Finding Zen in the Jeweler’s Saw
First Exercise in the Class Craftcast with Alison Lee is a really great online source for classes mostly about jewelry making. I find myself signing up for almost all of them because they are so well done. When the class ‘Zen and the Art of the Jeweler’s Saw’ with Michael David Sturlin was offered, I waited to take it. I thought, ‘ok, I have a jeweler’s saw and I’ve used it and so why take a class?’ http://www.craftcast.com/ I’m going to Art Unraveled in Phoenix in August and I’m taking three classes in metal jewelry techniques. Every one of them lists the jeweler’s saw as a necessary tool. I got my saw out and tried it. ‘Hmmmmm’ I thought, ‘guess it is time to take the class’. There are recordings of the classes you can buy if you miss the live class and boy am I glad I signed up! http://www.artunraveled.com/ First of all my workspace is too low for correct posture and for keeping the saw vertical. As you can see i...