All posts tagged "cut stone"

  • Prong-Setting Ideas

    by Judy Ellis, Wire-Sculpture.com Wire Jewelry Tip for August 20, 2014 Prong-Setting Ideas for a Cut Stone Lately we have been revisiting some of our older posts, and today I’d like to share one as well. This...

    • Posted August 20, 2014
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  • Featured Tool July 30: Allegro Stainless Steel Tweezers

    by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Tool of the Week for July 30, 2012 This week’s tool: Allegro Diamond Tweezers, #TWZ-171.76 Video by Kate, JewelryTools.com This week’s featured tool from JewelryTools.com is the 6-1/2" Stainless Steel tweezer TWZ-171.76. The...

    • Posted July 30, 2012
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  • Jewelry Making Resource May 16: Gemstone Faceting

    Wire Jewelry Idea May 16: Good and Bad Gemstone Faceting by Rose Marion, Wire-Sculpture.com Video by John Dyer If you have the budget for quality cut stones, you have to check out this video by John Dyer....

    • Posted May 16, 2012
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  • Daily Wire Tip Apr. 26: When a Culet is Too Tall for a Ring

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for April 26, 2011 Question: Can anything be done or correction made to a completed ring when the culet hits the finger? -Virginia in York, Pennsylvania Answer: With regards to a prong...

    • Posted April 25, 2011
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  • Daily Wire Tip Apr. 3: Making Prongs for Deeper Girdles

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for April 3, 2011 Question: Dale, I attended your classes at Wild Beads in Arlington, and they were great. Thank you so much for bringing your classes to our part of the...

    • Posted April 3, 2011
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  • Daily Wire Tip Mar. 1: Determining Carat Weight

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for March 1, 2011 Question: I grind and polish my own stones from rough slab pieces. How do I determine the carat weight of a finished stone? -Pamela in Plaistow, New Hampshire...

    • Posted February 28, 2011
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  • Daily Wire Tip Jan. 27: Prong Ring Pattern Criteria

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for January 27, 2011 Question: What is the best pattern to use for a prong set ring? -Pat in Lewistown, Illinois Answer: In my opinion, true prongs need to form to whatever...

    • Posted January 27, 2011
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