Gemstone Settings: The Jewelry Maker’s Guide to Styles & Techniques

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This encyclopedic overview gives jewelry makers an in-depth, technical guide to stone setting.

Gemstone Settings features an extensive summary of stone-setting and techniques for creating beautiful gemstone jewelry, from basic bezels and prongs to pave, carre, clusters, and numerous others – including cold joins, precious metal clay, settings for fragile stones, and settings that allow the stones to move.

You’ll also discover detailed information, photos, and illustrations about stones and metals – including their suitability, what makes a design wearable and durable, and in-depth details on pre-made versus handmade settings.

With step-by-step instructions, learn how to set your most beloved precious, semiprecious, and organic stones with projects that range from elegant diamond masterpieces to earthy pearl or coral everyday favorites.

From the Publisher

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Krause Craft
Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 20, 2012
Edition ‏ : ‎ 2/19/12
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 208 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1596686367
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1596686366
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.25 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.77 x 0.83 x 10.27 inches
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