Prong setting tutorial

Many of my tutorial involve prong settings, so I made this free setting tutorial as an overview to help my students complete their projects more easily.

HIDI #1: My Pickling Process (and some mishaps along the way!) Thought I would have my first tutorial be on my pickling process. ...

I've been wanting to create this tutorial for a while and I've finally got around to it. If you're new to silversmithing then I highly suggest you check out my other tutorials; How to Make A Silver Ring Band and How To Make A Bezel Setting first because prong settings, although they look easier

Spring has arrived and with it comes the obligatory cleaning… sigh . Motivated by the warm weather, I decided to organize my workspace to make room for new projects. As I was cleaning, I stumbled across a pair of tiny white geodes. “These would be great earrings”, I thought to myself…and that, dear

An elegant dainty 6 prong round collet with the wires being tapered into a point. You will be shown how to divide the wire spaces and angles accurately.

Many jewelry designs and some of my tutorials involve wire prong settings, so I made this free stone setting tutorial as an overview to help metalsmiths complete their projects more easily.

metalsmithsociety on Instagram: Here is a tip from @hghjewelryinstitute - “I use potato for fixing the prongs and soldering them, it makes supporting the prong setting…

Tutorial on how to make a micro prong shank and bezel set gemstone. The ring is suitable for colored gemstones, like opal which need extra protection from wear.