MRS. JONES’S CLASSES

Forming and Forging

Ball Pean Hammer Description:

Wooden handle & double sided metal head.

Flat end is used for: Forging – flattening and stretching the metal.

Round end is used for: Hammer texturing – makes little shiny dots that are small when hit lightly & larger when hit harder.

Located: metal drawer area

Anvil Description:

Harden steel work surface

Uses: Used for forging metal. Allows the metal to stretch more effectively because it “hits” the metal on both sides at once.

Located: in the tall closet on the first shelf.

Rawhide Mallet Description:

Wooden handle & rawhide head.

Uses: This tool is used to work harden metal.

Located: metal drawer area

Flat Nose Jeweler’s Pliers Description:

Two flat jaws and metal handles

Uses: makes flat or squared off shapes in wire.

Located: your assigned kit.

Round Nose Jeweler’s Pliers Description:

Two round jaws and metal handles

Uses: Makes S curves or rounded shapes in wire

Located: your assigned kit.

Chain Nose Jeweler’s Pliers Description:

Two flat jaws that are round on the outside and metal handles

Uses: Makes C shaped curves in wire

Located: your assigned kit.

Half Round Jeweler’s Pliers Description:

One square and one round jaw and metal handles

Uses: Makes complex shapes in wire

Located: in the pliers drawer

Forming Jeweler’s Pliers Description:

One square and one round jaw and metal handles

Uses: Makes complex shapes in wire

Located: the pliers drawer.

Wire Jig Description:

A plastic or metal board with pegs.

Uses: makes many copies of complex shapes out of wire.

Located: See Teacher to sign out.

Ring Mandrel Description:

Tapered plastic rodUses: Makes perfect

circles or ring bands (used with a rawhide mallet) and stretches rings to make them larger (use with a ball peen hammer)

Located: in the marked metal drawer cabinet

Bracelet Mandrel Description:

large oval rod on a mounting frame

Uses: Used to make bracelet shapes (rawhide mallet)

Located: second shelf of the tall cabinet

Dappeling Block/Punch Description:

Harden steel metal block and hardened steel punches

Uses: makes domed metal shapes (use a regular hammer)

Located: in the tall closet on the first shelf

Wire Cutters Description:

Cutting jaws and metal handles

Uses: Cuts wireLocated: in

your assigned kit.

Jeweler’s Saw Description:

C shaped frame and wooden handle

Uses: Cuts shapes out of metal

Located: Hanging in the tall closet – ask teacher for replacement blades

V-Board Description:

Wooden board with a V cut out of it and a silver table clamp.

Uses: Extends the work surface to allow precision metal cutting without ruining the table edge.

Located: in the marked metal drawers cabinet

Ring Clamp Description:

wooded “scissors” and “doorstop”

Uses: Holds small pieces of metal so they are easier to work on

Located: in the tall closet on the second shelf

Flat File Description:

flat blade Uses: to remove metal

in a flat or curved area

Located: in the marked metal drawer cabinet

Round File Description:

Description: circular File

Uses: To file Round areas

Located: Marked metal drawer area

Half Round Hand File Description:

half round blade Uses: to remove metal in a flat or curved areaLocated: in the marked metal drawer cabinet

Jeweler’s Files

Tiny files used to remove tiny bits of metal.Use only when a hand file doesn’t fit!

Hand Files

Large files (larger than your hand) used to remove large amounts of metal.

Use these first!

Steel Wool Description:

Spun metal pad

Uses: To remove scratches

Located: in marked metal drawer

Emery Paper Description:

Black PaperUses: To

remove scratches

Located: in marked metal drawer