver to sterling silver. Class finishes their projects
4:00 P.M. Fill out evaluations to receive your certification
4:30 P.M. Close out for the day. Discussion and Q & A.

[@fencekid]

If you get a chance to do business with Jason, you won't be disappointed. Top notch dude right there

[@mikerussell6212]

I live in Fresno I would like to take quick class from you maybe 2 hours I will bring my coins

[@andrewgoldstein1606]

That was a great class. It looks like the students enjoyed your class. Congrats. I have been watching you on KZbin since the very beginning. Best of luck.

[@OriginalXfyre]

You're an amazing guy Jason, keep up the great work.

[@joethomas8718]

That was an excellent class, hope you enjoyed the saki!

[@mickhepburn8846]

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