This course focuses on the traditional skills of gold and silversmithing. Trainees will receive guidance through the smelting process, enabling them to smelt scrap metal and craft it into various shank designs. In today’s market, ordering a pre-manufactured shank from a caster can often be more expensive and of lower quality than a hand-crafted alternative. Understanding the manufacture of shanks provides artisans with greater flexibility when designing or replicating shanks for specific projects. This skill is essential for any quality tradesperson.