Take your jewelry skills up a notch and work in gold! In this 3-part series, studio jeweler and educator Paulette Werger joins us to demo three different ways to bezel set your stones and cabochons in gold.
Here in Part 1, Paulette demonstrates how to choose and read your stones and decide the right bezel type before showing us how to make a gold open back bezel with step. Tools and materials used in this demo are listed down below.
We recommend watching this series in full if you really want to dig into fabricating with gold and learn how to choose the right bezel for your project. Links:
- Part 2: Closed Back Gold Bezel and Backing: https://youtu.be/XPZJJo12g9k
- Part 3: Gold Bezel with Argentium Silver Back: https://youtu.be/kP0luxcr90o
This three-part series, Gold Bezels 3 Ways is sponsored by @RioGrande1944. Check out our virtual and in-person classes and expand your gold and metalsmithing skills with Paulette and many other great educators at www.metalwerx.com. Scholarships are available!
Featured in this video:
Paulette Werger, Studio Jeweler and Educator: https://www.instagram.com/paulettewerger/
Rio Grande: https://www.riogrande.com/
Metalwerx Studio & School: https://metalwerx.com/
Tools & Materials List:
3" Steel Dividers | Item No. 116010 | https://www.riogrande.com/product/3-steel-divider/116010GP)
18k Yellow Gold Strip | Item# 604541 | https://www.riogrande.com/product/18k-yellow-gold-strip-soft/604540GP
Soft Metal Shears | Item No. 111232 | https://www.riogrande.com/product/soft-metal-shears/111232GP
Charcoal Soldering Block | Item# 502027 | https://www.riogrande.com/product/long-life-hard-charcoal-blocks/502025GP
My-T-Flux | Item No. 504006 | https://www.riogrande.com/product/my-t-flux/504006GP
22k Yellow Gold Strip | Item No. 609216 | https://www.riogrande.com/product/22k-yellow-gold-plain-strip-dead-soft/609216GP
18k Yellow Gold Round Wire | Item No. 604120 | https://www.riogrande.com/product/18k-yellow-gold-round-wire-soft/604114GP
Half-Round/Flat Jaw Pliers | Item No. 111180 | https://www.riogrande.com/product/flat-and-half-round-forming-pliers/111180GP
Needle-Nose Pliers | Item No. 111911 | https://www.riogrande.com/product/chain-nose-pliers/111911GP
Barrette File, #4 Cut | Item No. 114717 | https://www.riogrande.com/product/friedrich-dick-barrette-hand-files/114717GP
File Handle, #4 | Item No. 114923 | https://www.riogrande.com/product/glardon-vallorbe-plastic-4-hand-file-handle/114923GP
Paste Flux | Item No. 504084 | https://www.riogrande.com/product/handy-flux-for-soldering-and-annealing/504086GP
18k Yellow Sheet Solder (Hard) | Item No. 604807 | https://www.riogrande.com/product/karat-plumb-yellow-gold-sheet-solder-30-ga/600805GP
EVE Pumice Wheel, Medium | Item No. 332722 | https://www.riogrande.com/product/eve-pumice-flat-edge-wheel-polisher-medium2/332722GP
3M 3/4" Radial Bristle Disc, 80-Grit, Yellow | Item No. 332581 | https://www.riogrande.com/product/3m-radial-bristle-discs-80-grit-yellow/332581GP
3M 9/16" Radial Bristle Disc, Pumice, Pink | Item No. 332574 | https://www.riogrande.com/product/3m-radial-bristle-discs-pumice-pink/332574GP/?code=332574
Music Credits:
Babylon Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Smooth Move Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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