The Donald Claflin Jewelry Studio

The Donald Claflin Jewelry Studio is a well-equipped jewelry and metalsmithing makerspace to explore techniques old and new. We have almost everything that anyone could ever need to make jewelry from beads to precious stones, silver, and gold.

The Jewelry Studio opens for spring term on Monday, March 31.
Come visit us in BVAC, Third Floor, Rm. 333.

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Jewelry Studio Open Hours
Monday: 1–5 pm
Tuesday: 1–5 pm
Wednesday: 1–6:30 pm
Thursday: 1–6:30 pm
Friday: 1–5 pm

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Our space is limited, so reservations are required.
No Extra Charges. Pay for the materials you use.
Open to all on-campus Dartmouth students.

Please note that the Jewelry Studio is closing for Spring Term at 5 pm on May 23. We are moving back our newly renovated Jewelry Studio in the Hopkins Center and must pack up everything in the BVAC location in a very short window of time.

Please plan accordingly as there will be no work in the BVAC Jewelry Studio after this date. This also means that if you have projects stored in our studio and want them back before Fall '25 you must pick them up before we close for the term.

We apologize for any inconvenience. We are extremely excited to be open in the Hopkins Center by the first day of classes Fall '25!

Thank you so much for your understanding.

Questions: jewelry@dartmouth.edu

The Donald Claflin Jewelry Studio

Video created by Brandon Mioduszewski '25, Hop Video Fellow

Each student workbench has a full set of jewelry making hand tools. Highlights of our equipment includes a miniature lathe, wax work, mold making and casting equipment, two precision micro TIG welders, multiple soldering torches, a 3/D printer, a digital metal engraving machine, lapidary equipment with multiple drawers of rough rock to grind and polish your own gems, a jewelry/metals library and a large selection of stones, metal and jewelry making parts to purchase.

Our open studio times are mentored by both professional jewelry artists and specially trained Dartmouth student assistants. Every term we strive to bring in at least one guest artist to teach a special topic workshop. We also work with many Dartmouth professors to give demonstrations to their classes and assist students with class assignments as needed. A big part of our agenda is to host team building jewelry making events with campus groups of every kind, from sororities to dorm floors, campus clubs, sports teams and more.