February 5th: Midas Touch: Gold Bezel Ring with Alex Boyd
February 5th: Midas Touch: Gold Bezel Ring with Alex Boyd
This class is at the core of Alex’s Gold on a Budget philosophy. Using minimal amounts of 22k gold we’ll create a ring with a bezel set faceted stone offset from a blackened sterling silver band. All sorts of secret tips and tricks for combining gold and silver will be disclosed and we won’t even make you sign an NDA.
When: February 5th, 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 (depends on stones picked)
Faceted gemstone
Sterling silver 6 gauge sheet 10mm x 15mm
Sterling silver 12 gauge strip 2.8mm x 8cm
22k 24 gauge .8mm long enough to bezel stone
Sterling silver rectangle stock
Hard silver solder
Project Tool List
*tools instructor will have for student use
• Scribe
• Dividers
• Jeweler’s saw with 2/0 blade
• Coarse flat file
• Jeweler’s ruler*
• Half-round, flat-nosed, chain nose, round and parallel jaw pliers
• Titanium solder pick*
• Prips flux in a hypodermic bottle*
• Planishing press or bench block and flat hammer*
• Ring mandrel*
• Nylon mallet*
• Sanding sticks (Coarse, Medium and Fine)
• Flush cutters
• Needle file set*
• 1mm drill bit*
• Ring clamp
• Bezel roller
The Fine Print: Workshop registration fees are refundable through January 1st, 2027. Please reach out directly to Baleigh at Baleigh@acebojewelry.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.