Technique Focus: Swanstrom Tools with Tim Sheriff

Name: Technique Focus: Swanstrom Tools with Tim Sheriff
Start: 2025-02-15T10:00:00-07:00
End: 2025-02-15T16:00:00-07:00
Location: 901 Rio Grande Blvd. NW Suite E-130, Albuquerque, NM, United States, New Mexico 87104

Schedule

Sat Feb 15 2025 at 10:00 am to 04:00 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

901 Rio Grande Blvd. NW Suite E-130, Albuquerque, NM, United States, New Mexico 87104 | Albuquerque, NM

We are honored to host Tim Sheriff for a day of hands-on learning and tool talk at Meltdown Studio!
A renowned inventor, innovator, and metalsmith, Tim is the creator of studio staples such as the Swanstrom Disc Cutters and many of the pliers we can’t live without!
Create multiple projects as you learn Tim’s tricks of the trade and best practices for utilizing some of his best loved tools. Also, be the first to try out some of his newest inventions.
Students will have the opportunity to create multiple pieces throughout the class and to learn more about how these tools can augment the design and fabrication process.
Our Instructor Tim Sheriff’s lifelong interest in rocks, metal, and fabrication has led him through is illustrious 30+ year career as the inventor//designer for Swanstrom Jewelry Tools. Tim’s passion for teaching, his love of tools, and vast experience as an artist make his classes truly inspiring and illuminating.
*** No previous jewelry-making required.