MELT, ROLL, SHAPE, TEXTURE, SET - A Jewelrymaking Journey, Jeff Georgantes, Three-day class - Using recycled silver, participants will cast ingots, roll into usable stock, and make cool stuff with flush-set and tapered bezel-set stones. The Makery, Bulverde, TX (outside of San Antonio), June 21-23, 2019. 830-890-9089, makeryarts.com

WELD IT! Pulse Arc Welding for Jewelers & Metalsmiths, Jeff Georgantes, Five-day class - Precision welding has revolutionized jewelry fabrication.  This class will give hands-on experience with precision pulse arc welders. Sponsored by Sunstone Engineering. MetalWerx, Waltham, MA, August 14-18, 2019. 781-891-3854, metalwerx.com

Creating Stone Settings: Baskets and Bezel Blocks, Jeff Georgantes, Two-day class - Participants will learn tricks to make basket settings and tapered tube settings for round stones. Flux Metal Arts, Mentor, OH (outside of Cleveland) August 30 & 31, 2019, 440-205-1770, fluxmetalarts.com

WELD IT! Pulse Arc Welding for Jewelers & Metalsmiths, Jeff Georgantes, Two-day class - Precision welding has revolutionized jewelry fabrication.  This class will give hands-on experience with precision pulse arc welders. Sponsored by Sunstone Engineering. Flux Metal Arts, Mentor, OH (outside of Cleveland) September 1 & 2, 2019, 440-205-1770, fluxmetalarts.com