I’d like to find a jewelry fabricating book that will show me how
to make a setting for a pear shaped cabochon, that mounts from the
back. Kinda like a headlight on a car that has that nice rim
around it. Can anybody tell me if a beginner can pull this kind
of job off? Thanks.
Sandi
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I'd like to find a jewelry fabricating book that will show me
how to make a setting for a pear shaped cabochon, that mounts
from the back. Kinda like a headlight on a car that has that
nice rim around it. Can anybody tell me if a beginner can pull
this kind of job off? Thanks.
Have you made any round bezels??? If so, then you should be
able to use the same method to make a pear shaped one.
Use fine silver bezel wire, wrap it around the stone, mark where
it should be cut, solder the bezel ends together. Fit it around
the stone once again to get the correct shape, solder to a 26 or
28 g. bottom piece (slightly larger than the diameter of the
shaped bezel wire) cut off excess after soldering the bezel wire
to the base, file where you cut off the excess . . . you should
have a nicely formed “cup” Now, you can solder the cup to
whatever.
Have fun! The “Encyclopedia of Jewelry Making” has lots of
pictures (I think the author is Jenks Mcgrath) and is easily
understood.
I’d like to find a jewelry fabricating book that will show me how
to make a setting for a pear shaped cabochon, that mounts from the
back. Kinda like a headlight on a car that has that nice rim
around it. Can anybody tell me if a beginner can pull this kind
of job off? Thanks.
Sandra,
I’m pretty sure that a book published here in the UK “Jewellery
Making” by Sylvia Wicks has instructions for exactly what you
are looking for.
Great Book!! I bought a copy at Arrowmont School of Crafts in
Gatlinburg, TN last summer. You’ll enjoy the and the
images. I’m using it next semester as a text for second semester
jewelry students.
I'm pretty sure that a book published here in the UK
"Jewellery Making" by Sylvia Wicks has instructions for exactly
what you are looking for.
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