In this workshop, students will learn to fabricate post-hoop earrings from scratch. This streamlined approach will make it easy to add these amusing earrings to your repertoire. The design is lovely as a standalone, but also offers endless possibilities for customization and embellishment.

Materials & Tools
8 inches - Sterling Silver Round Wire, 10 ga, dead soft (Rio Grande #100310)
6 inches - Sterling Silver Round Wire, 20 ga, dead soft (Rio Grande #100320)
Easy silver wire solder chips, 22 ga; bring what you have leftover from Metals 1
High Speed Steel Twist Drill, #60 (Rio Grande #329419)
1.2 mm Cup Bur (Rio Grande #342249)
4 or 5 inch Jeweler’s saw frame (Rio Grande #110132 or #110124)
Jeweler’s saw blades, #1 (Rio Grande #110308)
Jeweler’s ruler (6-inch) (Otto Frei #135.511)
Flush cutting Wire Cutters (Rio Grande #111260 or #111290)
Parallel-action pliers with nylon jaws (Rio Grande #111370)
Beeswax/Saw blade lube
240, 320, 400, 600 grit sanding sticks; bring what you have from Metals
Safety glasses
N95, KN95 or P95 face mask
Dedeco Silicone Polishing Wheel Assortment and 1/6" screw mandrels ; bring what you have from Metals 1
OPTIONAL
Wolf Soldering Clay, 6 oz. (Rio Grande #115603)
Wood or nylon ring clamp (Rio Grande #113105 or #113102)
Safety glasses
Apron
Fine Tip Sharpie marker