OC Elegance Workshop
Orlando Cajamarca provides a relaxed, "hands-on" workshop where experiential learning is the key to developing the skills needed to become a capable and professional jeweler. We guide you through every step with demonstrations and hands-on projects to build your abilities and confidence to do high-quality jewelry work.
Get hands-on training by a Master Jeweler with over 30 years of experience, guiding your path to professional mastery.
Learn how to do repairs, wax carvings, casting of all metals, setting stones, and polishing with expert precision.
All necessary equipment and materials are included in the training so you can focus entirely on your craft.
Jewelry Arts Bench Jeweler Course
Comprehensive Foundation
Designed for hands on training in the art of jewelry with no previous experience necessary, projects in fabrication, repair, wax carving, designs, casting, soldering, colored stone, and diamond setting are designed to bring your skills to a level of acceptance for the industry.
Equipment & Manufacturing
Projects in manufacturing rings and pendants from flat metal stock are presented. Students learn to use a variety of tools and equipment including, the rolling mill, jewelers torch, flex shaft, polishers, and various hand tools and Laser Welding Machine.
Repair & Technical Mastery
Repair exercises are designed to teach all aspects of repair needed in the jewelry industry. Projects include sizing, re-shanking, re-tipping, building new prongs, basic fabrication, soldering, jump rings, chain repair, four prong setting, and bezel settings.
Wax Carving & Stone Setting
Basic wax carving: You will learn through simple projects how to carve rings and pendants in hard wax, modify standard waxes made from rubber molds. Spruing of your projects to prepare them for casting. Students are encouraged to expand their abilities on their own wax projects. Creative techniques are developed to help in designing custom jewelry with basic four prong settings, and move to fancy cut stones such as Marquee, and Emerald cuts. Advanced techniques are taught in channel setting, bead setting, pave, and fishtail.
Certification Standard
The Jewelers of America Certification program establishes national standards and administers tests to rate the talents and proficiency of bench jewelers.