Jewelry setting techniques

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

How to Flush Set Stones: This is how to flush set stones for jewelry or other similar items. I will show where to use this in other instructables. A sleek way of setting stones without adding components to the item as well to hold that stone. Materials: Metal plate, or item…

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.

In this free jewelry making tutorial you will be shown how to make your own tubing stock with varying diameters and wall thickness as needed.

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

An overview of how to bead set stones in metal. Bead setting is also called pavé setting. A technique in which small stones are held in place with a metal sliver that is beaded over.

re-sizing or repairing a ring with a set stone. From 101 Bench Tips for Jewelers by Alan Revere

he oldest and most used setting by goldsmiths isthe bezel. Check out the method in making an engraved bezel with vertical walls.

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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.