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dnorris@frii.com                                   Don Norris                                   303-517-1068
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Simple Project: Round Wire Adjustable Ring
for only $8.99.
A complete class on how to make simple, easy, and profitable rings that can be made to fit anyone. These can be sold for only $20.00 and your cost per ring would be less than $5.00. This is one of the hundreds of projects that you could make a100 easily in a day and sell during the week. It would be great for shows! Can be made with or without stones.
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Hammered Textures
for only $8.99.
A complete class on how to use hammers to make a texture on the surface of metals. You will learn that a hammered texture is the fastest and easiest method to put a beautiful texture onto the surface of any metal. It is also a texture that I have found that every customer will like. A hammered texture is the fastest and easiest of all textures.
Solid Band Ring Project
for only $8.99.
This ring will appeal to both men and women. This is a project that could make you a living, especially if you do not add a stone to it. You will love it and it will make you a good profit. It is one of the only rings that I will make, and it can be easily sized up with out soldering.
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Mixing Metals
for only $8.99.
I teach you how to solder different metals together and some of the pit falls  that can make this difficult. This is not a project class.
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Making Bails Part 1
for only $8.99.
I teach you to make many different bails for all your different pendants. So many it take two hours instead of one. I show you how to make these different bails and how to solder them onto your pendants. Many people have trouble soldering bails on to pendants because it is the hardest thing to do in Silversmithing. Soldering something small on to something big is always the hardest thing to do in Silversmithing.
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Making Bails Part 2
for only $8.99.
Many Silversmiths have melted their entire projects while trying to solder on their bails. it is a strange thing that happens. They are so concerned that they melt the small bail, they melt the large piece. I will show you how to prepare the bail and anchor yourself so this will not happen to you.
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Making Leaves
for only $8.99.
It is getting more difficult to find cast leaves for soldering on to your projects. The labor and equipment involved casting is getting to the point that few are willing to offer castings for sale. I will teach you how to make your own using old methods used for years by Silversmiths to make "Southwestern" style pieces.
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How to Use a Jeweler's Saw
for only $8.99.
Although I always teach that I you are using a jeweler's saw you are most likely losing money, it is a skill you should learn. I will teach you a different method of sawing than most, and how to prevent breaking blades all the time!
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Overlay
for only $8.99.
Although overlay pieces can fall into the category of "masterpieces" or pieces made to impress others and not as profitable as most pieces that I teach, it is a process that can be very rewarding and once you develop the skills necessary. This class will teach you these skills. It is the method of piercing,and cutting, drilling hole through a sheet, putting jeweler's saw through the hole, and then sawing out a design in the middle of the sheet. This top sheet is then soldered on to a bottom sheet so that the top design will be in "relief".
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Earrings and Tie Tacks
for only $8.99.
I cover how to make and solder on earring posts and tie tack posts, of course with quick profitable methods. The problem most people have in solder on earring posts is that they are so worried about melting the wire they melt the earring of the larger piece with tie tacks and hat pins. "Soldering something small onto something large is always the hardest thing to do in Silversmsithing."
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Hollow Forms
for only $8.99.
The class will teach you how to make thick heavy looking hollow pieces. I will show you every step on planning and soldering these hollow pieces so that you can make a hollow piece of any shape you desire. I discuss the myth of hollow forms exploding.
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Pin Back
for only $8.99.
I teach how to make and solder on your own pin backs. This will make your projects look cleaner and more professional than pre-made findings.
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Understanding Chemicals 1
for only $8.99.
This class will cover all the chemicals used for Silversmithing and how to use them.
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Understanding Chemicals 2
for only $8.99.
This class took longer than one hour to cover the use of pickle and oxidizer thoroughly.
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Torches   FOR ONE WEEK ONLY $1.99
for only $1.99.
There is always much debate about which torch is the best to use for Silversmithing. I cover all torches that are usually part of these discussions. As always I will teach you which torch is the best torch for Silversmithing and give your the reasons why I choose it to be the best torch. I help you choose the right torch for you. You do not need to spend a lot of money for a torch that will make all the jewelry for a very profitable business.
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Bezels Part 2
for only $8.99.
How to make bezels completed. My method of making and soldering a bezel will surprise you and save you a lot of time making perfect fitting bezels.
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Soldering Part 1
for only $8.99.
If you want to make Sterling Silver jewelry and learn to solder using the best, easiest and quickest methods, this may be the most important class you will ever take. It is where you should begin your Silversmithing education. Of course I will give you the reasons of why you should use these methods.
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Soldering Part 2
for only $8.99.
This class took more than an hour to cover the correct way to solder.. All the methods taught in this class can be applied to solder all metals used for jewelry making including soldering fine Silver, Sterling Silver, copper, brass, and gold, including mixing and soldering them together..
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Tumble Polishing
for only $8.99.
I introduced tumble polishing to the jewelry trade in the early 80s in Denver, Colorado but it is not "polishing". It is burnishing. I does make your pieces "shinny", but not polished. I will discuss the difference and how to do tumble polishing correctly.. Even more importantly I will teach when you should use tumble polishing and when you should use buffing compounds to buff your pieces to a good polish.
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Soldering Down a Bezel
for only $8.99.
Soldering down the bezel to base sheet is usually the step where people melt their bezels. The problem is the bottom sheet has to get hot enough to accept the solder. "Soldering something small onto something large is always the hardest thing to do in Silversmsithing." I will teach you how to solder down a bezel down easily, with out melting it, and saving you a lot of time and money!
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Adjustable Square Wire Ring     FOR ONE WEEk ONLY: $1.99!
for only $1.99.
This is a very unique, and usually a one of a kind, ring. Each one will be different, but each one is easily sized up or down as much as two to three sizes. It will look to the customer, and wearer as if it is a solid ring with no way to be adjustable. it can be easily sized with just the use of a ring mandrel. It is very profitable ring and very salable even with out using stones.
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Multiple Metals Project
for only $8.99.
This is a project class using multiple kinds of metals in one project.
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Bezels Part 1
for only $8.99.
How to make bezels completed. My method of making and soldering a bezel will surprise you and save you a lot of time making perfect fitting bezels.
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