Manufacturing a Slotted Saddle Concho from Start to Finish

Description

Jeremiah Watt

Ramada Plaza – Strip Mine Room

Thursday 05/19 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

All skill levels welcome!

Workshop Description: Jeremiah will walk students through each aspect of building a slotted saddle concho, using the simplest of tools so that attendees can go home and do the same. At the end of this 3 hour workshop Jeremiah will have a completed silver concho, engraved and with slots and ready to install on a saddle. Steps covered will be: Design Transfer; Drilling; Saw; Profiling; Engraving; Doming; Sawing; Clean-up.

Materials to bring: Note-taking materials.

Workshop Instructor: Jeremiah Watt was born in Canada. He went to saddle making school in Amarillo, Texas and then apprenticed under Chuck Stormes in Canada for eight years. After that, he went out on his own and decided to do a little bit of everything except play the piano. Part of this included teaching himself silversmithing and engraving, which he has now been teaching for 29 years.

Workshop Sponsors: GRS Tools