[Jewelry making - Article 00547] - Re: [Orchid] Stone-setting class

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Noel,

    I have been to both the Revere Academy and the New Approach School,
    as an instructor and as a student (yes, even I still take
    workshops). Both schools are excellent. You may pay a little more
    for the workshops, but the level of instruction and the studio
    facilities make these workshops a bargain for the serious bench
    jeweler. 

    Blaine Lewis offers a very intense, comprehensive stone setting
    class in a state-of-the-art studio. You can watch the instructor
    working through a video microscope on a large screen monitor. The
    stonesetting class covers a lot of different types of setting
    techniques. Blaine is an excellent instructor. I sent my son to
    learn stonesetting from Blaine. 

    The Revere Academy also teaches stonesetting as a part of their
    regular curriculum. The classes are intensive, and geared toward
    professionals. The Master's Symposium is a little different. Every
    year, Alan Revere invites prominent master craftsmen from around the
    world to teach a five day workshop. I will be teaching a bezel
    setting workshop this year. Five days of bezels! There a lot of
    different types of bezels, different styles of bezels, and different
    ways to make and set bezels. I will be doing more than just
    demonstrating the proper way to make and set a stone in a bezel...I
    want each person to develop their own "signature" style of setting.
    Whitney Boin's "Post" ring is an example of a bezel that only covers
    the girdle of the stone. Todd Reed's bezels hold rough diamonds, and
    the way that he closes the bezel is an important element of his
    designs. 

    I don't know of any schools in the Chicago area that teach
    stonesetting to the level that you would find at Revere or New
    Approach. Most schools and workshops seem to offer more to beginning
    jewelers. For the most part, they tend to use cabochon stones and
    silver. I think you may be at the point of seriously upgrading your
    skill level, in terms of technique and materials. 

    A workshop at either school would be money well spent. 

    Doug Zaruba  

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