Advanced Stone Setting
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| Skill Advanced |
| Division Stone Setting |
| Project No project |
| Cost $ 1045 |
| Location Emporia, Kansas, USA |
| Dates 07/12 – 07/16 |
| Instructor(s) Blaine Lewis |
Course Description
The innovative and refined setting techniques taught in this hands-on class can dramatically improve craftsmanship, reduce fragile stone breakage, and build a substantially rewarding future as a top bench jeweler. This is an intense course for jewelers with new concepts, tools, and techniques revealed every day.
Course Objectives
Prerequisites
The applicant must have prior stone setting experience. For additional information, contact GRS.
The innovative and refined setting techniques taught in this hands-on class can dramatically improve craftsmanship, reduce fragile stone breakage, and build a substantially rewarding future as a top bench jeweler. This is an intense course for jewelers with new concepts, tools, and techniques revealed every day.
Course Objectives
- Overview of tools used during the course
- Tool making & graver sharpening
- Flush & prong setting techniques for round diamond & colored stones
- Prong setting fancies: Princess, Marquise, Pear, Emerald, & Baguette cuts
- Channel setting: Rounds, Princess cut, and Inlaid Channel
- Bezel setting ovals
- Invisible settings: Grooved Princess cuts
- Bead setting and pavé: Bead & bright cut, thread setting, & pavé
- Creating the 10-stone pavé cluster
- Flush setting tools & techniques
- Gypsy setting cabochons
Prerequisites
The applicant must have prior stone setting experience. For additional information, contact GRS.
Please note: Course information subject to change without notice. Example images may not show exact techniques, methods, designs, etc., taught or demonstrated in course.
