Handmade Settings for Faceted Stones - August 5-9

Students will learn seven different ways of setting stones. You’ll learn notched prong setting for square stones, channel setting, three different techniques of flush mounting (adding jump rings on back, front, and on a thick ring), fusing stones in place, and step bezels for faceted stones.

Skills & Techniques covered

Sawing

Fusing and soldering

Forming ring shanks

Setting oval, round & square faceted stone

Granulation

Designing ring patterns

Surface embellishments & texturing Making bezels and step bezels

Setting cabochons

Projects

Notched prong setting

Channel setting

Rings with flush settings

Step bezel