Class is held April 16th-19th, 2026, 10am - 5pm each day (our booking system only reflects the start day)

Metal is a magical material that can be stretched, compressed, bent, curved, and twisted. The same pattern can take on an entirely new shape depending on how it is formed. Use wood, steel, and hard and thermal plastic to create a toolbox full of tools to explore forming processes for the patterns you develop. Modify existing tools. Make blanking (pancake) dies to cut out shapes quickly - experiment with assembling forms by soldering and using cold connections. Jayne will give students a variety of shapes to work with as practice pieces to teach concepts and demonstrate the tools she created to develop each form.

Techniques taught:

• Developing patterns
• How to make your own forming tools and jigs for metal sheet
• How to easily modify metal tools
• Tips and tricks using flex shaft accessories
• Measuring, marking, and cutting wood and plastic
• Making blanking (pancake) dies
• Using the Jayne Redman Rotational Bench Pin or WorkRing System

A kit will be provided for a fee of $175

• Tool Steel, 2” x 4” x 1/32”, 9” x 4” x 1/32”, 9” x 4” x 3/64”
• Saw Blades: 4 doz. 2/0 – Super Pike, 6 each skip tooth and spiral blades
• Aluminum Foil – 36 gauge
• Thermal plastic
• Circular protractor
• Assorted Delrin rods
• Assorted wooden dowels
• Flex Shaft tools
• Faux Tubing Kit
• Handouts
• Shipping

Jayne Redman tools will be available for purchase. Students receive a 10% discount off retail. She will be sending an email to all students with a photo price list along with more information about the workshop.

This class pairs well with the Prototype to Production: Pattern Development

Visit www.jayneredmanjewelry.com to view all available tools.

Tools Required for This Class: (links provided for reference)

• Bonny Doon Hydraulic Press: Rio Grande
  • or Potter Press
  • or: Harbor Freight bench press: Harbor Freight
  • or large bench vise: Harbor Freight or other hardware store
• If using a bench vise to blank out dies, you will need two 1/2” thick pieces of cast acrylic at least 4” x 4” to sandwich your die to protect it from the jaws of the vise: Tap Plastics. You will also need a length of pipe at least 2 feet long that can fit over the end of your vise handle for leverage: Hardware store
• Flexible shaft: Rio Grande -  Or Dremel: Home Depot
• Dividers: Rio Grande
• Bur life: Rio Grande
• Drill bits:  #60, Rio Grande 
• 5" or 6" deep saw frame: Rio Grande, Green Lion Big Belly Saw Frame
• Flat or half-round hand file, #0 or #1 cut, Rio Grande - Or belt sander from a hardware store
• Soldering set up with torch, pickle pot, rinse water, assorted tweezers, and tongs
• For using thermal plastic: Hot plate, metal pan to heat water, metal spoons, large bowl for ice water, ice
• Metal: Copper and/or brass, 23 gauge or thinner to use with blanking dies 1/32” thick – 19 gauge or thinner to use with blanking dies 3/64” thick
• Copper and/or brass to test dies and shapes.
• Shears like Joyce Chen Shears to cut thin metal: Amazon or Kitchen store
• Office supply store like Staples or Amazon: Rubber cement, scissors, ruler, paper, including tracing paper and white printer/copier paper. Drawing materials including rulers, Sharpie markers, pencils and erasers, compasses, and plastic circle and oval templates.
• Apron
• Dust mask
• Safety Glasses and eye magnification

OPTIONAL:

• Silver or gold sheet for finished pieces: 22 gauge or thinner to use with blanking dies 1/32” thick – 18 gauge or thinner to use with blanking dies 3/64” thick
• Silver or gold wire for finished pieces - assorted gauges. I use 20-gauge for ear wires.
• Online Metals, Round bar pack natural acetal - Discount price for Delrin rod assortment
• Steel Round Wire Assortment #143.700: Otto Frei
• Wolf Wax High Speed Cylinder Bur: Rio Grande - 25mm x 6.3mm, 25mm x 4.7mm, 25mm x 3.3mm
• Fretz Hammer w/11 nylon inserts: Rio Grande

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!

• Japanese Pull Saw: Hida Tool, Home Depot, Amazon, fantastic saws for plastic and wood!
• Additional saw blades 2/0
• Super Pike Saw Blades: Otto Frei or Rio Grande
• Non-Marring Vise Jaw Accessory - Amazon
• Transfer punch set - Amazon