Jewelry & Fine Metals
Cold Connections: Rivets
Connect multiple layers of metal and non-metal objects using tube and wire rivets.
Tuition Assistance and Other Policies
Meeting Times
- Tue, 10/28/2025 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Tue, 10/28/2025
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About
Rivets are mechanical fasteners made of wire or tubing that can be either functional or decorative or both. Rivets allow you to join two or more layers of metal or other materials without soldering. They're especially useful if you're using materials you don’t want to heat or can’t solder, such as enameled pieces, glass beads, and pieces of wood or plastic.
You'll make samples that use rivets made of wire and tubing.
Details
- Skill level: You should know how to drill, saw, and file metal.
- While there are no required prerequisites, it's recommended that you have taken the Introduction to Jewelry: Skills Class and Introduction to the Jeweler's Torch at BARN or equivalent classes elsewhere.
- We'll take a 20-minute break around 12:30 so bring lunch or a snack. There is a refrigerator and microwave on the lower level.
Materials
- A $30 materials fee, included in the cost of the class, covers all the supplies you'll need.
- You should bring towels for drying metal and your hands.
Class Policies
- Ages 14 and up are welcome.
- Wear closed-toe shoes and natural-fiber clothing.
- Do not wear loose or synthetic-fiber clothing, dangling jewelry, scarves, or ties.
- Cover beards. Tie back long hair.
BARN Policies
- View BARN's Cancellation and Refund Policy.
- Tuition Assistance is available. Fill out the application before registering.
- BARN is committed to accessibility. We try to make accommodations when requested; the earlier you contact us, the more likely we can help. Fill out the Accommodation Request Form before any class for which you require an accommodation. Email accessibility@bainbridgebarn.org if you have any questions.
- Sensory Statement: Makerspaces like BARN can be noisy and cluttered, smell strongly, and have bright or flickering lights. BARN is not an allergen-free facility. If you have concerns, please email info@bainbridgebarn.org.
Instructors or Guides
Joan Hammond
Joan Hammond began working in metal in 1994, when she started taking metalsmithing classes as an antidote to documenting computer software. What she discovered was a medium that not only used her training in painting, printmaking, and ceramics, but also opened the possibilities of creating art that can be worn. Family artifacts and history, plants and animals, and the textiles and jewelry of non-Western cultures inspire her current work, which she executes using various fabrication techniques, including chasing and repoussé.
Hammond exhibits locally and nationally. Her work has been published in Metalsmith magazine’s Exhibition in Print. She is a member of the Seattle Metals Guild and an active volunteer and instructor at BARN.
Hammond exhibits locally and nationally. Her work has been published in Metalsmith magazine’s Exhibition in Print. She is a member of the Seattle Metals Guild and an active volunteer and instructor at BARN.
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