Publisher's Synopsis
Head to Your Bench and Turn on Your Torch . . . It’s time for jewelry soldering! Join artist and instructor of 25 years Lexi Erickson in 6 comprehensive watch-and-learn lessons as she shows you step by step how to solder jewelry! Take your metalsmithing skills and jewelry designs to the next level with an all-inclusive introduction to soldering. Master metalsmithing basics as you boost your jewelry-making skills with these essential techniques for getting started with jewelry soldering, including how-tos for setting up, tools and materials, torch handling, and much more! Discover different types of soldering joins and learn how to use them in your own jewelry. Making expert techniques easy to understand, Lexi covers several jewelry soldering techniques, such as direct, pick, and sweat soldering, soldering off the stick, and more. Enter a new era in your jewelry designs as you: Stay safe and get started the right way with a comprehensive tools and materials overview. Create stunning jewelry with expert tips and tricks for flawless soldering joins. Take your jewelry designs to the next level with soldered rings, earrings, pendants, and more! Discover the 5 basic rules for soldering made easy: fit, clean, flux, placement, and heat. Make your own bezels for beautiful cabochons with step-by-step soldering how-tos. And more! Plus! Learn Lexi’s expert advice for purchasing a torch, saving dried flux, making your own soldering sticks, and more! Watch 95 minutes of exciting soldering essentials on your own time. This ultimate soldering resource allows you to start and stop when it’s convenient for you. Get a front-row seat to this master metal jewelry-making class you can watch again and again! You can do it, take it from Lexi herself: “Let me let you in on a little secret. My first semester in my university jewelry class, I wouldn’t light the torch. I was terrified to light the torch. I always got the cute guy that sat next to me to light my torch for me. And one day he was absent. The teacher wouldn’t do it for me, so I had to light it myself. And you know what, it’s not that difficult. You can overcome your fear. And now, it seems that I have gotten so well known about soldering and working with the torches that my nickname among all my friends is Lexi the Torch.”
