Make a Rex Collet Workshop

Learn to make rex collet in this jewellery making class in London.


FORGE
FORGE
Instagram followers 17k followers
4.0 (4)

6.5 hours

Class size 1 to 9 (public classes), 9 to 10
  £168 (PayPal Pay in 3 available)

This rex collet jewellery workshop in London focuses on the practical techniques behind creating a fundamental element of traditional mount making. Through a combination of demonstration and hands-on making, you’ll be guided in making a professional-quality collet mount while gaining a deeper understanding of metal tolerances and fine jewellery construction.
Whether you’re newer to mount making or looking to refine your skills, you’ll be supported throughout the day with clear demonstrations and individual guidance to help you progress with confidence.
What to expect:
  • Measuring and preparing metal for collet construction.
  • Soldering techniques for assembling components.
  • Using a collet block to form round mounts.
  • Sawing, filing, and refining your collet shape.
  • Understanding tolerances and achieving a good fit.
  • Marking out and working through cut-down stages.
  • Hands-on making with step-by-step tutor demonstrations.
  • Creating a fully constructed round rex collet mount ready for stone setting.
  • Optional opportunity to set a stone, depending on your experience and pace.
  • Time to refine and polish your finished piece with tutor feedback.
By the end of the workshop, you’ll have completed your own rex collet mount and developed practical, transferable skills you can build on in your future jewellery work.
What you'll get
You'll create a fully constructed round rex collet mount, ready for stone setting. More advanced students may also have the opportunity to set stones into their finished collet!
Knowledge required
Intermediate.
What to bring
  • Optivisors if you use them.
  • Reading glasses (if you need them!)
  • Notebook and pen to take notes.
  • Apron if you wish to protect your clothing.
  • Clothes: Casual and not too precious as they may get a bit dusty or damaged. Avoid long, loose-fitting sleeves and anything that might catch or get caught while you are working.
  • Shoes: Casual flat shoes and no open-toed sandals in case you drop a hammer or something hot on them!
  • Hair: Tie long hair back.
Suitable for

This class is great for individuals and couples as well as for a date idea, team building activity, birthday or hen do.

This experience would also be a cool gift for her, gift for mum, Father's Day gift or gift for couples.

Location

FORGE - 59 Leather Lane London EC1N 7TJ

This venue is a short walk from Chancery Lane tube station (400m).

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FORGE
FORGE

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FORGE was born out of our founder’s passion to celebrate Hatton Garden’s heritage, promote UK design and protect craft skills, by offering business support and workspace to Artisans and future talent. Our motto is ‘enriching lives through creativity’ and at the heart of that is the belief that creativity is not only inspirational and nurturing, but helps forge long lasting friendships and professional relationships too.
There are over 100 jewellery shops in Hatton Garden, but FORGE isn’t just another jewellery shop – it’s a destination where you can buy jewellery, learn skills, and make jewellery too. It offers unique jewellery collections by independent Designer-Makers, affordable co-working space for established and new Artisans, jewellery making and skills improvement workshops for all levels and experiences, demonstrations, talks, networking, social events, and a whole lot more – all under one roof!

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