Stone Setting: Prong Setting Skills

Jewelry & Fine Metals

Stone Setting: Prong Setting Skills

Learn and practice setting faceted stones in prong settings.

 

Tuition Assistance and Other Policies

Meeting Times
  1. Sat, 4/27/2024 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Sat, 4/27/2024

Closed

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Type:
Class, Has Prerequisite

Location:
Jewelry & Fine Metals Studio

Interests:
Jewelry Making

About

Learn and practice how to cut a seat and secure a stone. You'll be using many basic jeweler tools (saw, files, pliers, dividers, calipers, punches, setting burrs, polishing wheels, vices, chasing hammer, and the flex shaft). You should have a working knowledge of the jewelers' saw, files, and flex shaft to sign up for this class.

Even if you don't use many traditional prong settings in your current designs, it's an excellent stepping stone. Learning how to use them can lead you to new understanding and possibilities.

Details

  • Bring a lunch. BARN has a refrigerator and microwave on the lower level.
  • You may also be interested in our Making Your Own Prong Settings class.
     

 

Materials

A $45 materials fee, included in the cost of the class, covers all materials needed.

Prerequisites

Class Policies

Ages 14 and up are welcome.

BARN Policies

Instructors or Guides

Jody Lyle

Jody Lyle is a goldsmith with more than 25 years' experience designing and making jewelry. She graduated from the University of North Texas where she studied with Harlan Butt and has continued her education through classes with masters, apprenticeships, trade school training, skill-building classes, and lots of bench time. She believes in learning by doing, listening to others’ experiences, and looking at how things are made around you. Her main focus right now is wax carving, fabrication, chasing, and repoussé. She works mostly with silver, gold, steel, rock, and semi-precious and precious stones to create pieces to be worn and enjoyed. See her work https://movingmetals.com/ and on Instagram @movingmetals and Flickr.

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