Wax Working Projects: Prongs

 
 

 Class Description

Taught by Odette Channell

8 week course (meets once a week for 3 hours)

Advance your wax working skills and learn to build classic gemstone rings. This course will teach students to carve wax settings around standard sizes of round faceted gemstones, focusing on precision to calculate and map out the necessary angles for a successful prong setting. Learn to delicately carve and refine wax carvings to best achieve your design goals. After casting, cleaning, and polishing, students will practice prong setting using cubic zirconia. We will discuss the logistics of having rings molded for reproduction or for further use with other gemstones. Over the 8 weeks, students will cover two projects: first a prong-set solitaire ring (without basket); and second, a three-stone prong-set ring with basket.

This is an intermediate level class. Experience with wax carving and basic metalwork is required. Basic knowledge of stone setting is required, though you do not need to have previous prong setting experience. Metal casting for this class is outsourced and will be the responsibility of the student. (Please note that this class is designed for working in silver).

All students receive a 50% discount on hourly bench rentals throughout the duration of their course.


Refunds & Credit

Please email us at info@bkmetalworks.com to withdraw from class. Withdrawals from class more than 7 days prior to the start of the class will receive a full refund for the class minus a 10% processing fee. If cancellation occurs 3-6 days prior to the class, we will provide a 50% refund. Cancellations 48 hours or less receive a 25% refund. Refunds will not be provided for no-shows or same-day cancellations.

We do not refund tuition for classes that students miss due to their own circumstances. There will be no refunds once the class begins in any circumstance, nor can we transfer you to a later semester. Students enrolled in multi-session studio courses (excluding workshops and intensives) may make-up missed class sessions during open studio hours for up to two weeks after the last class meeting.

We reserve the right to cancel or discontinue any class, in which case you may choose to receive a refund, apply the class credit towards a different course, or receive a tuition credit for future use. Tuition credits are valid for up to one year. Refunds will be issued within 30 days.