2/3/2020 10:30am-6pm Jay Whaley BEZEL SETTING CABOCHONS ON A VARIETY OF JEWELRY DESIGNS (featuring the Whaley Sliding Hammer)

Bezel set stones are the perfect enhancement to many different jewelry designs from rings and bracelets to earrings and pendants. Make your custom jewelry come alive when you feature beautiful stones expertly set!

This class will give you the confidence you need to move your jewelry to the next level.

In this one day class students will learn:

How to determine the width and thickness of bezel for your stone
How to design the right back plate for supporting your bezel and enhancing your stone
How to custom fit bezel to the right shape and width for your stone(s) - even irregular stones
How to properly fit your stone into the bezel
How to properly solder the bezel closed
How to successfully solder bezel to your back plate
How to file, sand and buff your bezel for the perfect finish
How to prepare your ring, bracelet or other surface before attaching the finished bezel
How to solder your finished bezel to your ring, bracelet or other surface
How to use a variety of tools to set your stone, featuring the Whaley Sliding Hammer
How to do a perfect final polish on your piece, while protecting your stone

Kit Includes:

Bezel wire Stone

Students should bring the following tools:

All supplies will be available for use

Instructor will provide the following tools for use in class:

All tools and supplies will be available for use

Streaming Note: This class will be live streamed for remote students to be able to watch the instructor from home. We will have a release form for you to sign the day of the class and in exchange for the release we will grant you replay access to the class for you to watch from home if you want to review something from class. If you have participated as a live student in a streaming class before, we have changed our setup to be much less interfering with the live class but still gives great access to our students that can't make it to Tucson.