Claw setting

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. #jewelrymaking collets, prong setting, marquise gemstone, crown collet, 6 prongs, metalsmithing, claw setting, setting gemstone, workbench

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Four claw double-gallery setting - work in progress.

Four claw double-gallery setting - work in progress. Snip off the bottom part next. I couldn't resist putting the stone in to cheer me up in this lengthy process.

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

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

Bottom part snipped. Now the bits sticking out need to be filed off to make it completely flat.

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…

This jewelry lesson shows you how to make a square collet with square wire prongs. A challenging collet that is well worth the effort to learn how to make.

Many of my tutorial involve prong settings, so I made this free setting tutorial as an overview to help my students complete their projects more easily.