Jewelry setting techniques

Stone setting techniques must simultaneously secure, enhance, stand up to wear while protecting the stone, and harmonize with aesthetics.

Making these linked 4-prong tennis bracelet collets with movement to allow for curvature. These collets, also known as 4-prong strip settings.

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This wire basket ring is made using the traditional cluster arraignment. A coin or round cabochon is suitable to be set in this ring . No dental plaster is used.

Many jewelry designs use square prong diamond encrusted bands. I made this free square prong setting tutorial to help my students complete their projects more easily.

Here are some of the most popular tips that have been shared about stone setting on the Metalsmith Society page! GETTING YOUR BEZELS SMOOTH FROM @lejewelrydesigns View this post on Instagram Here is a tip for getting your bezels smooth like BUDDAH from @lejewelrydesigns -“After using a hammer handpiece, there will be a

These stylized flower ear studs are made out of four separate parts. Mostly what is practised in this tutorial is accurate drilling and filing.

This instruction shows how to make a standard oval 6 prong collet which is an important skill to master as metalsmith as oval gems are often used in designs.

Many of my tutorial involve prong settings, so I made this free setting tutorial as an overview to help my students complete their projects more easily.