Gemstone settings : the jewelry maker's guide to styles & techniques

Gemstone settings The jewelry maker's guide to styles & techniques

Anastasia Young

Book - 2012

"Gemstone Settings is the most in-depth, technical guide to stone setting. Jewelry makers will enjoy an encyclopedic overview, which features an extensive summary of stone-setting and techniques for creating beautiful gemstone jewelry, from basic bezels and prongs to pave;, carre;, clusters, and numerous others-including cold joins, precious metal clay, settings for fragile stones, and settings that allow the stones to move. You'll also discover detailed information about stones and metals-including their suitability, gorgeous photos and illustrations for visual support, what makes a design wearable and durable, and detailed information on pre-made versus handmade settings. Step by step, learn how to set your most beloved precious..., semiprecious, and organic stones with projects that range from elegant diamond masterpieces to earthy pearl or coral everyday favorites. "--

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Subjects
Jewelry settings.
Jewelry making.
Published
Loveland : Interweave 2012.
Language
English
Main Author
Anastasia Young (-)
Physical Description
208 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN
9781596686366
  • Introduction to design. A brief history of gem-set jewelry ; Contemporary gem-set jewelry ; Gem cutting ; Design inspiration ; Starting with the stone ; Design considerations ; Using bought settings ; Commissions ; Outsourcing
  • Gemstone directory
  • Techniques directory. Getting started ; Useful tips and troubleshooting ; Hand tools ; Stone-setting tools ; Tool shapes ; Basic fabrication techniques ; Advanced fabrication techniques ; Wax carving and casting ; Computer-aided design and manufacture
  • Rub-over settings. Basic bezel setting ; Tube setting ; Dome setting ; Tapered bezel setting ; Bezels with corners ; Flush setting ; Channel setting
  • Prong settings. Crown setting ; Basket setting ; Closed-back prong setting ; CAM prong setting ; Applied prong setting
  • Grain settings. Grain setting ; Five-grain setting ; Square-grain setting ; Pave setting ; Micro-pave setting
  • Fancy settings. Combination setting ; Multiple and cluster setting ; Tension setting ; Caged setting ; Wobbly stones ; Swiveling setting ; Built-up setting ; Protective setting ; Setting from behind ; Upside-down setting ; Capping ; Precious metal clay ; Casting ; Soldering stones into place ; Setting odd-shaped stones ; Settings for interchangeable stones ; Spectacle setting ; Wrapping ; Settings as functional devices ; Mixed materials and other metals
  • Pearls and gem beads. Working with pearls ; Stringing pearls and gemstone beads ; Wired beads
  • Reference. Conversions ; Stone shapes ; Templates for settings ;Glossary ; Suppliers and services.
Review by Booklist Review

*Starred Review* If there ever was a book subtly designed to seduce readers into a jewelry-making career British artist Young's is it. And if slipcased with her first book, The Workbench Guide to Jewelry Techniques (2010), it would be half of an excellent map to the workings and how-tos of the business. Its four sections Introduction to Design, Gemstone Directory, Techniques Directory, Reference are packed with information. The first sets the stage by zeroing in on contemporary practices, inspirations, and outsourcing, with lots of jeweled examples (who could resist one tongue-in cheek beauty called Glue Ring, in which Philip Sajet carves the ring's shank from rock crystal, molds the stone in gold, then joins the two with adhesive?). More than 30 groups of gemstones, from the hardest (diamond) to artificial stones, are the focus of section two; expect lengthy but highly instructive blurbs to include information on availability, synthetics, and care. By far the largest and most critical set of information is the third section's presentation of five different types of techniques, which are not only explained but also extraordinarily well illustrated. Section four is filled with data about conversions, stone shapes, templates for settings, a glossary, and lists of suppliers and services, further reading, and galleries, fairs, and organizations. Glorious color photographs a real visual distraction to those just being introduced to the art populate every page of this tome. Sparkling, and with substance.--Jacobs, Barbara Copyright 2010 Booklist

From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.
Review by Library Journal Review

UK-based jewelry designer Young (The Workbench Guide to Jewelry Techniques) focuses on the design and execution of gemstone settings in this clearly organized reference. Following an introduction to jewelry design and a reference guide to common gemstones, Young explores a variety of setting techniques, each graded by skill level. Full-color photographs of the steps of each technique, along with photos of inspiring finished objects, are included. VERDICT Experienced jewelry makers will consider this a useful reference to creating jewelry with precious and semiprecious stones. (c) Copyright 2012. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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