BEAD & BUTTON SHOW 2009 STUDENTS
Thank you for your interest in my classes at the Bead & Button Show in Milwaukee. This page has information for you about materials and supplies, sorted by class.
Supplies are available from myself or other sources online and by catalog. On my other site for my bead and yarn shop, Perlz Beads & Yarns, we have an online store where I have listed kits for my classes at prices that are less than what you would pay at most online retailers. You can be assured that the tools listed are my recommended models for the class and they can be conveniently shipped directly to you.
The deadline for ordering supplies and having them shipped to you before class is Monday, May 18th. Any orders placed after that cannot be guaranteed for delivery in time for class. I may be able to bring tools and supplies with me to class. Be sure to contact me directly to make arrangements.
BUTANE FUEL
If you signed up for a class that requires a butane torch, you should bring a canister of butane fuel to class. Nozzles on these fuel canisters vary, so please try to match the size of the nozzle to the receptacle on the bottom of your torch. The nozzle should be narrow, either plastic or metal, to fit the brand of torches I sell. Because of hazardous materials fees it's not cost effective to ship butane to my students with their orders, but if you receive your tools before the show, you should be able to go out and match a fuel canister to your torch. Sources include convenience stores, smoke shops and hardware stores, culinary supply shops - anywhere that sells culinary torches or lighters.
CLASSES
LOST WAX BEADS
For a kit of tools required for this class, click here.
SOLDERED BEADS
For a kit of tools required for this class, click here.
For the soldering kit recommended for this class, click here.
BEGINNING SOLDERING
For a kit of tools required for this class, click here.
For the flush cut pliers I recommend, click here.
FUSING & SOLDERING ARGENTIUM STERLING SILVER
For a kit of tools required for this class, click here.
For the soldering kit recommended for this class, click here.
STACK RINGS
For a kit of tools required for this class, click here.
For the soldering kit recommended for this class, click here.
Please note that there was an omission on the materials list for Stack Rings. The list should have also included a Third Hand with Tweezers for holding the rings while soldering. You can solder the simple rings without one, but for some of the more elaborate designs it's necessary. The soldering kit listed above includes the third hand.
POLISHING WITH POWER TOOLS
For the bench block required for this class, click here.
For the chasing hammer required for this class, click here.
For a flex shaft machine recommended for this class, click here.
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about me
 My name is Joe Silvera and I am a humble metalsmith, wax carver, co-owner of a bead and yarn store, and jewelry teacher. Writing a bio about myself seems like a perfect time to try to make sense of the crooked road that led me to here and now. After wandering around California State University at Long Beach as a general arts major, taking painting, sculpture and illustration classes, I tried a jewelry class, because my college roommate showed me his samples from his class. I loved it immediately, because I could bring everything from my fine arts background to jewelry.
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