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I taught silversmithing for about 15 years as an evening class for Abingdon College until 1999. Since then I have run an annual short course for the Abingdon Silver Group in the Autumn. In May 2008, I hope to run evening classes for Oxfordshire County Council at St Birinus in Didcot on Thursday nights and a one day workshop at Cheney School in Oxford on 5 July 2008. Please contact me if you are interested in attending any of these classes. As you can see from my Gallery, I can cover a wide range of techniques. My classes generally include a short 'lesson' on a particular technique and then practical work. I start from basic cutting, filing and soldering to casting, with discourses on metals and hallmarking. By the end of a series of classes, I would expect you to understand what could be done, albeit not necessarily the full detail of how! To get people started, I have a set of instructions for some straightforward pieces. If you are thinking of joining one of my classes, you may like to choose one of these. If I know in advance, I can have the materials ready for the classes and you can buy them off me, or I can tell you what you'll need and you can get it yourself. (The pictures below are not to the same scale.)
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