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Jewelry II - Tube setting for small cabochons and faceted stones
Instructor: Ms. Leslie Hartwell

Level: Intermediate
Requirements: Jewelry I or Equivalent
Program: Summer
Status: Closed
Length: 4 Sessions
Tuition: $ 200
Materials: $ 40
Date: August 03, 2009 - August 24, 2009
Time: Every Monday at 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Location: Metalwerx

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Take the difficulty out of making bezels for small stones by tube setting. With a little forethought, you can often find a good match between your stone size and available tubing so that you can spend more of your time making jewelry. And even better . . . you won't have to worry about the bezel seam opening up when you solder it into the jewelry!

We will cover the specifics of pairing up the right size tubing for your stones and learn many creative ways to use the tube set stones. This will also be a great opportunity to learn how to use setting burs or create a seat when the right size tubing is just not available. And for the really adventurous, we can use square tubing to set a square stone, often thought of as the hardest shape to set.

This class is 4 sessions long. Each session is 3 hours. If a make-up class is necessary, it will be held on August 31, 2009

Materials & Tools

The $40 materials fee, payable when signing up, includes some tubing, sterling silver, burs and stone setting tools. Cabochons and faceted stones along with additional sterling and tubing will be available for purchase from the instructor.

Students should bring:

  • Electronic calipers and/or millimeter gauge if they have them
  • 10X triplet jeweler's loupe
  • Old (or new) soft toothbrush
  • Chopstick or cuticle stick
  • General jewelry making tools: files, saw and sawblades, sanding sticks, soldering tools if you have them
  • Sketchbook and pen or pencil
  • Ultra fine tip Sharpie market
  • Sketches or photos of jewelry they like that include small (approximately 2mm-5mm in diameter) round bezel-set stones
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