Tricks of the Trade

Tricks of the Trade

This 3 day course will open your eyes to inventive and ingenious techniques that are not taught on any other courses as they have been developed and discovered over numerous years of trade experience by your tutor over the span of a thirty year career.

These ‘tricks of the trade’ are the secret to your tutor’s (Stuart Paul) successful and lucrative business. His generous offer to share these tricks with our students is testament to his, and the Academy’s, dedication to keeping our world-renowned British jewellery industry thriving.

Skills Gained:

This course is completely hands on and allows you to direct the outcomes dependent on the group and your specific requirements. The course will help you to increase the speed and accuracy with which you work.

You can learn:

  • the techniques in soldering and assembly
  • clasp making,
  • cleaning up and polishing jewellery 
  • making fittings for brooches, cufflinks and rings
Certification:

Holts Academy of Jewellery certificate of completion

Price:

£429 or £381 for those in the trade

Progression:
Wonders of Wax Carving
Progression:

we would suggested CAD CAM training would be an ideal progression option.

Lecturers:
Stuart Paul
Location:

Holts Academy of Jewellery

Availability:

Coursedates:

  • 14th January - 28th January (Wed x3)
  • 20th April - 11th May (Mon x3)
  • 15th July - 29th july 2009 (Wed x3)
  • 2nd November - 16th November 2009 (Mon x3)
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  • Classes run 09:00 - 18:00