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. Most of them are obvious but there are certain sources that I only share with students. 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.

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. 5 companies offer my students discounts. I don’t get free tools and only 3 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 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). This small credit or commission helps me buy the tools to try them out so I can recommend them and I rely on it to help me pay for the duds, that I don’t recommend. So I 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.

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.

Retired - 2023 The Art of The Clasp

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Class Information

  • About The Class
  • About Tonya
  • Dates
  • Student Release Waiver
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Prerequisite Skills and Required Technology
  • Safety Considerations1
  • How to Save Money - Codes to Use
  • Art of the Clasp Resource.pdf
  • Time Worksheet pdf.pdf

Tools and Materials

  • My Soldering and Fabrication Cockpit
  • Husky Bench/Desk
  • Fabrication Bench
  • Soldering Bench
  • Soldering Cart3
  • Bench cart - plier side view2
  • Bench Cart - end view
  • Bench cart -side view
  • Bench Cart - end view
  • Forming Stump and Cart
  • Thumper Cart
  • Your Pickling Station
  • Pickling Station Photo
  • Bun Foot Template All.pdf

Class #1: Thursday October 12th, 2023

  • Books that you should have in your library!.pdf
  • Trademark Hallmark Rules.pdf
  • Time Worksheet5
  • Ventilation Hacks
  • Eye Protection
  • Swiss Torch.pdf
  • Torch and Gas - AC.pdf
  • How to set up your torches - QC.MOV
  • Tips about Torches.pdf
  • What Surface to Use.pdf
  • Facts & Rules About Gold & Silver PDF.pdf
  • SIlver-Copper+Phase+Diagram.pdf
  • Stuller Stone Chart.pdf
  • The Art of the Clasp Class #1: October 12, 2023

Class #2: Monday October 16th, 2023

  • Rings…Big, Small, and Other Shapes!2
  • The Art of the Clasp Class #2: October 16, 2023
  • “U” demo - the hard way challenge1
  • Angled Hook & Clasp Worksheet.pdf

Class #3: Thursday October 19th, 2023

  • Friction Slide & Lock Clasp.pdf
  • The Art of the Clasp Class #3

Class #4: Monday October 23rd, 2023

  • The Art of the Clasp Class #4: October 23, 2023

Class #5: Thursday October 26th, 2023

  • The Art of the Clasp Class #5: October 26, 2023

Class #6: Monday October 30th, 2023

  • The Art of the Clasp Class #6

BONUS: Soldering Video

  • BONUS - Outrageously Thorough Soldering Workshop