Liquidation Sale 07/19 Alternative Stone Setting: Setting Stone-in-stone Holiday Cheer Edition [VMZsQbcP]

Saturday, July 19, 2025
10:00am - 1:00pm PDT

Instructor: Jennifer Stenhouse

Setting stones in other stones seems like a magic trick. This can create some truly unique designs that incorporate faceted stones, cabs, pearls, glass, and enamels! Here is an opportunity to combine several of your skills into a more complex setting creation. This stone-in-stone setting workshop will focus on the techniques used to create flared or step tube-type settings and carving stone to create unique stone-in-stone settings for jewelry. Students will learn the techniques through demonstrations using tubing to create basic tube settings, drilling stone, and other materials to create unique stone settings. Stone setting will work for a variety of stones such as faceted round for tube setting, rose cut, and cabochon stones. Demos will also include how to use the flex shaft to measure, cut, and set tube settings, and use diamond burs to make holes and alterations.

Students may work alongside the demos, or choose just to observe and learn. The settings discussed include standard tube setting, telescoping settings, & bezel settings.

Prerequisite: Beginning Jewelry or equivalent. Students should have some soldering skills.

All classes include the video recording, which you will have access to for 60 days after the class. The Zoom link, handouts, video(s), and other important information can be found by clicking on the individual class link on the "My Courses" page. The Zoom link and handout (if any) will be available 24 hours before the class starts.

You also get 1 free session of Open Studio Access (OSA) in the month following your class, the Zoom link can be found on the course video access page.

The class supply list is below and contains links to buy the supplies you need.

Supply List for Students

The links below will take you to RioGrande.com or other suppliers. To see prices for precious metal items, you need a free Rio Grande account. Students in the Rio for Schools program enjoy wholesale benefits for six months (instructor code = RFSLMF). This site may contain Amazon and other affiliate links. If you purchase something through the link, at no cost to you, we may receive a small commission on qualifying purchases.

Recommendation Materials

• Sterling and brass tubes
• Round faceted stone. Stones should be the same size as the tube for flared tube setting. Stones used for telescoping tubing should be the same size as the inside tube, and be able to slide into the outside telescoping tube for a in fit.
• Bezel wire or gallery wire appropriate for the size and shape of your cabochon. I use bezel wire from Jeff Klein.
• Silver solder wire 3" each
• Flux
• Sterling sheet, appropriate for the size of your stone and design (copper or brass sheet may also be used for your samples.)

Recommended Tools

These tools are available from Rio Grande and other suppliers locally and online for your convenience. But, if you have your own tools or want to add to your kit, this is what we will be using.

• Round Tapered Bezel Forming Block
• Disc punch
• Center positioning dies
• 2lb Brass Mallet, from hardware store
• Jewelers saw blades 4/0  or 2/0
• Jewelers saw frame -110039
• Diamond bur set
• Diamond cutting wheels
• Small hammer
• Small rawhide mallet
• Dish for water and a regular kitchen sponge
• Drill of some kind, pendant drill, flex-shaft, hand drill
• Center punch/scribe
• Bezel mandrels
• Pin vise
• Tube cutting jig or miter
• Ball burs
• Stone Setting bur that is the same size and shape as your stone. Mine is a 3.5mm
• Bezel punch set
• Burnisher
• Agate burnisher
• Flush wire cutters
• Adhesive, like E6000
• Magnifiers