Terms and Conditions

Please read this section fully and carefully.

By purchasing and participating in this class, you agree to the following terms and conditions:

  • Your online purchase is for you, and you alone. Additional viewers need to pay for the content.

  • You may not share log-in information, videos, images snapped from the videos or other content with anyone. You may not hold viewing parties unless all participants are paying as well.

  • You may not teach this course privately or in a group as your own in whole or in part.

  • You may not share the source of the tools or supplies that I share with you, especially when noted. If you have a question about sharing a certain tool, please ask. This information is as much of a proprietary intellectual property of the technique, as the process itself.

When your purchase is completed, you will receive access to the Online Learning Platform and to the Facebook Private Group. Please go to this as soon as possible to join the group AFTER SIGNING UP FOR THE CLASS. Pertinent info is in that group that you will want to read.

Because learning starts the minute you are in the group and accessing information, no refunds are possible, under any circumstances, once the payment is received.

I am an ambassador for several companies. 9 companies offer my students discounts. I don’t get free tools and only 5 companies give me an affiliate commission or credit when someone buys a tool. This amount is very small 1-2% and I pay taxes on that amount. The companies are Amazon, Otto Frei, Halstead, Micro-Tools and Gesswein. The other companies offer discounts to you directly and my recommendations are because I want you to have the absolute best (Pepe Tools, Rio Grande, Lion Punch Forge).

You can also obtain a student wholesale account at Stuller simply by showing them a receipt for one of my classes. I have made these arrangements with them. You just call them and let them know you’d like to set up a student account.

Lastly, I very much appreciate it if you can please use those code to both save you money, but to also help me continue to share my knowledge about tools and supplies. The small amounts I receive helps me pay for tools I can experiment with and pay for the duds.

As with all of my Facebook Groups (the Jewelry Makers Guild, Rock Your IG Account, JMG Jewelry Tools for Sale, and Tucson Gem Show Happenings), this is a safe place. What is shared in the group or class, stays there. It is a sacred place. We don’t talk or allude to politics, race, religion, social justice agendas, politics or anything outside the space of learning about making amazing art! I don’t condone nor tolerate anybody degrading or shaming anyone’s art, process or ideas. There is no such thing as a bad idea, where creation is the focus.

I reserve the right to remove anyone from class who at my sole discretion violates this policy, and no refunds will be given.

Please remember that making art can be dangerous, but heck, so can getting in the car to go get groceries. I will cover some safety topics that are pertinent to the process or technique. If you have a safety concern, please do not hesitate to chime in to the conversation or add to it. It is likely that you will at some point, have an instance where you burn yourself or cut yourself or maybe even hammer your finger. These come with the territory of creating with sharp tools, hammers and fire. You ultimately are responsible for your own safety. That means taking all precautions to understand your tools and your space. Also it’s a given that you should check these before every session in your studio.

The execution of the legal release in the next section is required for your participation in this class. Please sign it, scan it and send it via email to tonya@tonyadavidson.com before the first class session. You may be removed from class if this release is not received.

Retired - 2024 The Art of the Clasp

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IMPORTANT

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  • Short cut to TONYA RECOMMENDED PRODUCTS
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Class Information

  • About The Class
  • About Tonya
  • Dates
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Student Release Waiver
  • Safety Considerations
  • Prerequisite Skills and Required Technology
  • How to Save Money - Codes to Use

Torches, Ventilation, Surfaces and All Things Soldering

  • Ventilation Hacks
  • Eye Protection
  • AC 2024 Torch and Gas What’s Best.pdf
  • Swiss Torch Manual
  • Tips about Torches 2024.pdf
  • What Surface to Use 2024.pdf
  • How to Set Up Your Torches - Hard Piping

Tools and Materials

  • Resource List AC 2024.pdf
  • Art of the Clasp Slide Deck of Tools.pdf
  • PDF link to the Art of the Clasp Tools Slide Deck
  • Trademark Hallmark Rules.pdf
  • Books that you should have in your library!.pdf
  • Setting Up Your Bench
  • Your Pickling Station
  • Pickling Station Photo
  • Bun Foot Template All.pdf
  • How to Create Iron Nests
  • Knew Concepts Sawing Tips
  • Eye Protection for Metalsmiths
  • Stuller Stone Chart.pdf
  • Setting and Ball Burs.pdf

Session 1: Thursday October 10th, 2024

  • Art of the Clasp Class #11
  • Designing Complex Necklaces

Session 2: Thursday October 17th, 2024

  • The Art of the Clasp #2
  • Time Worksheet pdf.pdf
  • Facts About Gold and Silver Master 2024.pdf
  • SIlver-Copper+Phase+Diagram.pdf
  • Angled Hook & Clasp Worksheet.pdf
  • Diameter to Circumference
  • IMakeJewelry App for iphone
  • 360-Degree-Protractor Tonya Davidson.pdf
  • How to Sharpen a Drill Bit
  • “U” Demo - The Hard Way 2024
  • NEW Annealing - Why and When.pdf
  • Lasso Diamond Disc
  • Two FREE Classes You Will Want to Get
  • Modifying U Pliers, Using Separating Disks & Using Carbide Tungsten Rotary Files

Session 3: Monday October 21st, 2024

  • The Art of the Clasp Class #3
  • Rings…Big, Small, and Other Shapes!
  • Score & Fold #1
  • Score & Fold #2
  • Bezel Setting #1
  • Bezel Setting #2
  • Bezel Setting #3
  • Bezel Setting #4
  • Angled Hook & Catch Clasp
  • BONUS: Using Ring/Bow Opening Pliers, Perfecting Ring Joins/Seams - TIPS!
  • How to Make Fairy Dust

Session 4: Thursday October 24th, 2024 and Office Hours Friday October 25th

  • The Art of the Clasp Class #4: October 24, 2024
  • Office Hours October 25, 2024
  • Friction Slide & Lock Clasp.pdf
  • Argentium Quick Start.pdf
  • Argentium Fact File - 0317.pdf
  • Argentium 935 Pro Tech Sheet 1219.pdf
  • 2023 Tips for Working with 940 Argentium.pdf
  • Clasps and the Hardness of Metal.pdf
  • Comparison of Surfaces for Soldering.pdf
  • Sawing the Keyhole
  • Cutting Tubing to Create Magnet Bezels
  • Soldering: Finer Points of Joins & Cleanup

Session 5: Monday October 28th, 2024

  • The Art of the Clasp Class #5
  • BONUS: Using Kate Wolf Clay + Cyanoacrylate (or tape) to Rig Up Your Work
  • BONUS: Using and Modifying Your Spring or Degree Gauge
  • Presentation Notes on the Anatomy of a Magnet Clasp
  • Tonya’s Circle Punch Cutter Quick Look Sheet.pdf

Session 6: Thursday October 31st, 2024

  • The Art of the Clasp Class #6
  • Tonya's Circles - The Art of the Clasp - Piece.pdf
  • Tonya's Circles - The Art of the Clasp - Blank.pdf

Session 7: Monday November 4th, 2024

  • Art of the Clasp. Magnetic Clasps.pdf
  • Epoxy and Everbrite.pdf
  • Chains and Sources
  • The Art of the Clasp Class #7

BONUS: Soldering Video

  • BONUS - Outrageously Thorough Soldering Workshop
  • Rectangle Hinge or U.pdf