Don Roberts
3046 Ibis Ct
Clearwater, FL 33762

FLmetalman@yahoo.com

727-572-8887

Holds a bachelor of science degree in Industrial Arts Education,with a major in metals and a minor in mathematics. He has taught metal and jewelry classes in the Florida school system . Teaching presently for the City of Tampa and Arts Center in St. Petersburg, Fl.

Received his diploma in jewelry studies from The Pinellas Education Technical Center (P.E.T.C.) located in St. Petersburg Florida.

In the past sixteen years he has taken various classes and workshops at the following institutions:
Studied Advanced Stone Setting Under Blaine Lewis
New Approach Jewelry School, Virginia Beach, Va.
William Holland Lapidary School, Young Harris, Ga.
The Gulf Coast Arts Center, Largo, Fl.
The Arts Center, St. Petersburg, Fl.
Wild Acres Retreat, New Switzerland, N.C.
University Of South Fl., Tampa, Fl.
Atlantic Center For The Arts, New Symerna, Fl.

Has been teaching varies jewelry classes at following locations:

City Of Tampa Hyde Park Arts Studio, nine years
William Holland Lapidary School, fifteen years
Wild Acres Retreat, three years
Southeast Federation Of Mineralogical Societies, two years
The Arts Center, St. Petersburg, Fl. ,Two years
The Manetee Arts Center , one year

He is past board member and past Vice President of the West Coast Chapter of The
Florida Society Of Goldsmiths.

CLASS DESCRIPTION

The stone setting class will be basic and somewhat beyond. We will begin with simple cabs the progress to more complex settings. We will be using heavy copper sheet for some, bezel wire and prenotched settings for others.
The types of settings being taught will be: Tube, Bezel, Prong, and Beaded and flush mount. The students can bring their own stones and mountings or purchase them at a nominal fee. Basket settings, both round and ovel. Round and ovel stones in 4,5,6, mm.

Tools Needed
Basic jewelry tools
Brass slide caliper
Optivisor
Pencil & pad

Optional: If you have them , bring them!
Gravers, Stone set burs, drills,Otherwise they will be provided by the instructor

LAB FEE: $75.00. $50.00 if the students provide their own stones and settings.The fee includes bezel wire, tube, basket settings, special tools , use of burs, stones, solder, heavy copper sheet.

MAXIMUM NO OF STUDENTS: 8

PRE-REQUISITE: Several silver classes, Soldering experience

SAFETY: All students must have safety glasses or some form of eye protection. An optivisor is recommended but not required. Students with long hair must be prepared to keep it pinned up or tied in the back.