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Gary, sorry for the late response. I am just catching up on my mail
and had to comment on this one: When I was an apprentice diamond
setter some 30 + years ago I was first taught to cut bearings
(seats) into prongs with a flat graver. The prong tips, then
referred to as claws, were filed. This instruction went on for my
first 6 months of a 4 year apprenticeship before I was introduced to
more modern techniques. It is has proven for me to be good basic
training with hand tools and procedure. After that experience, I
think that I can cut bearings into prongs in the dark. Now, of
course, there are a variety of burs and power sources, but I
occasionally still resort to some of those older techniques. So, yes
you can set diamonds by hand as jewelers have
done before the Industrial Revolution...Robert R.Wooding
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