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Danaca Design Metal Crafting Center

Seattle, WA

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Listings offered in: Jewelry Making, Metalworking

Jewelry Making

Press, Push, Puff!

Add dimension quickly and consistently to your metalwork by using a hydraulic press. Ideal for making forms with…

1 session available for $115.00
- 16 year olds or older
- All difficulty levels
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Loop and Loop Chain

Among the oldest decorative linked chains known, loop and loop chains are made from multiple fine-gauge, fused l…

1 session available for $195.00
- 16 to 100 year olds
- Beginner, Intermediate
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Bronze Precious Metal Clay! Beginning & Intermediate

Brand new on the market, bronze precious metal clay can be rolled, molded, pressed and carved just like silver a…

1 session available for $220.00
- 16 to 100 year olds
- Beginner, Intermediate
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Polymer Mosaics in Jewelry

Have you tried working with polymer clay? Using this 20th century material we will create incredible micromosaic…

1 session available for $145.00
- 16 to 100 year olds
- All difficulty levels
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Beginning Fusing: Links and Clasps

This class will cover all of the basic skills you need to get started fusing with fine silver including safety a…

1 session available for $75.00
- All ages
- All difficulty levels
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Production Techniques and Tips for Jewelers

This class will address the unique challenges inherent in designing and creating a line of production jewelry. W…

1 session available for $95.00
- All ages
- All difficulty levels
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It Ain't Just a Drill: Getting the Most From Your Flexible Shaft

The flexible shaft machine is one of the most versatile and important tools on the jeweler's and metalsmith's wo…

1 session available for $125.00
- 16 year olds or older
- All difficulty levels
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Byzantine Bracelet

Byzantine Bracelet In this three hour workshop students will produce their own jump-rings and learn to weave …

1 session available for $85.00
- 16 year olds or older
- All difficulty levels
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Granulation

Granulation Granulation is an ancient technique practiced some five thousand years ago by people with no mode…

1 session available for $265.00
- 16 year olds or older
- All difficulty levels
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Introduction to Designing and Silversmithing Jewelry

First in the Beginner’s Series, this workshop is an ideal introduction to the fundamental aspects of silversmith…

1 session available for $225.00
- 16 year olds or older
- Beginner, Intermediate
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Wax Working for Jewelers

The ancient technique of lost wax casting is widely used today for mass producing jewelry and jewelry components…

1 session available for $320.00
- 16 year olds or older
- Beginner, Intermediate
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Making Metal Forms: Techniques in Hollowware

Direct hammer forming is the most versatile approach to creating three dimensional objects in metal. The truly s…

1 session available for $350.00
- 16 year olds or older
- All difficulty levels
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Beginning Jewelry Making: Total Immersion

Beginning Jewelry Making: Total Immersion What could be more fun than spending a week totally immersed in lea…

1 session available for $475.00
- 16 year olds or older
- Beginner, Intermediate
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The Big Ring

Hollow rings can be big, bold, and strong while at the same time maintaining a relatively light weight. Explore …

1 session available for $95.00
- All ages
- All difficulty levels
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Fantastic Fold Forming!

Fold forming is an exciting technique wherein sheet metal is manipulated and hammered to create fabulously textu…

1 session available for $110.00
- 16 year olds or older
- Beginner, Intermediate
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Silver Reticulation

First developed in Russia by Czarist jewelers such as Faberge, reticulated silver will add exciting and unique 3…

1 session available for $75.00
- All ages
- All difficulty levels
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Mentored Independent Study

Join the mentored independent study group! With instructor guidance, this ongoing workshop allows independent st…

1 session available for $180.00
- All ages
- All difficulty levels
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Boxes, Lockets & Hinges

Create your own keepsake in this exciting workshop geared toward investigating the fundamental aspects of hollow…
- All ages
- Intermediate, Advanced
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Small-Scale Gravity Casting

Learn the fundamentals of casting by exploring the exciting and ancient techniques of melting metal and pouring …

1 session available for $245.00
- 16 year olds or older
- All difficulty levels
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Metalworking

Rivets and Other Cold Connections

Come learn a variety of techniques for joining parts securely, without the use of heat or solder. This workshop …

1 session available for $220.00
- All ages
- All difficulty levels
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