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Basic Jewelry Making
This 5 day immersion course is designed to build and strengthen skills for students beginner to advanced. Students will gain valuable knowledge and information on the art of jewelry making. Practice metal working techniques and bench skills to improve confidence and efficiency in the studio. If you are looking to start creating your own amazing jewelry, this course will provide a strong start and a solid foundation in this amazing craft.
Essential skills included in the Jewelry Making Comprehensive:
Objectives:
After completing the class, the student will have a better understanding of
- Torch Set-Up and Safety
- Jeweler Bench Set Up
- Set Up and Use of the Flex Shaft
- Proper Use of Hand Tools, including Hand Files, Hammers, and Jewelers Saw
- Soldering
- Sawing and piercing techniques and use of the jewelers saw
- Filing
- Polishing and Finishing
- Pre Requisites: None. Open to all level of experience
After completion of the five days, each student will have a completely finished piece or pieces of jewelry of their making.
Activities:
- The following activities are taught in the class
- Designing a piece of jewelry suitable to the current skill level of the student
- Discussion of the individual project
- Determining the sequence of fabrication
- Preparing the metal as needed (sheet, wire etc.)
- Piercing the design
- Doming the metal
- Making bezel (one or more according to design)
- Soldering the components using the techniques taught
- Setting the stone(s) Gypsy, Prongs and Bezel Setting.
- Evaluating and discussing the project along with suggestions for improvement
Execution:
This class will be what you make of it. Come in with a plan, ideas for projects and a goal. Focus on one elaborate piece or make several small pieces that demonstrate independent techniques.
Instructor: Renato L. Ronquillo CMBJ
Tuition: 1095.00 (materials included) 5 days (40hours) Tools and Equipment will be available for use.
Classes held on Mon, Tues, Wed,Thursday and Friday Hours 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Reservation and a $200.00 non-refundable deposit are necessary to hold a seat. For more information please call Renato L. Ronquillo, Tel. 713-739-7955
Absolute beginners and intermediate students are welcome.
I recently took one of his jewelry courses and he was the best teacher I could have asked for! He is very professional and really knows his stuff. I highly recommend for all of your jewelry needs
I just finished my last day of Renato's two week Basic Jewelry course. First week is fabrication, second is stone setting. This is THE way to go if you are interested in getting your feet wet for a hobby, or a career. Certainly, you would need additional training to become a bench jeweler for work, but this is a wonderful start.
Renato is a fantastic teacher, and his curriculum will keep you interested, and challenged.
To give you an idea of what you can learn in two weeks, I created close to ten rings, all the way from sheet, and a nice stone pendant. I became pretty proficient with soldering, and look forward to further practice on my own. Renato also taught me a wealth of information about polishing, and refurbishing old jewelry.
Great guy, great class.
I was Mr. Renato's student in March 2016. I learned so much in what seemed like such a short period of time. His classes boosted me with confidence and his patience helped me learn such a beautiful life long craft that I hope to master. I recommend his classes to anyone who is interested in taking up a new hobby or those who are looking to take on jewelry making as a career.
Renato gives one-on-one training that is second to none! through my 12 week course I learned not only repair and stone setting techniques but also how to create items most jewelers order from catalogs by hand. The patients Renato has is extraordinary and his passion for teaching proper technique shows. I would definitely recommend this class to anyone who has a passion for making jewelry or simply wants to refine their techniques!
I had a great week with Renato for stone setting 1! In just four days, I was able to practice pave setting, prong setting, flush setting, and bezel setting. As a master jeweler, Renato was able to answer all of my difficult questions, and taught me new methods and metalsmithing techniques, including repair, tool making, finishing, and more.
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Jewelry Repair Class
JEWELRY REPAIR COMPREHENSIVE
Our Bench Jewelry Repair Comprehensive is a core class at Houston School of Jewelry,teaching you the fundamentals of being a successful, confident bench jeweler. With professional instruction on sawing, piercing, soldering, jewelry repair, polishing and more, this is an excellent fundamental course to take.
Essential skills included in the Bench Jeweler Comprehensive:
- Torch Set-Up and Safety
- Jeweler Bench Set Up
- Set Up and Use of the Flex Shaft
- Proper Use of Hand Tools, including Hand Files, Hammers, and Jewelers Saw
- Soldering
- Sawing and piercing techniques and use of the jewelers saw
- Filing
- Ring Re-Tipping and Re-Pronging
- Ring Sizing Up and Down
- Head and Shank Assembly
- Chain Repair Techniques identification of chain styles, configurations and effective soldering techniques for repair
- Polishing and Finishing
- Pre Requisites: None. Open to all level of experience
Instructor: Renato L. Ronquillo CMBJ
Tuition: 1095.00 (materials included) 5 days (40hours) Tools and Equipment will be available for use.
Classes held on Mon, Tues, Wed,Thursday and Friday Hours 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Reservation and a $200.00 non-refundable deposit are necessary to hold a seat. For more information please call Renato L. Ronquillo, Tel. 713-739-7955
Absolute beginners and intermediate students are welcome.
My wife's wedding ring got a crack in it and i
I took it to Renato Jewelers for repair. Wow! It looked like new after going through 30 years of wear and it was done in 1 day. Great job and excellent service.
Sandra Lange
I took my 20-year old engagement ring to Renato at 10 AM because it had a damaged prong. By 4 PM my ring was ready to be picked up and had four new prongs and was cleaned and polished and looked like a brand new ring -- as beautiful as it was the day I received it. I was so excited all evening admiring my "new" ring!
I have a very ornate, jeweled, metal business card holder that fell apart at the hinges. It is so unique that I cannot find or buy another one. I took a chance and asked if he could fix it and at first he didn't think he could but he told me he would try, even though there was a chance he might break it. 20 minutes and $10 later, he managed to repair it! So happy!
Renato was very professional and did a very good job repairing two watches for my family. one of them a Rolex. Both pieces look like new!!! I will highly recommend his services
Renato has repaired various pieces for me, and made some lovely sets of pearl earrings from some extra pearls I had. They turned out amazing and my daughters were so excited to get them for Christmas. He's an excellent craftsmen and I highly recommend him
GR Gantt
I have a gold earring charm that fell off my earring in my driveway and was run over by a car. I went to three different jewelers in Conroe who said they could not repair the flattened sandal charm. I took it to Renato's in downtown Houston and he said he could fix it. I picked up my repaired earring today and Mr. Renato did an amazing restoration job! I am so pleased with the work Mr. Renato performed. I've had these earrings for over 40 years and they have great sentimental value to me. I was heartsick over the damage, but Mr. Renato made it look brand new! Mr. Renato is definitely my go-to master jeweler for any of my jewelry needs! Thanks Mr. Renato!
A Yahoo Local User10/26/2010
