I am looking to make a set of cufflinks with tuxedo studs for a
gift.
Hi Leslie, Since they’re for a tux, I think you’d want them to be
well made, and a bezel setting would seem appropriate. If you were to
glue the glass cabs directly to the findings, I’d use a good, clear
two-part epoxy.
If the bezeling presents a challenge, you can use premade commercial
bezel cups and solder them to the findings. That would require the
glass to be cut to calibrated sizes. In a set I did a couple years
ago for my father-in-law, I used 8mm black onyx stones for the studs,
and (I believe) 18x13 ovals for the cufflinks… but that sounds a
little large to me now. As long as you can match up the glass pieces
to an appropriate bezel cup, you’re in business!
Hope this is of some help,
Dave
Dave Sebaste
Sebaste Studio and
Carolina Artisans’ Gallery
Charlotte, NC (USA)
dave@sebaste.com