CBS Skills Share: Tony Bedford
Channel: Contemporary British Silversmiths
Date: 2020-05-13

In this short video Tony Bedford demonstrates how to solder a wire rim onto a flared vase. The technique is simple, and saves a great deal of time and difficulty, by raising the top of the vase up straight, shrink fitting a simple wire band to solder it on, then hammering the vase back into the original flared form. This technique would have been commonplace in large commercial silversmithing workshops in the past. Tony has passed it on, to broaden the skillbase and increase efficiency of contemporary silversmiths. Tony's generous offer to help contemporary silversmiths by technical training and support is what inspired Rauni to set up the CBS Skills Training Programme.