The Howard Academy For The Metal Arts - Curriculum Description

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Curriculum Description

BASICS, COMMERCIAL JEWELRY, GOLDSMITHING AND PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES

Average course length - 3 to 14 months
Average cost - $3,000 to $14,000 + tools and materials
Counseling and assessment of your skills before making curriculum choices allows you to enroll for a full or partial course of training described below.
Course content = 77+ projects relating to the following:

	Course Content	Approx. Hours:
1.	Filing and shaping	40
2.	Saw piercing	30
3.	Drilling and burr uses	40
4.	Tool making and treating	20
5.	Soldering and miniature welding	60
6.	Riveting and other fastening methods	35
7.	Sizing	60
8.	Setting	40
9.	Finishing, polishing, and plating	25
10.	Repairs	80
11.	Casting	40
12.	Practical gemology - do's and don'ts	8
13.	Production techniques - basic	12
14.	Troubleshooting	15
15.	Lectures and demonstrations	time varies
16.	Guest lectures and demonstrations	items 15 - 17
17.	Observation of working shop	may = 335 hrs.
18.	Semi-final project	40
19.	2nd counseling: curriculum and skill levels	n/a
20.	Advanced hand tool techniques	100
21.	Advanced fabrication techniques	200
22.	Design for production	100
23.	Solving design problems w/techniques	80
24.	Hand engraving	240
25.	Die making and use	120
26.	Gold, silver and non-ferrous metal smithing	80
27.	Black smithing	120
28.	Welding for light duty and arts applications	80
29.	Mold making, jig and tool making	100
30.	Advanced production techniques and more	140 hrs.
*	Total Hours	545 - 2,240 hrs.

Full course of training includes all 30 items.

Basics and Commercial Jewelry Techniques; Items 1 - 19

Goldsmithing and Production Techniques; Items 19 - 30

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