For all you stone-setters out there -
I have a set of small demantoids, from 3mm to 6mm, all round. They
are beautiful together and I plan to make a necklace with them
hanging, interspersed with small diamonds, like droplets of dew. The
problem is this - the vision I have for the necklace would call for
bezel setting the stones, probably in 14kt yellow, tho 18kt is a
possibility. The seller of the stones told me that they are fragile
- easily fractured - and better suited for prong setting unless
you’re really, really gentle setting the bezels. I REALLY don’t want
to crack these stones - I only have four and the necklace won’t make
it if I lose one. Also, I wonder if prong setting might not allow
more light in anyway and take advantage of the stones’ brilliance.
Does anyone have recommendations on how to proceed?
Thanks in advance, and for all your other helpful hints (eg, I did
not use tin/repair solder on my silver menorah, and I now use nails
in my flexshaft with sandpaper glued on the heads or steel wool
wrapped around them for smoothing awkward interior surfaces - many
thanks to whoever it was who suggested that.)
Regards,
Linda