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- WORK SPACE, MATERIALS AND TOOLS
  - Ventilation
  - Closed toe shoes
  - Apron
  - Mask - particulate dust mask for sanding and/or mask respirator for solder
  - No loose clothing or hair
• Soldering tools
- Hard Solderite pad or other fireproof surface to solder on (6 x 6 is $9.25 at Rio Grande) ceramic tiles (two)
- Level
- Torch - Examples: Iwatani cooking torch ($28), 8 oz can of butane fuel for $10, BonJour from Bed, Bath and Beyond for $30, Blazer micro torch - $50
- Old pliers, pick
- Tray of water
- Towel
- Old toothbrush, sponge
- * Green scrubby pad
- Baking soda
- Ruler
- Patina - Novocan Black Patina for lead and solder
- * Steel Wool - Extra fine 0000
- * Sandpaper - 220, 320, 400
- Drill with 1/16” bit, flexible shaft or hole-punching pliers (1.25 mm)
- Fine tip Sharpie
- Spring-loaded center punch or center punch and hammer
• Bookbinding tools
• Paper awl
• Bone folder
• * #5 Darner needles (two)
- Jewelry tools
  - ** Rawhide mallet
  - ** Metal cutting shears (not serrated)
  - ** Files
  - Pliers - flat nose, round nose (Rio Grande or Contenti)
  - Flush cutters
• Materials
• * Brass or copper sheet or strip - 24-26 gauge (Rio Grande or K & S Metal - Ace Hardware)
.016 = 26 gauge and .032 = 20 g
• * Solder - lead free, no acid core or rosin core (Canfield DGS $34/lb from Delphi Glass or Oatey)
• * Flux - Oatey H-2O Paste Flux
• * Flux brush
• * Findings - brass, copper, buttons, old jewelry (talk about what to watch out for)
• Photos or other paper if using
• Distress Ink
• Mod Podge
• Resin - jewelry grade (Ice Resin)
• Fine tip Sharpie
• Center punch
• * Jump rings OR larger hole - could be cut with jewelers saw
• * Leather, ribbon or waxed linen thread
• * Paper
• * 2-ply waxed linen thread (Royalwood Ltd. for spools, Lima Beads or other sites for smaller amounts)

Jewelry materials
• * Chain
• * Leather
• Beads
• Wire - 24 g for wrapping, 16 g for hooks

* I am offering a kit for $30 plus shipping which includes these materials.
** These tools are not necessary if you purchase a kit.