Claw setting

This jewelry lesson on making a marquise crown collet for a marquise gemstone where 6 prongs are filed out of a basic bezel shape to form the crown collet.

HIDI #1: My Pickling Process (and some mishaps along the way!) Thought I would have my first tutorial be on my pickling process. I am currently having issues with my pickle and I thought I could write it all down and hopefully help someone else in the process. What is pickle? Pickle is an acid compound used during jewelry making to remove oxidized surfaces and flux from metal after soldering. After a piece is soldered, you quench it (in a bowl of water) and then place your dirty piece of…

​Watch how to make a gemstone ring with a balled claw setting with Kim Thomson.

These is much hesitation on doing claw setting but once that has been overcome it is way glorious to see the result of setting gems.

BioLatest Posts David CruickshankI went to Sydney Australia in 1982 from London, previously from Aberdeen Scotland. Grays School of Art, Silversmithing and Graphic Design 1963 Since 1982 I have run a business in Terrigal supplying shops and galleries in the […]

Guest tutor Hannah shows you how to create a small claw pendant setting for a cabochon stone.

This four claw setting technique can be used to mass produce small settings. You can the solder them onto your jewelry creation and stone set them to add bling and enhance its beauty. This lesson includes two videos: Part 1 – Three claw settings – 29 min 38 sec Part 2 – How to make […]

I participated in a week-long jewellery course in basic stone setting. In this week, I've tried a double-gallery four claw setting and, after a hard labour, managed to finish it (well, more or less).I have taken as many photos possible to help me remember the process. Jewellery making is such a lengthy process that requires a lot of patience, there were instances I just wanted to give up. The tutor said he used to keep a punch-bag in his workshop, other student said she nearly flushed her…

Some instances and designs require a quick and simple wire prong collet for setting round gemstones in, is helpful when you under time constraint.

Knowing how to make your own collets, also called six prong setting is important in daily workings of a metalsmith taught in this free jewelry lesson.