Books:
Setting of Gemstones - Walter Zeiss
Master Stonesetting - Vol. 1 & 2 - Gerald Wykoff - ISBN 0-9607892-3-5
The Art of Diamond Setting - Ray Schow
Diamond Setting - Robert Wooding - ISBN 0-9613545-1-8
Channel Setting Diamonds - Robert Wooding - ISBN 0-9613545-3-4
Bead Setting Diamonds - Robert Wooding - ISBN 0-9613545-2-6
The Diamond Setting Manual - Robert Wooding - ISBN 0961354550 (This is the
newest one for which I have just finished a review -- the best yet!)
(Robert’s books & tapes all mention “Diamonds” in the titles - but
the basic techniques are applicable to colored stones IF you make
the proper allowances for the more delicate stone species)
Videos:
Diamond Setting - Robert Wooding
Channel Setting Diamonds - Robert Wooding
Baguette Diamonds - Robert Wooding
Pave - Robert Wooding
Fancy Cut Daimonds - Robert Wooding
Bezel & Flush Setting (Two volume set) - Blaine Lewis
More books:
Engastes con Granos - Jorge Alsina Benovente
Engastes Y Engastados - Jorge Alsina Benovente
Engastes de Patillas Y Garras - Jorge Alsina Benovente
(I know, I know, I’m leaving out the Japanese, Italian, French, and
German books - but these are the ones currently in my library)
Then there are about a hundred other books that have some mention or
illustration of stone setting… Alan Revere’s, The "Practical"
series, and “At The Bench” AJM series come to mind. Same with
videos, there is some stone setting in the GRS series of tapes for
example…
And I’m sure there are many I missed… Want more? If you are
already proficient in EVERYTHING contained in these works, it may be
time to consider writing or recording your own – as I am currently
doing. It’s hard to write, Illustrate or record things that aren’t
already done to death in what I list above…
Brian P. Marshall
Stockton Jewelry Arts School
2207 Lucile Ave.
Stockton, CA 95209
209-477-0550 Workshop/Studio/Classrooms