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Advanced Gemstone Setting Techniques

This document provides information on advanced gemstone setting techniques, including claw, tension, channel, and pavé settings. It describes each technique, lists the required difficulty level and tools needed. Claw settings involve bending metal claws at 45 degrees to hold the gemstone flush. Tension settings use grooved metal pieces on each side to float the gemstone. Channel settings place gemstones in two rows of channels formed by pushing over metal edges. Pavé settings hold small gemstones together with beads of metal.

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Advanced Gemstone Setting Techniques

This document provides information on advanced gemstone setting techniques, including claw, tension, channel, and pavé settings. It describes each technique, lists the required difficulty level and tools needed. Claw settings involve bending metal claws at 45 degrees to hold the gemstone flush. Tension settings use grooved metal pieces on each side to float the gemstone. Channel settings place gemstones in two rows of channels formed by pushing over metal edges. Pavé settings hold small gemstones together with beads of metal.

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YOUR GUIDE TO

ADVANCED GEMSTONE
SETTING TECHNIQUES
Looking to take your stone setting to the next level?
It’s time to start trialling some of the more
advanced gemstone setting techniques.

CLAW The tops of the claws need to


DIFFICULTY LEVEL be flush with the stone when
INTERMEDIATE you’ve completed the setting.

They also need to be bent at


a 45° angle with a needle file.

With the claw setting,


there’s usually a minimum
of 2 claws (or prongs).

Tools you’ll need for a


claw setting include: NEEDLE FILE PUSHER SIDE CUTTERS SAW

TENSION This technique gives the


appearance that the gemstone
DIFFICULTY LEVEL is floating on its own.
ADVANCED
The gemstone is held by two
pieces of metal on each side,
with small grooves for it to sit in.

It’s only the shape of the metal


that is holding the gem in
place, so it needs to be
as accurate as possible.

Tools you’ll need for a


tension setting include: HART BUR HAND TORCH VERNIER GAUGE SNIPE NOSE PLIARS

CHANNEL This is where two rows of metal


(or channels) hold a line of
DIFFICULTY LEVEL gemstones.
INTERMEDIATE

The edges of the channels are


pushed over the top to hold
the gemstones in place.

After all the seats have been


cut, the top rails are filed
so they are bevelled
downward at roughly 15°.

Tools you’ll need for


channel setting include: MANDREL HAMMER HALF ROUND PLIARS

PAVÉ All the small gemstones in this


setting are held together by
DIFFICULTY LEVEL
‘beads’ of metal.
INTERMEDIATE
The pavé technique is often
used for engagement rings
to give the illusion of
a larger gemstone.

When making the seats,


engraving a grid on the
metal will help to space
them out evenly.

Tools you’ll need for


pavé setting include: DIAMOND POLISHING DISCS GRAVERS BURRS

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