When: February 2nd, 2027: 9am-5pm with 1 hour lunch break

Where: Potter USA, 1949 E Eastland St, Tucson, AZ 85719

Potter USA is equipped with the essentials like benches, soldering equipment, hammers, bench pins, etc. Bringing your own, favorite hand tools for specific classes is encouraged but not required. See project specific tool list below: if you have the items on the list, it’s handy to have your own but the instructors will have multiples for you to borrow as well.

Materials Kit: $160-300 depending on stones and gold prices

• Funky cabochon

• 16 gauge (1.2mm) sterling silver sheet (large enough for bezel backplate)

• 20 gauge (.8mm) sterling silver sheet 8mm x 32mm)

• 26 gauge 22k gold bezel 1.5mm tall (length determined by cabochon)

• Hard silver solder

  
  

Student Tool List:

*items that instructor will have for student use

• Jeweler’s saw

• 2/0 sawblades

• Chain nose pliers

• Round/flat pliers

• Half-round pliers

• Parallel pliers

• Flush cutters 

• Coarse flat file (0 or 2 cut)

• Fine flat file (4 or 5 cut)

• Coarse and fine needle file sets (2 and 5 cut)

• Fine tip permanent marker 

• Bezel roller 

• Scribe

• Sanding sticks in 180, 320 and 600 grits*

• Bird’s nest*

• 1mm drill bit*

• Hammer handpiece*

• 3M bristlediscs in blue, peach and light green*

The Fine Print: Workshop registration fees are refundable through January 1st, 2027. Please reach out directly to Alex at alex@alexboydstudio.com to cancel and request a refund. Refunds after January 1st will be issued if your spot can be filled on a case by case basis.